| Hutchinson Community College | |
| Former Names: | Hutchinson Junior College (1928–1965)[1] Hutchinson Community Junior College (1965–1980) Hutchinson Community College (1980–1993) Hutchinson Community College and Area Vocational School (1993–2012) |
| Type: | Public community college |
| Parent: | Kansas Board of Regents |
| Accreditation: | HLC |
| President: | Carter File |
| Academic Staff: | 269 (2020)[2] |
| Administrative Staff: | 385 (2020) |
| Students: | 5,070 (Fall 2023)[3] |
| City: | Hutchinson |
| State: | Kansas |
| Country: | United States |
| Free Label: | Newspaper |
| Free: | The Hutchinson Collegian[4] |
| Free Label2: | Academic term |
| Free2: | Semester |
| Nickname: | Blue Dragons |
| Mascot: | Duke the Dragon |
| Sporting Affiliations: | |
| Colors: | Scarlet & Blue |
Hutchinson Community College (HutchCC or HCC) is a public community college in Hutchinson, Kansas. It serves nearly 5,000 credit students every semester.
The college was established in the spring of 1928 as Hutchinson Junior College, and held its first classes that fall.[1] On July 1, 1965, the name was changed to Hutchinson Community Junior College, then in 1980 to Hutchinson Community College.
On July 1, 1993, Hutchinson Community College was renamed once again to Hutchinson Community College and Area Vocational School after a merger with the local vocational school. In 2012, the vocational school addition was removed, and the institution finally became known as Hutchinson Community College.
The main campus is located at 1300 North Plum in Hutchinson, Kansas, and mostly bounded between the streets of 11th Street, 14th Street, and Plum Street. HCC has two satellite locations, in McPherson, Kansas and Newton, Kansas.
Students can choose from more than 70 different academic programs, leading to Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees. Hutchinson Community College has transfer and articulation agreements with every Kansas Regents university and college, as well as a variety of other institutions across the country.
The college also offers over 50 technical programs.
See main article: Hutchinson Blue Dragons.
The Hutchinson Blue Dragons are the sports teams of Hutchinson Community College. They participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.[5]