General

    December 20, 2011

  • Jazz Winterlude

    For the third year in a row, Johnson County Community College is offering three days of jazz in January for the public to enjoy...
  • December 19, 2011

  • JCCC faculty members win Distinguished Service Awards

    Ten faculty members at Johnson County Community College were awarded Distinguished Service Awards for 2012-13....
  • December 14, 2011

  • High School Technology Competition

    will hold the second annual Competitive Technology Event for 9th-12th grade students from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12...
  • December 1, 2011

  • SPLC lawsuit against JCCC to be dismissed (Updated)

    The lawsuit regarding open records requests brought against Johnson County Community College by the Student Press Law Center and a former student is expected to be dismissed later this week...
  • November 18, 2011

  • Trustees approve plan for $700,000 green building on campus

    Trustees approve plan for $700,000 green building on campus
  • October 18, 2011

  • Process Improvement Showcase

    Business managers can discover new ways to improve the way things are done, thanks to a free event at JCCC...
  • October 6, 2011

  • SPLC brings lawsuit against JCCC

    Johnson County Community College has been notified of a lawsuit brought the Student Press Law Center and a former student regarding open records requests. ...
  • October 4, 2011

  • Emergency Preparedness Program

    Preparing for disaster can be crucial to survival, and a free two-hour program at Johnson County Community College will teach individuals how to be ready in an emergency. ...
  • Kiran Jayaram - Haiti Scholar

    The experiences of Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic will be the focus of a program offered both Nov. 2 and 4 at Johnson County Community College....
  • Parisian Sculptor Discusses Art

    Jean-Paul Reti, a sculptor from Paris currently working as artist in residence at Johnson County Community College, will discuss his art at two separate presentations....
  • October 3, 2011

  • Music students, faculty to perform during public concerts

    Summary
  • August 23, 2011

  • Charlotte Street Exhibition

    The 2011 Charlotte Street Foundation Fellows exhibition opens in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC on Friday, Sept. 9, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m...
  • July 20, 2011

  • Ruel Joyce Summer Recital

    Faculty from the Heartland Chamber Music Festival will present a special Ruel Joyce summer recital at noon Tuesday, Aug. 2...
  • July 19, 2011

  • Miami String Quartet

    The Miami String Quartet, one of the most respected chamber foursomes in the country, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Yardley Hall...
  • July 18, 2011

  • Adult Education Volunteer Orientation

    An orientation for new Johnson County Adult Education volunteers will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14....
  • July 8, 2011

  • Native American Art Speech

    A curator of American Indian art with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will speak at 3:30 p.m. July 13 in the Hudson Auditorium at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. ...
  • JCCC announces honor roll for 2011 spring semester

    Johnson County Community College has released its student honor roll listings for the 2011 spring semester...
  • June 23, 2011

  • Summer enrollment takes a dip

    A total of 9,361 students are enrolled in summer classes at Johnson County Community College...
  • June 21, 2011

  • Start2Finish 5K run

    The fourth annual Start2Finish 5K Run-Walk, sponsored by the University of Kansas Edwards Campus and Johnson County Community College, will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, July 23...
  • June 20, 2011

  • JCCC raises $3.29 million in support of a new culinary academy

    JCCC's Foundation has met the “Wysong Challenge” by raising $3,291,032 to support the construction of a new hospitality and culinary academy...
  • June 17, 2011

  • JCCC trustees to meet July 21

    The board of trustees of JCCC will hold their next regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. July 21...
  • June 14, 2011

  • Actress Danica McKellar talks about math

    If mathematics needed a high-profile spokesperson, the solution came in Danica McKellar, actress, best-selling author and advocate for math education...
  • June 10, 2011

  • Student Chefs Fundraiser

    Two student chefs from JCCC and their professor/mentor are among five winning teams in the 2011 Student Culinarian Invitational...
  • June 8, 2011

  • Grads win silver ADDY awards at national competition

    Five recent graduates of the Johnson County Community College graphic design program won silver ADDY awards...
  • Hearts of Darkness ‘Light Up the Lawn’

    "Hearts of Darkness" will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. (dusk) Friday, July 8, on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...
  • May 20, 2011

