Welcome to Kansas City Kansas Community College! We are an open-access community college. To be admitted to KCKCC, you must have completed at least one of the following:
If you do not meet these requirements cannot be met, students can seek admission under the Special Students or High School Students category.
As an equal opportunity institution, the college accepts all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex/gender (to include orientation, identity, or expression), military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law and/or KCKCC policies.
Students who falsify admissions information and/or fail to submit all transcripts as required by state law are subject to academic dismissal.
All students enrolling at the college for the first time must be assessed in math, reading and writing to determine the appropriate academic path.
First-time college students who have taken the ACT or SAT within the last 24 months can be placed in courses without additional assessment if their ACT/SAT scores meet these requirements:
Once you are admitted to KCKCC, you are eligible to enroll in many programs.
Some programs at the college require selective admission, which means admission does not guarantee enrollment in the program.
Selective admission programs include the following: Cosmetology, Medical Assistant, Mortuary Science, Nail Technology, Nursing, Paramedic, Physical Therapist Assistant, Practical Nursing or Respiratory Therapy.
Students seeking admission into a selective admission program must contact the individual program coordinator for additional requirements.
Each program has unique criteria as well as deadline dates.
Read more about Selective Admissions
Students who graduate from a home school or private school that is recognized by the state of the student’s residency will be admitted as a regular student. Home School or private school students must submit a complete online application and provide an official academic transcript reflecting completed courses, grades and date of graduation.
Students who are transferring from another higher education institution are responsible for contacting the institutions they have attended and requesting that their official transcript be sent directly to Registrar’s Office. All official transcripts from previous colleges attended are required to be on file in the Registrar’s Office before the enrollment process is considered complete.
Hand-carried transcripts will be accepted as official only when the college seal is affixed, the envelope is sealed, and the document is submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Electronic transcripts are accepted through direct transmission from secured sites and authorized institutions, upon verification of authenticity.
Photocopies and faxed copies can be used for advising purposes only, but these documents are not considered official for the purpose of evaluation and posting to the KCKCC academic transcript.
Students who wish to have credit applied to their KCKCC transcript for courses completed outside of the United States must submit an official course–by-course credential evaluation completed by a NACES Member credential evaluation agency (www.naces.org/members).
The college will grant credit for equivalent courses at KCKCC. Courses for which there are no equivalent courses at KCKCC, but which are determined to be acceptable transfer credit, will be designated with the most appropriate department codes and listed as elective. All courses posted on the KCKCC transcript will be included for computation into the cumulative grade point average.
Transfer credit is not official until evaluated and posted to the KCKCC transcript. The college will evaluate transcripts based on the declared program of study. KCKCC will grant transfer credit only to courses that apply to the student’s program of study or that meet degree requirements at KCKCC. Students who change their program of study or degree plan at KCKCC may request that the Registrar’s Office re-evaluate their transcript based on the changed active program.
KCKCC offers special credit opportunities with nontraditional studies, which includes ten categories in which credit may be earned.
Each category has regulations and criteria concerning admission and academic credit.
Nontraditional studies is not a "short-cut" enabling students to avoid attending classes or obtain quick academic credits. Students who qualify for nontraditional studies academic credit are unique in their learning and educational experiences.
Read more about Nontraditional Studies
KCKCC offers a special student admission option for students if they are over 18 years of age and do not have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Such students must be non-degree seeking.
Enrollment for special students is limited to one course during their first semester at the college. After earning a grade of C or better, they are entitled to enroll in two courses the next semester. Students who continue to maintain a C average are allowed to take two classes each semester until they accumulate a maximum of 20 academic credit hours. At that point, special students are required to earn a GED in order to enroll as a regular degree-seeking student.
Special students are required to follow college regulations, pay fees, and maintain satisfactory academic progress.
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is designed for students who need additional English instruction before starting academic classes. For admission into the program, students must provide a high school diploma or GED certificate. Before enrolling in ESOL classes, students are required to take the approved English assessment at KCKCC. Using these scores, the ESOL advisor will assist students with enrollment. Call the ESOL coordinator at 913-288-7380 or the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences division at 913-288-7674 for an appointment.
Students needing the GED certificate or basic, non-credit English as a Second Language (ESL) classes should contact Adult and Continuing Education at 913-288-7660.