Fort Scott Community College is a

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Fort Scott, Kansas Fort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,552. It is named for Gen. Winfield Scott. The cit ...

. It has satellite buildings in other cities in

Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States: * Crawford County, Arkansas * Crawford County, Georgia * Crawford County, Illinois * Crawford County, Indiana * Crawford County, Iowa * Crawford County, Kansas * Crawford County, ...

, including

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and Frontenac, along with sites in

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and at the Hillsdale Learning Center.

History

Fort Scott is the oldest

in Kansas, founded in 1919. ( Highland Community College is older, but was not founded as a

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Campuses

The main campus is in Fort Scott on Horton Street, but there are satellite locations in other cities in

, including

and Frontenac, along with sites in

and at

Hillsdale, Kansas Hillsdale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 247. Hillsdale is located near U.S. Route 169 and K-7, north-northeast of Paola. History Hillsdale, originally c ...

. Fort Scott Community College has had a full service outreach center in

for more than a decade. Students at the Miami County Campus can take day, evening, weekend, or online classes. In addition, the Miami County Campus also offers counseling services, remedial classes, and workshops. In the newly renovated facility, a community room is also available for public use.

Academics

The college has 2000 students. It offers

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s, certificates, and technical education.

Athletics

Fort Scott Community College's mascot is Gizmo the Greyhound. The school colors are maroon and gray. FSCC sponsors volleyball, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball programs which compete in the

Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) is a college athletic conference that is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). As of 2007, the KJCCC was home to more than 3,000 student-athletes in the 19 ...

, which is a member of the

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. There are also men's and women's rodeo teams, which compete in the Central Plains Region of the

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. Football was dropped by the school during the 2021–2022 academic year due to "the cumulative effect of limited resources, changes in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) football eligibility rules in 2016, and the changing ethos of football in general". Fort Scott's football team won the 1970 NJCAA National Championship and was national-runner up in 1971, 1972 and 2009. Track and cross-country were dropped by the school prior to the 2010–2011 academic year due to a lack of participation but have since been reinstated.

Notable people

* Davon Coleman, professional football player * Charlie Cowdrey, college football coach *

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, professional football player * Jermarcus Hardrick, professional football player *

Adam LaRoche David Adam LaRoche (born November 6, 1979) is an American professional baseball coach and former player who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondb ...

, professional baseball player * John Means, professional baseball player *

Frank Middleton Frank Middleton Jr. (born October 25, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s and early 2000s. Middleton played college footbal ...

, professional football player * Jason Pierre-Paul, professional football player *

Jason Sudeikis Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( ; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. I ...

, actor * Jacquian Williams, professional football player * Charles Wright, professional football player *

Brandin Bryant Brandin Bryant (born September 16, 1993) is an American children’s book author and professional football defensive end. He played college football at Florida Atlantic and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2016. ...

, professional football player * Khyree Jackson, professional football player

References

External links

* {{authority control Education in Bourbon County, Kansas Education in Crawford County, Kansas Community colleges in Kansas Two-year colleges in the United States Universities and colleges in Pittsburg, Kansas 1919 establishments in Kansas NJCAA schools Universities and colleges established in 1919