Hutchinson Community College

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|name = Hutchinson Community College

|former_names = Hutchinson Junior College (1928–1965){{cite web|url=https://www.hutchcc.edu/history|title=History of HutchCC|website=hutchcc.edu|access-date=July 10, 2020}}
Hutchinson Community Junior College (1965–1980)
Hutchinson Community College (1980–1993)
Hutchinson Community College and Area Vocational School (1993–2012)

|image = Hutchinson Community College logo.png

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|established = {{start date and age|1928}}

|type = Public community college

|parent = Kansas Board of Regents

|accreditation = HLC

|president = Dr. Tricia Paramore

|academic_staff = 269 (2020){{cite web|url=https://www.kansasregents.org/resources/2020_Community_College_Data_Book.pdf|title=Community College Data Book|publisher=Kansas Board of Regents|access-date=July 10, 2020}}

|administrative_staff = 385 (2020)

|students = 5,070 (Fall 2023){{cite web|title=Board of Regents Announces 2023 Fall Semester Enrollment |url=https://www.kansasregents.org/resources/PDF/Press/2023_Fall_Prelimary_Enrollment.pdf |date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 30, 2023}}

|city = Hutchinson

|state = Kansas

|country = United States

|coor = {{Coord|38.069192|-97.920282|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

|free_label = Newspaper

|free = The Hutchinson Collegian{{cite web|url=http://collegianweb.com/about/|title=The Hutchinson Collegian|website=collegianweb.com|access-date=July 10, 2020}}

|free_label2 = Academic term

|free2 = Semester

|nickname = Blue Dragons

|mascot = Duke the Dragon

|sporting_affiliations = {{plainlist|*NJCAA Division I

KJCCC}}

|colors = Scarlet & Blue
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|website = {{url|https://www.hutchcc.edu/|hutchcc.edu}}

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Hutchinson Community College (HutchCC or HCC) is a public community college in Hutchinson, Kansas. It serves nearly 5,000 credit students every semester.

History

The college was established in the spring of 1928 as Hutchinson Junior College, and held its first classes that fall. On July 1, 1965, the name was changed to Hutchinson Community Junior College, then in 1980 to Hutchinson Community College.

On July 1, 1993, Hutchinson Community College was renamed once again to Hutchinson Community College and Area Vocational School after a merger with the local vocational school. In 2012, the vocational school addition was removed, and the institution finally became known as Hutchinson Community College.

Campuses

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The main campus is located at 1300 North Plum in Hutchinson, Kansas, and mostly bounded between the streets of 11th Street, 14th Street, and Plum Street. There are additional locations within Hutchinson that house the College's Agriculture, Fire Science, Allied Health, Cosmetology and Barbering programs.

HutchCC has two satellite locations, in McPherson, Kansas and Newton, Kansas.

Academics

Students can choose from more than 70 different academic programs, leading to Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of General Studies and Associate of Fine Arts degrees. Hutchinson Community College has transfer and articulation agreements with every Kansas Regents university and college, as well as a variety of other institutions across the country.

The college also offers over 50 technical programs.

Athletics

The Hutchinson Blue Dragons are the sports teams of Hutchinson Community College. They participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.[http://www.kjccc.org/members.html KJCCC Members] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613043427/http://www.kjccc.org/members.html |date=June 13, 2010 }}