Independence Community College (ICC) is located in Independence, Kansas, a community of over 11,000 with outstanding cultural and recreational opportunities available to the citizens of this area. ICC has been serving southeast Kansas since 1925 and has a long history of academic success and athletic achievement. ICC has a three-time winner of the NJCAA National Basketball Championship and is home to the nationally prominent William Inge Theatre Festival.
 

Originally part of the Independence public school district, the college was legally separated from the district in 1965 with the passage of the Kansas Community Junior College Law. A bond issue was passed in 1968 to build a new college campus on the site formerly occupied by the Independence Country Club. Construction of the new campus began in the summer of 1969 and was completed in the summer of 1970. The buildings were occupied for the first time in September 1970.

Located on a beautiful 68-acre campus, the college includes the Administration Building, Fieldhouse, Living Center Complex, Student Union, Academic Building, Cessna Learning Center, Fine Arts Building and William Inge Theatre, athletic and physical education practice fields, and a lake. Located off campus in downtown Independence are the ICC School of Cosmetology, the Adult Education Success Center, and the Safety, Health, and Wellness offices. There are over 150 full-time and part-time faculty at ICC and the student/faculty ratio is 15:1.

The college reaches over 3,000 students annually through its programs, courses, and services. ICC has outreach locations serving Altoona, Buffalo, Cherryvale, Elk City, Elk Falls, Fredonia, Howard, Independence, Longton, Moline, Neodesha, Peru, and Sedan. Classes are scheduled so that area residents may fulfill their educational objectives, whether they are pursuing a degree program or upgrading specific skills.

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