Dodge City Community College
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| Motto | In Quest of Truth |
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| Type | Co-ed, two-year Public Community College |
| Established | 1935 |
| President | Harold E. Nolte, Jr. |
| Location |
Dodge City, Kansas 37°46′36″N 100°02′15″W / 37.7768°N 100.0374°WCoordinates: 37°46′36″N 100°02′15″W / 37.7768°N 100.0374°W |
| Athletic Director | Casey Malek |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Athletics | NJCAA – KJCCA |
| Nickname | Conquistadors (Conqs) |
| Website | www |
Dodge City Community College (DC3, DCCC) is a public community college located in Dodge City, Kansas.
Founded in 1935, Dodge City Community College was located on the third floor of the Senior High School Building at 1601 First Avenue, for 22 years. By 1957, it had grown large enough to require a move to a different location, at 1000 Second Avenue. The College remained there for the next 13 years. In 1965, the Kansas Legislature passed legislation changing control of the state’s junior colleges from the State Board of Education to locally elected Boards. Kansas junior colleges became genuine community colleges, answerable to the citizens in their areas. Ford County voted overwhelmingly to assume responsibility for the College, and in the fall of 1965, the county elected its first Board of Trustees. In the fall of 1966, the Student Affairs Division was first established. The Student Affairs encompassed counseling, records and admission, student housing, campus activities, and recreation activities. In October 1966, due to overcrowded classrooms and the increasing need for additional occupational programs, the citizens of Ford County endorsed a $2.5 million bond. In 1970, DC3 opened its 35th year of operation with a new campus, located on the northwest edge of the city. The College's outstanding design was recognized with an award by the American Institute of Architects.
In 1977, The Federal Communications Commission granted FM broadcast frequency 91.9 and call sign KINF to the College. KINF began broadcasting from the first floor of the Learning Resource Center. The FCC later granted the College's request to change the call sign to KONQ.
Commercial radio station KEDD, broadcasting on AM frequency 1550, ceased broadcasting April 30, 1987. The FCC granted the College their frequency, and call sign KDCC, on November 20, 1992. KDCC began broadcasting from the KEDD building on North 14th Street, north of the campus, and KONQ moved to this location at the same time.
The inspiration came from Conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, whose expedition, looking for Cibola-"the Seven Cities of Gold", crossed the Arkansas River just east of Dodge City in 1541. When the college's first class met on September 10, 1935, one of the new students from New Mexico was familiar with the history of Coronado and suggested the Conquistador be adopted as their nickname. The College's Conquistador symbol recognizes Coronado's early travels in southwestern Kansas, and the conquering spirit of the College's athletic teams.
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