Kankakee Community College

{{Infobox university

| name = Kankakee Community College

| established = {{start date and age|1966}}

| type = 2-year

| president = Michael Boyd{{cite web |title=Leadership - Kankakee Community College |url=https://www.kcc.edu/about/leadership/ |website=www.kcc.edu}}

| location = Kankakee, Illinois, United States

| coordinates = {{coord|41.0985|-87.8505|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| colors = Red & Blue{{cite web |title=Marketing and Public Relations - Kankakee Community College |url=https://www.kcc.edu/about/marketing |website=www.kcc.edu |access-date=8 October 2022}}
{{color box|#C60C46}} {{color box|#003768}}

| nickname = Cavaliers

| sporting_affiliations = NJCAA

| website = https://www.kcc.edu

}}

Kankakee Community College (KCC) is a public community college in Kankakee, Illinois. The main campus is located on the southern border of the city of Kankakee and spans {{convert|178|acre|km2}} along the banks of the Kankakee River. KCC is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges. The college was founded in 1966. Its president is Michael Boyd.

The college offered its first classes in September 1968. Since that date, it has served as an educational, vocational, and recreational center for residents of Community College District 520, an area encompassing all or part of Kankakee, Iroquois, Ford, Grundy, Livingston, and Will counties. The school serves a population of approximately 150,000.

Leadership

= Presidents =

class="wikitable" !# !Name !Term
1 \|Robert Zimmer \|1967–1969{{Cite web \|title=About KCC - Kankakee Community College \|url=https://www.kcc.edu/about/#history \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|website=www.kcc.edu}}{{Cite web \|date=2009-10-29 \|title=KCC's first president dies at age 85 \|url=http://www.herscherpilot.com/obituaries/kccs-first-president-dies-at-age-85/article_e372027c-8100-53af-b830-c451d80431e2.html \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|website=Herscher Pilot \|language=en}}
2 \|John Samlin \|1969–1976{{Cite book \|last=Senate \|first=United States Congress \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oklRy8QL2IUC \|title=Hearings \|date=1969 \|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office \|language=en}}{{cite web \|author=Pogue \|first=Phil \|date=2013-07-16 \|title=Interview with Dr. James F. Paul \|url=https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/Resources/8e441f80-3a64-4896-b66b-58c99097b5f4/download \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|publisher=Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum}}
3 \|Lilburn H. Horton Jr. \|1977–87{{Cite web \|title=KCC mourns former college president \|url=https://news.kcc.edu/2022/11/16/kcc-mourns-former-college-president.html \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|website=news.kcc.edu \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|last=report \|first=Daily Journal staff \|date=2022-11-15 \|title=Horton, former KCC president, dies at 90 \|url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/horton-former-kcc-president-dies-at-90/article_b0c4843a-645a-11ed-b899-9baf005d2eb7.html \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|website=The Daily Journal \|language=en}}
4 \|Larry Huffman \|1987–2001{{Cite web \|date=2009-01-29 \|title=Larry Huffman back at KCC \|url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/larry-huffman-back-at-kcc/article_74e165ac-64f7-5294-83b9-9cbeed02e336.html \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|website=The Daily Journal \|language=en}}
5 \|Jerry Weber \|2001–2009{{Cite web \|title=Dr. Jerry Weber passes away - Kankakee Community College \|url=https://news.kcc.edu/archive/2020/11/12/dr-jerry-weber-passes-away/ \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|website=news.kcc.edu}}
6 \|John Avendano \|2009–2019{{Cite web \|title=John Avendano announces upcoming retirement - Kankakee Community College \|url=https://news.kcc.edu/archive/2018/09/12/john-avendano-announces-upcoming-retirement/ \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|website=news.kcc.edu}}
7 \|Michael Boyd \|2019–present{{Cite web \|last=Provost \|first=Lee \|date=2019-01-17 \|title=Boyd named KCC president \|url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/boyd-named-kcc-president/article_ea1a2a8a-19c9-11e9-b6c8-e7294362358a.html \|access-date=2023-12-04 \|website=The Daily Journal \|language=en}}

class="wikitable"

!Name

!Term

|Robert Zimmer

|1967–1969{{Cite web |title=About KCC - Kankakee Community College |url=https://www.kcc.edu/about/#history |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=www.kcc.edu}}{{Cite web |date=2009-10-29 |title=KCC's first president dies at age 85 |url=http://www.herscherpilot.com/obituaries/kccs-first-president-dies-at-age-85/article_e372027c-8100-53af-b830-c451d80431e2.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Herscher Pilot |language=en}}

|John Samlin

|1969–1976{{Cite book |last=Senate |first=United States Congress |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oklRy8QL2IUC |title=Hearings |date=1969 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}}{{cite web |author=Pogue |first=Phil |date=2013-07-16 |title=Interview with Dr. James F. Paul |url=https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/Resources/8e441f80-3a64-4896-b66b-58c99097b5f4/download |access-date=2023-12-04 |publisher=Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum}}

|Lilburn H. Horton Jr.

|1977–87{{Cite web |title=KCC mourns former college president |url=https://news.kcc.edu/2022/11/16/kcc-mourns-former-college-president.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=news.kcc.edu |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=report |first=Daily Journal staff |date=2022-11-15 |title=Horton, former KCC president, dies at 90 |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/horton-former-kcc-president-dies-at-90/article_b0c4843a-645a-11ed-b899-9baf005d2eb7.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=The Daily Journal |language=en}}

|Larry Huffman

|1987–2001{{Cite web |date=2009-01-29 |title=Larry Huffman back at KCC |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/larry-huffman-back-at-kcc/article_74e165ac-64f7-5294-83b9-9cbeed02e336.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=The Daily Journal |language=en}}

|Jerry Weber

|2001–2009{{Cite web |title=Dr. Jerry Weber passes away - Kankakee Community College |url=https://news.kcc.edu/archive/2020/11/12/dr-jerry-weber-passes-away/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=news.kcc.edu}}

|John Avendano

|2009–2019{{Cite web |title=John Avendano announces upcoming retirement - Kankakee Community College |url=https://news.kcc.edu/archive/2018/09/12/john-avendano-announces-upcoming-retirement/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=news.kcc.edu}}

|Michael Boyd

|2019–present{{Cite web |last=Provost |first=Lee |date=2019-01-17 |title=Boyd named KCC president |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/boyd-named-kcc-president/article_ea1a2a8a-19c9-11e9-b6c8-e7294362358a.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=The Daily Journal |language=en}}

Notable alumni

Michael Clarke Duncan (1957-2012), Oscar-nominated actor (Green Mile, Whole Nine Yards, Scorpion King); KCC student and basketball player from 1979 to 1981
Charles Pangle (1941-2015), Illinois state representative'Illinois Blue Book 1985-`1986,' Biographical Sketch of Charles Pangle, pg. 106
Tom Prince, catcher for five Major League Baseball teams{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=princto01|title=Tom Prince Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac |accessdate= October 30, 2012}}
LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson (born 1961) Played oversea Denmark (1886–87) USBL (1988) Meadowlark Lemon Harlem-All-Star (1988-1995) Harlem Globetotters and Washington Generals Tour (1989) Harlem Road Kings (1995-2010) Harlem Clowns (2010-Present) KCC student and basketball player (1981–82) Central State Univ (1986) Founder of the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

References

External links

[https://www.kcc.edu Official website]

Category:Community colleges in Illinois

Category:Universities and colleges established in 1966

Category:1966 establishments in Illinois

Category:NJCAA schools

Category:Two-year colleges in the United States