Labette Community College
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MISSION STATEMENT
Labette
Community College
provides affordable and accessible quality teaching and lifelong learning
opportunities in a supportive environment that is respectful of individual
values and social diversity, personal and community goals, and the needs of the
ever changing local and global economy.
Labette Community
College’s commitment to its mission and to the communities
it serves is anchored in core values shared by students, faculty, staff,
administration, and Board of Trustees.
These values guide the College community and endure through the changing
needs, aspirations, and goals of the campus and the community.
Accessibility: Labette
Community College values
open admission for all students regardless of their educational and
socio-economic backgrounds. The College
provides comprehensive learning opportunities through course scheduling at a
variety of times and locations and diverse delivery methods.
Accountability: Labette
Community College assumes
a leadership role in identifying and responding to constituent needs in
education and economic development. The
College incorporates institutional effectiveness and outcomes assessment
measures into the strategic planning and budgeting processes.
Caring: Labette
Community College
genuinely cares about students and the community it serves. This outlook provides a caring, supportive
and collaborative working and learning environment.
Community: Labette Community College
listens to both individuals and community partners and values their input and
support in shaping programs and services.
Our success is in part measured by the quality and timeliness of our
response and service to the community.
Diversity: Labette Community College
values the dignity, worth, and potential of all persons and the respectful
treatment of individuals who learn and work at the College. In keeping with that, the College celebrates
the diversity in both our communities and our world.
Integrity: Personal honesty and reliability are
essential elements at Labette
Community College. The College community expects and
consistently stands for integrity, ethical behavior, and personal responsibility both in words and actions.
Learning: The heart of Labette Community College
is teaching and learning. Student
learning is our primary goal. Every
effort is made to provide programs and services that will assist students in
reaching their maximum potential.
Quality: Labette Community College
assists students and the community in attaining their goals through excellence
in personnel, programs, activities, and technology. The College values quality in all endeavors
and continuously strives for improvement, seeking new, flexible and responsive
ways to achieve its mission.
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HISTORY
OF LCC
On April 4, 1923, Parsons voters approved a
two-year Junior College by a 4 to 1 margin.
Labette Community
College was founded as Parsons
Junior College that year on the top
floor of the old high school building at 26th and Main. The 1925 graduating class had 23
members. Their course of study was
conducted entirely at the old high school.
The college program moved to the new Parsons
Senior High-Junior
College building (now Parsons Middle School) in 1926. The college relocated to its present campus
in the former East
Junior High School
building at 14th and Broadway in 1963.
In June of 1965, voters approved the creation of the Labette Junior
College District. The Parsons Board of
Education operated the College on an interim basis, but it became a separate
entity when the Labette Community Junior College Board of Trustees was elected
in the spring of 1966. In 1978, the
college was renamed Labette
Community College.
In 1981, the College expanded its operation to Oswego,
opening an extension campus in the former Oswego Hospital
building. The Oswego campus provides day and evening
courses and houses the Graphic Design and Communication Program in the Gerald
and Jane Barnard Graphic Design and Communication wing.
The College has evolved from a city college
primarily serving those students who wished to transfer to a four-year
institution to a comprehensive community college offering transfer degrees,
vocational degrees and certificates, continuing education, customized training
for business and industry, life-long learning opportunities, and a variety of
programs and services for the Southeast Kansas and four-state region.
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Labette Community College is a member of the American Association of
Community Colleges and the Kansas Association of Community College
Trustees. The Kansas Board of Regents
(KBOR) and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools accredit Labette
Community College. Individuals should direct their questions,
comments, or concerns to:
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson,
Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
(785) 296-3421
Website address is http://www.kansasregents.org/index.html
or
Higher Learning Commission of the
North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools
30 North LaSalle Street,
Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602
1-800-621-7440 or (312) 263-0456
Fax (312) 263-7462
Website address is http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
The Nursing Department is an agency member accredited by the Kansas
Board of Regents, 1000 S.W. Jackson
Street, Suite 520, Topeka, KS 66612-1321,
(785) 296-3421. Website address for KBOR
is: http://www.kansasregents.org and for the
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, 33rd
Floor, New York, NY 10006, (800) 669-1656, ext. 153 is http://ww.nlnac.org. It is also approved by the Kansas
State Board of Nursing (KSBN), 900 SW Jackson, Suite 1051, Topeka KS 66612-1230, (785) 296-4929. Website address is http://www.ksbn.org.
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago,
IL 60606-2901,
(312) 704-5300, accredits the Radiography Department. Website address is http://www.jrcert.org.
The Respiratory Therapy Department is accredited by the Committee on
Accreditation for Respiratory Care, 1248
Harwood Road, Bedford, TX 76021-4244, (817) 283 2835 or (800)
874-5615. Website address is http://www.coarc.com.
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The Labette Community College Foundation
is a Kansas
nonprofit corporation and an Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3)
organization. The purpose of the
Foundation is to raise money from alumni, friends, and businesses in support of
College programs. The majority of
Foundation support is for scholarships.
Support is also provided for buildings and grounds, faculty/staff
development, student activities, equipment and supplies, and community
outreach.
The Foundation manages the Jack and
Ruth Gribben Endowment Fund that sponsors the annual Gribben English Lecture Series and the biennial Gribben Community Classics Series. The Foundation awards the annual Cardinal
Citation for lifetime service and the annual William and Allene
Guthrie Van Meter Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award.
A booklet listing Foundation
scholarships is available in the Foundation Office and in the College
Admissions Office. The Foundation does
not make scholarship award decisions. Award
decisions are made by the College Financial Aid Office in accordance with
established policies and procedures.
For more information on the
Foundation please call 620-820-1281.
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