  • Trustees approve college's 2011-2012 operating budget

    At their monthly meeting May 19, the Johnson County Community College board of trustees approved the college’s 2011-2012 budget of $230,760,348, with a primary operating budget of $138,587,788...
  • JCCC closes Bishop Miege satellite site, moves general education classes to King's Cove

    This fall, even though Johnson County Community College’s practical nursing and health occupations classes will move from its King’s Cove facility to its new Olathe Health Education Center, the college will not close the site...
  • May 18, 2011

  • Some Enchanted Evening

    Some Enchanted Evening
  • May 17, 2011

  • 'Leo Villareal'

    Leo Villareal will open in the first-floor galleries of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...
  • May 16, 2011

  • ‘Light Up the Lawn’ concert

    Two bands, Soft Reeds and The Latenight Callers, will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. (dusk) Friday, June 10, on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...
  • Japan Relief Event

    A Japan Relief Event to help those affected by the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan is scheduled from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, June 18...
  • May 9, 2011

  • JCCC student wins national television feature award

    JCCC student wins national television feature award...
  • Free summer movie fun at JCCC

    The Performing Arts Series will once again offer four free vintage movie musicals at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8-29...
  • May 3, 2011

  • JCCC names Outstanding Students

    JCCC names Outstanding Students
  • April 22, 2011

  • Graduations

    JCCC will have its commencement exercises at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, in the JCCC Gymnasium...
  • April 21, 2011

  • Model UN team receives Outstanding Delegation Award at UN

    The JCCC Model United Nations team received an Outstanding Delegation Award for its portrayal of New Zealand...
  • April 15, 2011

  • Farmin’ the ’Burbs

    JCCC is hosting Farmin' the 'Burbs Wednesday, April 27, in the Commons Plaza...
  • April 13, 2011

  • Eating Disorders Conference

    The incidence of eating disorders is on the rise, and it’s predicted that this trend will continue. To help the public and professionals understand what causes eating disorders...
  • April 12, 2011

  • BNSF awards six JCCC faculty members

    Through a gift from BNSF Railway, six cash awards of $1,000 have been made to recognize outstanding faculty performance at JCCC....
  • April 11, 2011

  • Students win Society of Professional Journalists awards

    Students in the JCCC journalism and media communications program earned three first place awards in the Mark of Excellence competition...
  • April 8, 2011

  • May Concerts

    JCCC hosts five concerts in May...
  • Nell Mitchell Wellness Fair

    The Nell Mitchell Wellness Fair, promoting health and wellness activities for the community, will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, in the Fieldhouse...
  • April 7, 2011

  • Light Up the Lawn

    Cowboy Indian Bear headlines this summer’s first free "Light up the Lawn" concert at 8 p.m. Friday, May 6, on the front lawn of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...
  • Earth Day

    The Student Environmental Alliance at JCCC will host its third annual Earth Day event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 22...
  • Health and wellness pow wow

    The fifth annual American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance’s Our Nations Energies "Health and Wellness Pow Wow" will be from 5-10 p.m. Friday, May 6, and 10 a.m.-10 p.m., May 7...
  • April 6, 2011

  • Topiary artist Pearl Fryar

    Topiary artist Pearl Fryar, whose garden is recognized by art and botanical enthusiasts, and his wife, Metra, will speak from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 16...
  • April 5, 2011

  • Visiting Artists' Presentations

    The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC continues its popular program, Third Thursday · Visiting Artists' Presentations, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. April 21...
  • April 4, 2011

  • "Carbon Nation, a climate change solutions movie"

    "Carbon Nation: a climate change solutions movie that doesn’t even care if you believe in climate change" will have two screenings Tuesday, April 12...
  • April 1, 2011

  • JCCC VP travels to Russia on a Fulbright Scholar grant

    Joseph M. Sopcich, executive vice president, administrative services, at JCCC, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture in Russia...
  • March 30, 2011

  • Dollars for Scholars

    JCCC's Dollars for Scholars, an annual fundraiser for student scholarships, begins at 6 p.m. Friday, April 15...
  • Debate team is national champion

