Johnson County Community College (JCCC) is a public community college in Overland Park, Kansas, which is in Johnson County.
History
thumb|left|Johnson County Community College Student Center
In 1963, Johnson County Commissioners, recognizing the emerging community college movement and seeking to accommodate the rapidly growing population of Johnson County, Kansas,
In 1981, the college completed construction of the Arts and Technology Building, and established a railroad training center in partnership with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) in 1989. The Cultural Education Center, now the Midwest Trust Center, opened in 1990. In the early 2000s, the college added a three-story Student Center for administrative and counseling services, and, in 2007, the college opened the Regnier Center and the 41,000-square-foot Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Galileo's Pavilion, an environmentally friendly building, opened in 2012. Later additions included Galileo's Pavilion in 2012, the Wylie Hospitality and Culinary Academy in 2013, the Fine Arts and Design Studios, and the Hugh Libby Career and Technical Education Center.
The college has 926 full-time faculty and staff. Another 1,451 people work as adjunct faculty or part-time staff. Most faculty members have master's degrees, and many have or are earning doctorates. Faculty and staff have also won many awards for excellence. Billington Library is the most notable library at the school, with a collection of books and technology for all students and community members to use.
Administration
thumb|The Performing Arts Center
JCCC is governed by a seven-member board of trustees elected at-large from the community to four-year terms. The board governs the college and sets the budget and local tax levy. Every other year, in odd calendar years, three trustees face re-election.
In 2010, four student nurses in JCCC's nursing program were expelled after posing for photographs with a human placenta during an off-site lab session and posting an image to Facebook. During the lab, a student asked for permission to take the photos for social media; the instructor responded, "Oh, you girls," which the students interpreted as consent, while the college later characterized the act as a breach of professional conduct. One student filed a federal lawsuit against the college, alleging a lack of due process and noting that the school's code of conduct did not specifically prohibit such photography. In January 2011, US District Court Judge Eric Melgren ruled in favor of the student, finding that the instructor's ambiguous response did not constitute a clear prohibition and that no patient privacy was violated since the placenta was non-identifiable. The court ordered JCCC to reinstate the students, concluding that the college failed to provide due process before they expelled the students.
Notable alumni
- Sharice Davids, U.S. representatives from Kansas' 3rd congressional district
- Tony Harris, former NBA (basketball) player, Boston Celtics
- Heather Meyer, Kansas state representative
- Kit Pellow, former MLB (baseball) player, Colorado Rockies
- Kevin Rathbun, chef
- Ed Wildberger, Missouri state representative