Kansas Board of Regents facts for kids
 |
|
| Formation | July 1, 1925 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | educational oversight |
| Headquarters | 1000 SW Jackson Street Suite 520 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
|
Membership
|
32 public institutions |
|
President & CEO
|
Blake Flanders |
|
Chairman
|
Jon Rolph |
The Kansas Board of Regents is a group of nine people. They help manage colleges and universities in the state of Kansas. Their main job is to make sure these schools offer good education.
They oversee six main state universities. They also supervise many other schools. These include nineteen community colleges, five technical colleges, six technical schools, and one special city university. You can find more details about these schools in the list of colleges and universities.
Contents
How Board Members Are Chosen
The Kansas Board of Regents has nine members. Each member is chosen by the Governor of Kansas. These members also work on different committees. These committees deal with important topics about higher education.
Schools Managed by the Board
The Kansas Board of Regents looks after 33 different schools. One of these is a special university that belongs to a city.
Public Universities
The Board oversees six public universities in Kansas. These are big schools where students go after high school. They offer many different subjects to study.
| Institution | Location (main campus) |
Founded | Joined KBOR | Student Enrollment (fall 2022) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 students in 2022 | 67,782 | ||||
City Universities
The Board also helps manage one special university that is connected to a city.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined KBOR | Student Enrollment (fall 2022) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn University | Topeka | 1865 | 1999 | 4,068 | JuliAnn Mazachek |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | 1964 (merged with Washburn in 2008) | 959 | |||
| Total students in 2022 | 5,027 | ||||
Community and Technical Colleges
The Board also oversees many community and technical colleges. These schools offer different types of education. Community colleges often provide two-year degrees. Technical colleges teach specific job skills.
