General Information

Seward County Community College was established in Liberal, Kansas, on Dec. 29,1967 with classes officially starting on Sept. 2, 1969. Since beginning in 1969 with 331 students, SCCC has grown to an annual headcount of over 2,638 students enrolled in over 38,827 credit hours for the 2014-15 school year. The largest graduating class in college history occurred in 2014 and had 488 students receiving a degree or certificate.

ACCREDITATION

  • Higher Learning Commission
  • Kansas State Board of Nursing
  • Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
  • American Medical Association's Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
  • Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
  • Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology
  • National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • National Automotive Technicians Excellence Foundation (automotive technology, diesel technology, and automotive collision repair technology)
 
DEGREES

  • Associate in Science and Associate in Arts degrees
    (first two years of study toward a bachelor's or higher degree)
  • Associate in General Studies degree
  • Associate in Applied Science degree
  • Certificate of Completion (various areas of study)
 
COURSES

  • Credit And Non-Credit Courses
  • Workforce development courses offered through Business and Industry for residents in Southwest Kansas, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and the Texas Panhandle
  • Community Education Courses
  • Courses that meet the educational, cultural, leisure and recreational needs of the community
  • Outreach/Concurrent Courses
  • Courses offered in Liberal and the surrounding communities
  • Seward Online
  • EduKan Online, www.edukan.org
 
ATHLETICS

  • Kansas Jayhawk Community College Athletic Conference
  • Men's and women's basketball and tennis
  • Men's baseball
  • Women's volleyball and softball
  • Colors: GREEN & WHITE
  • Nickname: SAINTS
  • Website URL: http://www.sewardsaints.com/landing/index
 
CAMPUS FACILITIES

Main campus: 1801 North Kansas Ave.

Hobble Academic Building

classrooms/labs, computer labs, Learning Resource Center/Library, Academic Achievement Center, Administrative Offices, and Student Services Offices, Foundation Offices

Shank Humanities Building

300-seat Theater, classrooms, music and art labs

Student Activities Center

2,500-seat Gymnasium known as "The Greenhouse", Student Union, Cafeteria, Wellness Center, conference rooms, swimming pool, Sports Medicine area, Saints Bookstore

Student Living Center and Hale Court student residence

Cosmetology Building

Agricultural Building

Baseball and softball fields

Tennis courts

Industrial Technology Campus, 2215 N. Kansas Avenue Liberal, Kansas

Industrial technology program classrooms/labs; Health Occupations classroom/labs; career center; Small Business Development Center; Kansas Workforce Center; Adult education courses; student lounge/snack bar

Colvin Family Center for Allied Health; 1801 North Kansas Ave Liberal, Kansas

Colvin Adult Learning Center; 520 N. Washington Ave Liberal, Kansas

Ulysses Outreach Center; 111 S. Baughman in Ulysses, Kansas
 
SERVICES

  • Academic Achievement Center
  • Academic Advisement/Assessment Services
  • Admissions
  • Career Services
  • Financial Aid
  • Personal and Career Counseling
  • Student Activities
  • Student Housing
  • Student Records/Registrar
  • Student Support Services
  • Tutoring
 
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