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Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: Kingsborough Community College and PTPS Program Build Pathways to Public Service

KCC has partnered with the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Pathways to Public Service Program (PTPS).

Three Kingsborough Students Named Semifinalists for Coveted Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

KCC students Sumaya Jashim, Nawel Messaoudi, and Reuben Petit-Noel were among the 459 nationwide semifinalists selected by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

The Aspen Institute Names Kingsborough Community College is a Semifinalist for Prestigious 2025 Aspen Prize

Kingsborough Community College has made the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program’s list of semifinalists for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, making us eligible to compete for $1 million in shared prize funds. (We’re the only semifinalist from New York State!)

Angela Macias: From Hoops to Hope

Angela Macias is making waves at Kingsborough. Angela will graduate in June with a degree in mental health and human services.

Kiana Rojas: Determined & Fearless

Freshman rookie athlete Kiana Rojas is making waves on the basketball court. The Hispanic Queens native is the first in her family to attend college, and she's determined to make the most of her time at Kingsborough Community College

KCC Receives $1.5M In Funding For Offshore Wind Training Program

The New York City Council awarded Kingsborough Community College $1.5 million for its offshore wind basic safety training facility.

Kingsborough Community College And InStride Team Up To Help Working Adults Earn Undergraduate Degrees

Kingsborough Community College, in partnership with InStride's growing network of corporate partners, to offer associate degrees to corporate employees.

Dr. Claudia V. Schrader, President of KCC, Joins ITHAKA Board of Trustees

ITHAKA, the not-for-profit organization has appointed Kingsborough Community College President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader to its Board of Trustees.

Dr. Claudia V. Schrader Of Kingsborough Community College Chosen For Aspen Institute’s New Presidents Fellowship To Advance Student Success

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program announced that Claudia V. Schrader, president of Kingsborough Community College, is one of 25 leaders selected for the 2021-22 class of the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship.

KCC’s Aging Library To Receive $450,000 For Upgrades

The Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has awarded Kingsborough Community College $450,000 in capital funding towards vital upgrades to the campus’ aging library.

Racial Injustice And Emotional Trauma, Now What?

The 16th annual City University of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference will take place on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2021.

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