Labette Community College
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Labette Community College is a two year accredited college located in Labette County
within southeast Kansas
. LCC is situated within Labette County’s most populous city Parsons, Kansas
, and was first established in the fall of 1923 as Parsons Junior College. The mascot of the school is Chris the Cardinal. The official school colors are red and white.
Like most Community Colleges and Junior Colleges, Parsons Junior College was first established to answer the ever increasing demands for better public school systems. With the arrival of the MKT Railroad in Parsons, the city began to grow rapidly, requiring Parsons to adapt and create new institutions to help meet the community's educational needs.5 Like most rural towns that contain a community college or university, Parsons Junior College served as one of the main focal points of the community as it provided a two year Associates program for higher education through 1935.
In 1967 Parsons Junior College became known as the Labette Community Junior College, following the new trends of the time period, separating Community Colleges as local, publicly funded school system, and Junior Colleges as private degree institutions. The college remained known by this name until 1980 when the school finally adopted the name of Labette Community College, which remains the name of the college to this day.7
on the outskirts of Pittsburg, Kansas
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Labette County, Kansas
Labette County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,607. Its county seat is Oswego, and its most populous city is Parsons...
within southeast Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. LCC is situated within Labette County’s most populous city Parsons, Kansas
Parsons, Kansas
Parsons is a city in the northern part of Labette County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,500...
, and was first established in the fall of 1923 as Parsons Junior College. The mascot of the school is Chris the Cardinal. The official school colors are red and white.
History
The College was initially financed and operated as a part of the public school system of Parsons as a two-year extension program of the Senior High School. Until 1935, the Parsons Junior College was operated as a two-year unit, and was a jumping off point for students desiring to continue their education at a four year university. In 1935 however, the schools of Parsons became organized into a 6-4-4 basis. Under this new system, the Junior College was a new four year system, and instructed grades eleven, twelve, thirteen, and fourteen inclusively.1Like most Community Colleges and Junior Colleges, Parsons Junior College was first established to answer the ever increasing demands for better public school systems. With the arrival of the MKT Railroad in Parsons, the city began to grow rapidly, requiring Parsons to adapt and create new institutions to help meet the community's educational needs.5 Like most rural towns that contain a community college or university, Parsons Junior College served as one of the main focal points of the community as it provided a two year Associates program for higher education through 1935.
In 1967 Parsons Junior College became known as the Labette Community Junior College, following the new trends of the time period, separating Community Colleges as local, publicly funded school system, and Junior Colleges as private degree institutions. The college remained known by this name until 1980 when the school finally adopted the name of Labette Community College, which remains the name of the college to this day.7
Tuition and fees
Originally, Labette Community College was established as a simple extension of the local Senior High School, therefore it was under the management of the cities superintendent of schools. This allowed for the institution to give free tuition to any student that was entering from a Parsons school. Of course incidental fees, books, and other fees (such as athletics, activities, and laboratory fees) still applied. Gradually as the school evolved from an extension of public schools to an actual independent, yet still publicly funded, institution, the cost of tuition and other fees began to rise. However to this day, local students (those living within Labette County) receive discounts, scholarships, and in many occasions, free tuition. 1,2,3,4Extracurricular activities
Since its founding, Labette Community College has had a number of both academic, and athletic extra curricular activities available for students. Some of the programs available currently are: Men's and Women's basketball, volleyball, baseball. softball, and wrestling. Additionally, the school offers academic activities such as debate and forensics teams, not to mention the multitude of other school clubs ranging from spirit squad to math. In the past LCC has also hosted such extra curricular activities as football, but certain complications have caused those programs to be dismantled.External Link 1Cherokee Campus
In 2008 Labette Community College opened a satellite campus in Cherokee County, KansasCherokee County, Kansas
Cherokee County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,603. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs...
on the outskirts of Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
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