    The JCCC debate team was awarded the prestigious McClintock Award, presented to the national champion community college team...
  • March 28, 2011

  • 'Richard III'

    'Richard III'
  • Kelly Eckerman to receive JCCC’s Headline Award

    Kelly Eckerman, news reporter/anchor, KMBC TV-9, will receive the Headline Award...
  • Free College Day is April 30, 2011

    JCCC offered its first Free College Day in 2009 as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. It was such a success then that we’re doing it again...
  • March 25, 2011

  • JCCC raises cost-per-credit-hour for 2011-2012

    At their monthly meeting March 24, the JCCC board of trustees approved an increase in the cost-per-credit-hour...
  • March 18, 2011

  • Arts Education Symposium

    The JCCC Performing Arts Series Arts Education program is hosting a "Developing a Vision for Arts Education" symposium...
  • Backpack Journalism

    Jana Corrie, co-anchor, FirstNews Weekend, and reporter, FirstNews, KMBC-TV Channel 9, and Dave Helling, multimedia reporter for the Kansas City Star, will discuss “backpack journalism”...
  • March 16, 2011

  • Nursing program hosts simulation study team meeting

    JCCC is hosting a National Council of State Board of Nursing simulation team meeting April 4-6 in preparation for a landmark national, multisite study...
  • Poet Laureate speaks at JCCC

    Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, the Poet Laureate of Kansas 2009-2011, will speak at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16...
  • March 15, 2011

  • Regional community college assessment conference

    JCCC will host a Regional Community College Assessment Conference from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, April 15...
  • March 11, 2011

  • Terri Easley - College Scholar

    Terri Easley, associate professor, speech and debate, Johnson County Community College, will present two lectures on visual rhetoric in April...
  • March 10, 2011

  • Debate team earns second seed at tournament

    The JCCC debate team competed at the Junior Varsity/Novice National Tournament held March 4-7 at Towson University in Baltimore, Md...
  • March 9, 2011

  • Lose the Training Wheels

    Lose the Training Wheels, a program that teaches children and adults with disabilities how to ride a conventional bike...
  • March 8, 2011

  • Andrew Jenks

    In the hit MTV documentary, "World of Jenks," award-winning documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks takes viewers on unforgettable journeys...
  • March 3, 2011

  • Visiting Artists’ Presentations

    The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College continues its popular program, Third Thursday · Visiting Artists’ Presentations, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. March 24...
  • February 28, 2011

  • Spring enrollment reaches record high

    Summary
  • Debate team takes second place in Georgia tournament

    The JCCC debate team brought home second place from the Southeast Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) Championships...
  • February 24, 2011

  • "Reanimate • Steve Gorman"

    Reanimate ∙ Steve Gorman, an exhibition of contemporary works in clay, will open in the Oppenheimer New Media Gallery (second floor ) of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art...
  • Patrick Dobson - "Seldom Seen"

    Patrick Dobson, author of Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains, will discuss his book at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 24...
  • Vince Gill

    Good news for country music fans — superstar Vince Gill performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 24...
  • February 18, 2011

  • JCCC announces honor roll for 2010 fall semester

    JCCC has released its student honor roll listings for the 2010 fall semester...
  • February 16, 2011

  • Stanislav Svojanovsky presentation rescheduled

    Johnson County Community College has rescheduled its JCCC College Scholars lecture, canceled due to a snowstorm...
  • February 14, 2011

  • Two students named to All-Kansas Academic Team

    ifty-one top community college scholars from the state of Kansas, including two from JCCC, will be honored Feb. 17 in Topeka...
  • College Planning for Parents

    The JCCC admissions office is hosting a College Planning for Parents session from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 15...
  • February 11, 2011

  • "Ice Movement in Antarctica: Byrd Glacier"

    Brandon Gillette, a member of the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets education team, will present Ice Movement in Antarctica: Byrd Glacier from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9...
  • Administrative Professionals Day

    "Everyday Superhero: Adventures of an Admin" is the theme of the 23rd Annual Administrative Professionals Day scheduled...
  • February 9, 2011

  • Brown & Gold Lectures

    The JCCC Brown & Gold Club has announced two lectures for spring 2011...
  • Career Pathways Events

    areer Pathways, a program for career preparation and workforce development at JCCC, is planning several events in the spring 2011 semester...
  • February 7, 2011

