Kingsborough Community College
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| Type | Public community college |
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| Established | 1963 |
Parent institution | CUNY |
| President | Claudia V. Schrader |
| Provost | Joanne Russell |
| Undergraduates | 18,634 |
| Location | , , 11235 , United States 40°34′41″N 73°55′59″W / 40.57806°N 73.93306°WCoordinates: 40°34′41″N 73°55′59″W / 40.57806°N 73.93306°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | The Wave |
| Website | www |
Kingsborough Community College (KBCC) is a public community college in Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and the only community college in Brooklyn.[1]
History[edit]
Kingsborough was founded in 1963, and serves approximately 10,000 students.[1] In its early years, it also had an annex, known as the "Mid-Brooklyn campus". In 2019 Leonard Riggio, the founder and chairman of Barnes & Noble book stores, donated $1 million toward scholarships for Kingsborough students.[1]
It was recognized in April 2019 as one of the top 10 community colleges in the United States by the Aspen Institute, an educational and policy think tank.[1]
Campus[edit]
Located in Manhattan Beach, the 71-acre (287,300 m2) campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is also located on the site of the old Sheepshead Bay Maritime Training Center for Merchant Marines, Coast Guard and Navy and the Manhattan Beach Air Force Station. The library at Kingsborough Community College is named after former City University of New York Chancellor Robert Kibbee.[2] The 743-seat Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center at Kingsborough was named in honor of Leon M. Goldstein, who was President at the college from 1971 to 1999.[3][4] Kingsborough is the only college in New York City with its own private beach, which is open for swimming during the summer.[5]
Athletics[edit]
Kingsborough Community College teams participate as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Wave is a member of the community college section of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, tennis, and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Riddick Bowe (born 1967), world champion heavyweight boxer[6]
- Eric Carr (1950–1991), multi-instrumentalist and musician
- Mauriel Carty (born 1997), Anguillan sprinter
- Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; 1957), standup comedian and actor[7]
- Tashni-Ann Dubroy (née Coote; born c. 1981), Jamaican academic and university administrator, president of Shaw University
- Pete Falcone (born 1953), New York Mets major league pitcher[8]
- Jeff Koinange (born 1966), former CNN Africa correspondent[9]
- Phillipe Nover (born 1984), TUF 8 finalist and UFC fighter[10]
- Rey Palacios (born 1962), Kansas City Royals Major League baseball catcher
- Barbara Patton (born 1944), lawyer and politician
- Sid Rosenberg (born 1967), radio personality[11]
- Larry Seabrook, former New York City Councilman[9]
- Aesha Waks, actress
- Andrew D. Weyman, television director and producer
Notable faculty[edit]
- Katasha Artis (born 1973), basketball player and coach
- Edward H. Bersoff, president, CEO & founder of BTG, Inc.
- Stanley G. Cohen, president of Five Towns College
- Eleanor Cory (born 1943), composer
- Craig Drennen (born 1966), artist
- Paul Goldberg, geologist
- Leon M. Goldstein (died 1999), President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York
- Victor Gorelick (1941-2020), comic book editor and executive
- Dan Grimaldi (born 1952), actor on the HBO TV series The Sopranos
- Seymour P. Lachman (born 1933), professor, political historian, book author, and politician
- Ronny Lee (born Ronald Leventhal; 1927–2015), guitarist and author of music instruction publications
- Ursula Mamlok (born Ursula Meyer; 1923–2016), composer
- David Maslanka (1943–2017), composer
- Fred Mitchell (1923–2013), New York School Abstract Expressionist artist
- Regina Peruggi (born c. 1947), President of Kingsborough Community College[12]
- Abram Schlemowitz (1910–1998), sculptor
- Frederic Matys Thursz (1930–1992), abstract painter
- Calvin Edouard Ward (1925-2018), concert pianist, music theorist, and educator
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Millionaire bookseller donates $1 million for Kingsborough scholarships," Brooklyn Paper.
- ^ "Robert J. Kibbee Library -- City University of New York". librarytechnology.org.
- ^ "New York Architecture Photos: Kingsborough Community College". NewYorkitecture. March 17, 2015.
- ^ "KCC Presidential Search Profile," CUNY.
- ^ Kilgannon, Corey (May 21, 2008). "In Brooklyn, a College With Its Own Beach". The New York Times.
- ^ George Vecsey (November 25, 1992). "Sports of The Times; A Champion's Homecoming: Bowe Goes Back to Brooklyn". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ Screen World 1998
- ^ "Pete Falcone Pitching Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ a b "Kingsborough Community College". Kbcc.cuny.edu. May 16, 2003. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira Vs. Team Mir- Finals Are Set | Ufc
- ^ You're Wrong and You're Ugly: The Highs and Lows of a Radio Bad Boy, by Sidney Rosenberg
- ^ Education Update - President Regina S. Peruggi, Kingsborough Community College
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