Kansas Board of Regents facts for kids
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| Formation | July 1, 1925 |
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| Purpose | educational oversight |
| Headquarters | 1000 SW Jackson Street Suite 520 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
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Membership
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32 public institutions |
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President & CEO
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Blake Flanders |
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Chairman
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Jon Rolph |
The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members that governs six state universities in the U.S. state of Kansas. In addition to these six universities, it also supervises and coordinates nineteen community colleges, five technical colleges, six technical schools and a municipal university. Refer to the list of colleges and universities for details on the individual schools.
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Member selection
The Kansas Board of Regents has nine members, each of whom is appointed by the Governor of Kansas. Each Board Member also serves on various committees that address higher education issues.
Schools governed by the Board of Regents
The Kansas Board of Regents oversees 33 institutions, one of which is an independent municipal university.
Public universities
| Institution | Location (main campus) |
Founded | Joined KBOR | Full-time Equivalency Enrollment (fall 2022) | Leader |
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| Emporia State University | Emporia | 1863 | 1925 | 3,943 | Ken Hush |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays | 1902 | 7,973 | Tisa Mason | |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | 1863 | 15,639 | Richard Linton | |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | 1903 | 4,999 | Dan Shipp | |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | 1865 | 20,642 | Doug Girod | |
| University of Kansas Medical Center | Kansas City | 2,802 | |||
| Wichita State University | Wichita | 1895 | 1964 | 11,784 | Richard Muma |
| Total enrollment (2022) | 67,782 | ||||
Municipal universities
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined KBOR | Full-time Equivalency Enrollment (fall 2022) | Leader |
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| Washburn University | Topeka | 1865 | 1999 | 4,068 | JuliAnn Mazachek |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | 1964 (merged with Washburn in 2008) | 959 | |||
| Total enrollment (2022) | 5,027 | ||||
Public community and technical colleges
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined KBOR | Full-Time
Equivalent Enrollment (Fall 2018) |
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| Allen Community College | Iola | 1923 | 1999 | 1,432 | John Masterson |
| Barton Community College | Great Bend | 1965 | 2,553 | Carl Heilman | |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | 1927 | 5,323 | Kimberly Krull | |
| Cloud County Community College | Concordia | 1965 | 1,145 | Amber Knoettgen | |
| Coffeyville Community College | Coffeyville | 1923 | 1,451 | Marlon Thornburg | |
| Colby Community College | Colby | 1964 | 935 | Seth Carter | |
| Cowley County Community College | Arkansas City | 1922 | 1,914 | Dennis Rittle | |
| Dodge City Community College | Dodge City | 1935 | 1,079 | Harold Nolte | |
| Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia | 1963 | 685 | Caron Daugherty | |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott | 1919 | 1,199 | Alysia Johnston | |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | 1919 | 1,436 | Ryan Ruda | |
| Highland Community College | Highland | 1858 | 1,568 | Deborah Fox | |
| Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson | 1928 | 3,261 | Carter File | |
| Independence Community College | Independence | 1925 | 633 | Vincent Bowhay | |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | 1969 | 9,888 | Andrew Bowne | |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | 1923 | 3,523 | Greg Mosier | |
| Labette Community College | Parsons | 1923 | 1,099 | Mark Watkins | |
| Manhattan Area Technical College | Manhattan | 1965 | 498 | James Genandt | |
| Neosho County Community College | Chanute | 1936 | 1,207 | Brian Inbody | |
| North Central Kansas Technical College | Beloit | 1996 | 654 | Eric Burks | |
| Northwest Kansas Technical College | Goodland | 1964 | 730 | Ben Schears | |
| Pratt Community College | Pratt | 1935 | 875 | Mike Calvert | |
| Salina Area Technical College | Salina | 1965 | 435 | Greg Nichols | |
| Seward County Community College | Liberal | 1967 | 1,188 | Kenneth Trzaska | |
| WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | Wichita | 1965 | 2,779 | Sheree Utash | |
| Total enrollment (2018) | 47,491 | ||||
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