CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Kingsborough Community College, or KCC, was established in 1963. The first class was held in 1964 and consisted of 468 students. It is the only community college in Brooklyn, New York, and is part of the City University of New York system (CUNY). KCC covers more than 70 acres in Brooklyn and overlooks Jamaica Bay, Sheepshead Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean. The college attracts students from over 160 countries.

KCC offers a number of degree and certificate programs. Some of the academic divisions of the college are the department of behavioral sciences and human services, communications and performing arts, mathematics and computer science, and tourism and the hospitality department. KCC also offers CUNY Scholarships including the Vallone Scholarships and Safety Net Scholarships.

Some of the notable alumni of KCC are Josanne Lopez, Senior Producer and Director of Program Development CNN; Larry Seabrook, New York State Senator; and Donald Kurtz, New York State Supreme Court Justice.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in fine arts, business and management, hospitality, photography and commercial art, media, education and teaching, nutrition and exercise therapy, and liberal arts.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

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.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 15,739 in 2009-2010 (11,691 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 78% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (16 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (407 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Retailing and Retail Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (44 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (1 awarded)

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (89 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Engineering

FINE ARTS (14 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (43 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LIBERAL ARTS (734 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (11 awarded)

• Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician

MEDIA (42 awarded)

• Journalism
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (106 awarded)

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Surgical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (138 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (27 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (23 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (44 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

SCIENCE (104 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (47 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling