Kingsborough Community College facts for kids
Type | Community College |
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Established | 1963 |
President | Claudia V. Schrader |
Provost | Joanne Russell |
Undergraduates | 18,634 |
Location |
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United States
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Campus | Urban |
Kingsborough Community College (KBCC) is a community college in Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and is the only community college in Brooklyn.
Located in Manhattan Beach, the 71-acre (287,300 m2) campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is also located on the site of the old Sheepshead Bay Maritime Training Center for Merchant Marines, Coast Guard and Navy and the Manhattan Beach Air Force Station.
In its early years, it also had an annex, known as the "Mid-Brooklyn campus".
Kingsborough is the only college in New York City with its own private beach, which is open for swimming during the summer.
Kingsborough Community College teams participate as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Wave is a member of the community college section of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.