Kankakee Community College (KCC) is a two-year institution

Junior college

The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...

 of higher learning located in Kankakee

Kankakee, Illinois

Kankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,561, and 26,840 as of a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Kankakee County...

, northeastern Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. The main campus is located on the southern border of the city of Kankakee and spans 178 acre (0.72034108 km²) along the banks of the Kankakee River

Kankakee River

The Kankakee River is a tributary of the Illinois River, approximately long, in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois in the United States. At one time the river drained one of the largest wetlands in North America and furnished a significant portage between the Great Lakes and the...

. KCC is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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. The college was founded in 1966. Its president is John Avendano.