Coffeyville Community College
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Type | Community College |
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Established | 1923 |
President | Linda Moley |
Academic staff | 80 |
Undergraduates | 1,772 |
Postgraduates | none |
Location | , , U.S. |
Campus | Rural community |
Colors | Red and white |
Nickname | Red Ravens |
Website | www |
Coffeyville Community College (CCC) is a community college located in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1923.
Coffeyville Community College is a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and the National Junior College Athletic Association. Coffeyville Community College offers football, basketball, baseball, softball, cross country, track and field, golf, volleyball, rodeo, and soccer.
The official school colors are red and white. The mascot is the Red Raven. Their athletic teams are known as the Red Ravens (men) and Lady Ravens (women).[1]
History
Coffeyville Community College was established in 1923, and was among the first such institutions to be chartered by the State of Kansas. It was founded at the request of the voters of the Coffeyville school district to provide two years of college for students who, at that time, had graduated from Coffeyville High School.[2]
From the beginning, the College has been advised by the University of Kansas. Together, they developed the various courses and departments at the College. Since that time, the College has maintained a close relationship with the University of Kansas, and all other Kansas Regents Institutions, to provide for effective operation and transfer of credits. In 1965, the College became a member of the State System of Public Junior Colleges and the name officially became Coffeyville Community Junior College. Soon after, the voters of the southern one-half of Montgomery County voted to expand the college district to include the entire southern half of the county instead of just the City of Coffeyville. The first Board of Trustees was elected in 1967. In 1980, the College name was officially changed to Coffeyville Community College by an act of the State Legislature. In 2001, the Southeast Kansas Area Vocational Technical School merged with Coffeyville Community College.[2]
Athletics
Coffeyville Community College has sent forty-eight players to the NFL over the years.[3]
Notable alumni
- Larry Asante, safety, Oakland Raiders
- Akin Ayodele, NFL linebacker, free agent
- Gary Busey, actor
- James Carpenter, offensive guard, Seattle Seahawks
- Duron Carter, wide receiver, Canadian Football League
- Buster Douglas, world heavyweight boxing champion
- Maurice "Lil Mo" Douglass, former defensive back, Chicago Bears
- Reggie Evans, NBA Free Agent
- Andre De Grasse, 200m Silver medalist/100m bronze medalist, 2016 Olympic Games
- Mel Gray, former return specialist, Detroit Lions
- Tim Jackson, football player
- Brandon Jacobs, former running back, NFL
- Ryan Lilja, former offensive lineman, Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs
- Pete Mills, former wide receiver, Buffalo Bills (AFL)
- Reggie Nelson, safety, Oakland Raiders
- Quinton Patton, wide receiver, San Francisco 49ers
- Mike Rozier, former running back, NFL, 1983 Heisman Trophy winner
- Henry Schichtle, football player
- Kurt Schottenheimer, former defensive coordinator, NFL
- Devin Smith, professional basketball player, Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Paul Soliai, defensive tackle, Miami Dolphins
- Ron Springs, football player
- Siran Stacy, former football player, Philadelphia Eagles
- Devin Thomas, wide receiver, Washington Redskins
- Willie Townes, former defensive end, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints
- Keith Traylor, former defensive lineman, Kansas City Chiefs
- Jeff Wright, defensive tackle, Buffalo Bills
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Coffeyville Community College website - ^ a b "Coffeyville History". Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ [1] Archived June 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Red Ravens of the National Football League