  • 27th Science Olympiad

    The 27th Science Olympiad will be held Saturday, Feb. 26, in room 124 of the Science Building at JCCC...
  • February 4, 2011

  • Students flaunt fashion

    Fashion merchandising and design students at JCCC will walk us out of the winter doldrums and down the fashion runway...
  • President's Annual Address

    JCCC president Terry A. Calaway will deliver his annual State of the College address at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25...
  • Trustees to meet in retreat

    The Johnson County Community College board of trustees will meet in retreat from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 5 on the college campus...
  • February 3, 2011

  • 360 Degrees of Women’s Lives

    JCCC is hosting a series of events to examine and untangle the influences of how women are perceived and represented in the global world...
  • February 1, 2011

  • Spring Jazz Series

    The free spring Jazz Series at Johnson County Community College will showcase six premier Kansas City jazz groups...
  • January 28, 2011

  • JCCC faces budget challenges

    The past few years have presented budget challenges unique in the history of Johnson County Community College...
  • January 27, 2011

  • Third Thursday • Visiting Artists

    The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College continues its popular program, Third Thursday · Visiting Artists’ Presentations with with special guest artists Peggy Noland and George Timock, and moderators Joan McCrillis-Lafferty (chair, fashion merchandising and design) and Laura Harris Gascogne (associate professor, fine arts)...
  • January 25, 2011

  • Healthy Aging Symposium

    A symposium for health care professionals, Growing Older Successfully: Healthy Aging Symposium, will be offered from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25...
  • January 24, 2011

  • "Odd Couple"

    Unger and Madison are at it again, but this time it's Florence Unger and Olive Madison in Neil Simon’s hilarious "The Odd Couple (Female Version)"...
  • January 21, 2011

  • Exercise and Cognitive Function

    Exercise and Cognitive Function
  • Spring Ruel Joyce Recital Series

    The Ruel Joyce Recital Series at JCCC marks its 22nd year with another line-up of Kansas City's finest classical musicians...
  • January 18, 2011

  • JCCC associate degree nursing program to participate in landmark study

    JCCC is one of 10 schools chosen by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to participate in a landmark, national, multisite study...
  • Michael Smith - Tapeo Tour

    In Spain, tapeo is a moving party where people sample various tapas as they walk from bar to bar...
  • Sri Lanka Presentations

    JCCC is hosting an academic conference, "Sri Lanka: Post Civil War and Post Tsunami", Thursday-Saturday...
  • January 14, 2011

  • Horticultural Sciences Field Day

    The JCCC horticultural sciences program in partnership with Hermes Nursery and Landscaping will host the first-ever JCCC Horticultural Sciences Field Day...
  • January 7, 2011

  • Scholarship established in honor of John Douglass

    Scholarship established in honor of John Douglass
  • JCCC's Accreditation is Reaffirmed

    JCCC received reaffirmation of its accreditation by the Academic Quality Improvement Program...
  • February Open Houses

    JCCC is hosting two open houses in February to help potential students learn about college admission...
  • January 6, 2011

  • Great Decisions Group 2011

    JCCC will host a Great Decisions Discussion Group 2011 from 1:30-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1-22...
  • JCCC goes to court regarding lawsuit

    A judge in federal court today upheld an injunction a nursing student brought against Johnson County Community College, four of its administrators and a faculty member.
  • January 5, 2011

  • 'Godspell' Reprise

    Students in Johnson County Community College's music and theatre department will perform a reprise of Godspell at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15...
  • January 4, 2011

  • Stanislav Svojanovsky

    Stanislav Svojanovsky
  • Technology Competition

    JCCC will hold its first-ever Competitive Technology Event for 9th-12th grade students...
  • U.S. Air Force Band

    The United States Air Force Heartland of America Band “Winds of Freedom,” the unit’s premier woodwind chamber ensemble, will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, in Yardley Hall...
  • January 2, 2011

  • Johnson County Community College responds to lawsuit

    Johnson County Community College plans to vigorously defend the lawsuit brought by a student against the college.