Labette Community College
Labette Community College Seal
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Former names
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Parsons Junior College Labette Community Junior College |
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| Motto | Ubi de te Omnia |
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Motto in English
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Where It's All About You! |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1923 |
| President | George C. Knox |
| Vice-president | Tammy Fuentez |
| Provost | Joe Burke |
| Vice-Presidents | Leanna Newberry (V.P. of Finance and Operations) |
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Parsons, Kansas, US 37°20′21″N 95°15′19″W / 37.33917°N 95.25528°WCoordinates: 37°20′21″N 95°15′19″W / 37.33917°N 95.25528°W |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Athletics | Labette Cardinals |
| Sports | Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference |
| Nickname | Cardinals |
| Website | www |
Labette Community College is a two-year accredited college located in Parsons, Kansas, United States. LCC's main campus is situated in Parsons and satellite campuses are located in Cherokee, Oswego and Pittsburg. The mascot of the school is Chris the Cardinal. The official school colors are red and white.
It was established in the fall of 1923 as Parsons Junior College, and was initially financed and operated as a part of the public school system of Parsons as a two-year extension program of the Senior High School. Until 1935, the college was operated as a two-year unit, and was a jumping off point for students desiring to continue their education at a four-year university. In 1935 however, the schools of Parsons became organized into a 6-4-4 basis. Under this new system, the Junior College was a new four-year system, and instructed grades eleven, twelve, thirteen, and fourteen inclusively.1
Like most community colleges and junior colleges, Parsons Junior College was first established to answer the ever-increasing demands for better public school systems. With the arrival of the MKT Railroad in Parsons, the city began to grow rapidly, requiring Parsons to adapt and create new institutions to help meet the community's educational needs.5 Like most rural towns that contain a community college or university, Parsons Junior College served as one of the main focal points of the community as it provided a two-year Associates program for higher education through 1935.
In 1967 Parsons Junior College became known as the Labette Community Junior College, following the new trends of the time period, separating Community Colleges as local, publicly funded school system, and Junior Colleges as private degree institutions. The college remained known by this name until 1980 when the school finally adopted the name of Labette Community College, which remains the name of the college to this day.7
Originally, Labette Community College was established as a simple extension of the local Senior High School, therefore it was under the management of the cities superintendent of schools. This allowed for the institution to give free tuition to any student that was entering from a Parsons school. Of course incidental fees, books, and other fees (such as athletics, activities, and laboratory fees) still applied. Gradually as the school evolved from an extension of public schools to an actual independent, yet still publicly funded, institution, the cost of tuition and other fees began to rise. However to this day, local students (those living within Labette County) receive discounts, scholarships, and in many occasions, free tuition. 1,2,3,4
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