Dr. Ewa Unoke is a professor at KCKCC, head of the Political Science/Pre-Law program. This man made a huge impact in my life in 2007. I took his class called Foreign Policy/International Relations. He gave a book* to the class…
Stephen Derfelt, KCKCC Alumnus C’12, recognized by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
Stephen Derfelt, CFSP, a funeral director with Derfelt Funeral Homes of Southeast Kansas, has recently qualified for the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP), by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. A number of professions grant special recognition…
Q&A with Faris Ha Ha, KCKCC TEC Alumnus C’07
Faris Ha Ha is the proud owner of Ha Ha’s Heating and Cooling, LLC. He also has other businesses in real estate and a restaurant called Ha Ha’s Pizza. He graduated from the Kansas City Area Technical School, now known…
One Student’s Story of the Impact of Covid-19
Meet Karol Pineda. She is a Respiratory Therapist student at KCKCC, who was mentally and financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “Since the Covid-19 Pandemic started in March 2020, I became afraid of my economic situation. I was working as…
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation to Provide New Full Ride Scholarship to KCKCC
The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation was established in 1993 by Ella Fitzgerald, world-renowned jazz artist. Ms. Fitzgerald wished to share her passion for music and reading with people of all races, cultures, and beliefs, as well as to help at-risk…
Help Us Celebrate Our Oldest Living Alumna
Ms. Esther Foreman is a very interesting and extraordinary person. Not only for her lifelong dedication to educating others, but because of her kind spirit and progressive mindset. She is a proud Kansas City Kansas Junior College graduate from the…
Q & A with Judge Gwynne (Harris) Birzer, United States Magistrate Judge, KCKCC Class of ’87
Following law school, Judge Birzer practiced law in Topeka, Kan. in the public sector as an assistant public defender, an assistant district attorney, and as an assistant attorney general, and in the private sector in her own firm. In 2004,…