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\n\nKCC Capital Campaign Exceeds Expectation (9\/12\/2017)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\nKLAMATH FALLS – Klamath Community College\nis thrilled to announce that generous community\nsupport has propelled the \u201cCompleting the\nTransformation\u201d campaign past its fundraising\ngoal.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nKCC launched the campaign in January, with a\ngoal to raise $650,000 to purchase equipment for\nthe college\u2019s new Work Skills Technology Center\n(WSTC). When the campaign closed Aug. 31, 128\ndonors had contributed $760,057.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\u201cKCC is about providing solutions, and we are\ngrateful that the community is supporting us and\nour commitment to economic development,\u201d said\nKCC President Dr. Roberto Gutierrez. \u201cThe initiatives\nthat help KCC grow also support our community in\ndeveloping a more talented and robust workforce.\u201d\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nThe WSTC is a $5.6 million project within Phase II of\nthe campus expansion intended to promote local\nworkforce development. The center will house new\nand current technical programs and serve more than\n500 students each year. The center will be a hub for\nhigh-wage, high-demand technical programs directly\nrelated to workforce needs in the local community\nand region.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nFunds raised in the Completing the Transformation\ncampaign are being used to purchase technology,\nsuch as synchronous equipment, computers,\nconference room equipment, manufacturing program\nequipment, and wireless network technology that will\nhelp students become workforce ready. The extra\nfunds will be used to establish the college\u2019s new\nAdvanced Manufacturing Engineering Technology\nprogram.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\u201cKCC is a five-star economic development opportunity for the Basin,\u201d said campaign co – chair Steven\nHarper.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nDuring the campaign, 19 donors — including 10\ndonations of $25,000 or more — provided contributions that allowed them to name spaces in the WSTC,\nsuch as study spaces, offices, and classrooms.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\u201cI appreciate everyone who stepped up to support\nthe campaign and economic development and workforce training in our area, as well as those who\ndonated several hours of their own time to work\ntoward reaching our goal,\u201d said campaign co-chair\nJim Bellet. \u201cAs KCC grows, I hope the county will\ncontinue to support the college in its workforce\ninitiatives.\u201d\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nThroughout the campaign, KCC hosted president\ntours in which community members toured campus\nto learn about advances KCC has made in developing\nspecialized career-technical programs, such as diesel\nmechanics, computer science, and nursing.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cWhere Have all the Young People Gone?\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\nSpeaker Don Macke asked that question at the\nKlamath Chamber Economic Summit on September\n13, 2018.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nHe also said that Klamath\u2019s greatest export is its kids. \n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That stings. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The opening of two impressive facilities at Klamath Community College may be an answer to that question. They\u2019re right here and staying home or coming home after serving commitments in college or military or trainings in their chosen fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n October 2, 2018 Ribbon Cutting <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\nAs a regional leader behind the vision and drive of\nPresident Gutierrez, KCC is creating a college-going\nculture in the region.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nTo support this college-going culture, KCC has\nembarked on the Klamath Promise with its K-12\npartners by implementing a fifth-year high school\nprogram in 2013 and 2014 and establishing a blended\nK-12-to-college program in which students can earn\ncollege credit toward certificates and degrees as early\nas eighth grade.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nCommunity leaders met in 1991 to discuss ideas about\na campaign \u201cto do something\u201d.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klamath Community College was created to fulfill a community vision for improved prosperity. Starting in 1991, a group of community leaders formulated a plan called the Klamath 2002 Vision Statement. The heart of the 2002 vision statement involved rallying community support for a new community college to improve jobs, the local economy, and the regional quality of life. On July 1, 1996 KCC became the seventeenth community college in Oregon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klamath Community College is an Affirmative Action \/ Equal Opportunity \/ Veteran \/ ADA institution embracing diversity. We encourage and welcome women, minority, veteran, and disabled candidates. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
KCC Capital Campaign Exceeds Expectation (9\/12\/2017) KLAMATH FALLS – Klamath Community College is thrilled to announce that generous community support has propelled the \u201cCompleting the Transformation\u201d campaign past its fundraising goal. KCC launched the campaign in January, with a goal to raise $650,000 to purchase equipment for the college\u2019s new Work Skills Technology Center (WSTC).…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[27],"yoast_head":"\n
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