Coffeyville Community College

Community college in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States

Red & whiteNicknameRed RavensWebsitewww.coffeyville.edu

Coffeyville Community College (CCC) is a public community college located in Coffeyville, Kansas. It was founded in 1923.

The official school colors are red and white. The mascot is the Red Raven. Their athletic teams are known as the Red Ravens (men) and Lady Ravens (women).^[2] Coffeyville Community College is a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and the National Junior College Athletic Association.

History

Coffeyville Community College was established in 1923, and was among the first such institutions to be chartered by the State of Kansas. It was founded at the request of the voters of the Coffeyville school district to provide two years of college for students who, at that time, had graduated from Coffeyville High School.^[3]

From the beginning, the college has been advised by the University of Kansas. Together, they developed the various courses and departments at the college. Since that time, the college has maintained a close relationship with the University of Kansas, and all other Kansas Regents Institutions, to provide for effective operation and transfer of credits. In 1965, the college became a member of the State System of Public Junior Colleges and the name officially became Coffeyville Community Junior College. Soon after, the voters of the southern one-half of Montgomery County voted to expand the college district to include the entire southern half of the county instead of just the City of Coffeyville. The first Board of Trustees was elected in 1967. In 1980, the college name was officially changed to Coffeyville Community College by an act of the State Legislature. In 2001, the Southeast Kansas Area Vocational Technical School merged with Coffeyville Community College.^[3]

Athletics

Coffeyville Community College has sent forty-eight players to the NFL over the years.^[4]

Notable alumni

Larry Asante, professional football player
Akin Ayodele, professional football player^[5]
Gary Busey, actor^[6]
James Carpenter, professional football player
Duron Carter, professional football player
Buster Douglas, professional boxer^[6]
Maurice "Lil Mo" Douglass, professional football player
Reggie Evans, professional basketball player
Andre De Grasse, Olympic track athlete
Mel Gray, professional football player^[5]
Tim Jackson, professional football player
Brandon Jacobs, professional football player^[5]
Ryan Lilja, professional football player
Pete Mills, professional football player^[5]
Reggie Nelson, professional football player
Quinton Patton, professional football player
Mike Rozier, professional football player^[5]
Henry Schichtle, professional football player^[5]
Kurt Schottenheimer, professional football coach^[5]
Devin Smith, professional basketball player
Paul Soliai, professional football player
Ron Springs, professional football player^[5]
Siran Stacy, professional football player
Devin Thomas, professional football player
Willie Townes, professional football player
Keith Traylor, professional football player^[5]
Cedrick Wilson Jr., professional football player
Jeff Wright, professional football player

References

^ "Board of Regents Announces 2023 Fall Semester Enrollment" (PDF). September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
^ "Coffeyville Community College - Welcome and Home Page". Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009. Coffeyville Community College website
^ ^a ^b "Coffeyville History". Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
^ [1] Archived June 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Red Ravens of the National Football League
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Coffeyville Community College: Athletics - Lettermen's Hall of Fame". September 17, 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Coffeyville Celebrities | Coffeyville, KS - Official Website". www.coffeyville.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.