Allen County Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Allen County Community College, also known as ACCC, is located in Iola, Kansas, United States. The college was founded in the year 1923 and was initially called Iola Junior College. ACCC has another campus in Burlingame, as well as Allied Health Academy in New Strawn. It offers students degrees, certificates, and vocational programs in various areas of study areas including computer programming, business, sciences, education, and healthcare specialist.

ACCC has many student clubs and organizations including Phi Theta Kappa, Student Senate, Aggie Club, Student Ambassadors, and International Students. The men's sports teams of ACCC participate in baseball, basketball, and soccer, and the women's teams play basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,859 in 2009-2010 (2,093 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 70% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Allen County Community College provides on-campus housing for 246 of its 2,093 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 17 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Agriculture
• Farm/Farm and Ranch Management

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (38 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

• Building/Property Maintenance and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (32 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Social Work

LAW (0 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (75 awarded)

• English Composition
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• General Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (1 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (600 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Health Aide
• Medication Aide
• Pre-Nursing Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

SCIENCE (30 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (1 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (9 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling