Catalog 2024-25

KCC Mission

Klamath Community College provides accessible, quality education and services in response to the diverse needs of the student, business, and community.

The College supports student success in workforce training, academic transfer, foundational skills development, and community education.

Strategic Initiatives 

1. Student Success. KCC will adapt or develop services, practices, and technologies to provide an inclusive, engaging, and supportive college experience to promote student success and completion.
2. Future-focused education and services. KCC will offer a portfolio of adaptive, innovative, and accessible education and training programs.
3. Organizational viability. KCC will adapt or develop sustainable plans, services, practices, and technologies to provide a secure, desirable, and inclusive working environment.
4. Community engagement. KCC will improve and align its plans, communications and collaborative partnerships that advance community engagement, economic improvement, and workforce development.
5. Advanced planning and strategy. Recognizing that our students will be the flexible and mobile workforce of the future, KCC will adapt its planning and data analysis to be responsive to regional, national, and global changes.

Accreditation

Klamath Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. For individual program accreditation, certification, or approval from professional organizations, please see more information on our Accreditation Page: https://www.klamathcc.edu/accreditation

Klamath Community College Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy

It shall be the policy of the Klamath Community College District to affirm the rights of all individuals to equal education, activities, facilities, and employment without regard to age, sex, disability, national origin, race, marital status, religion, or sexual orientation in accordance with federal and state laws. Klamath Community College complies with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any amendments thereto.

Inquiries or grievances concerning the application of these laws and regulations to the College may be directed to the Klamath Community College’s Executive Director of Human Resources and General Counsel at 7390 South 6th St., Klamath Falls, OR 97603 or at 541-882-3521 or to the Director, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Washington D.C. 20201.

Accommodations

If a person with a disability needs assistance in order to attend or participate in a college event or meeting, please notify the Disability Specialist at 541-882-3521 or KCC.Disability@klamathcc.edu within 3 days of the meeting.

Klamath Community College Photo and Video Policy

Klamath Community College reserves the right to take candid photographs and video at public and college-sponsored events on and off the College’s property, and to use the resulting images and video in media for both internal and external distribution without seeking consent from each individual depicted. Should an individual advise the photographer that he or she is declining to be photographed, the photographer will comply with that request.

Klamath Community College employees and agents will give notice of any photo shoots in private venues, including but not limited to classrooms, laboratories, and offices. Photographers will comply with the requests of individuals who decline to be photographed. In posed or formal photo sessions, photographers will obtain verbal permission from included individuals.

Changes in Catalog Content

The information in this catalog was accurate as of the publication date. Since this is, in effect, a living document, it is subject to change as the College grows. Any additions, deletions, or corrections that may occur after its publication will be noted on the Addendum page of the catalog. Therefore, KCC encourages students to visit its website regularly for the most current information in any chosen field. Students may also contact KCC at 541-882-3521 with specific questions or for clarification about programs, policies, procedures, or other information in this catalog.