Founded in 1963, Kingsborough Community College serves a widely diverse population of approximately 14,000 students. The college has been identified as an Aspen Prize Top Community College seven consecutive times by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, finishing in the top 10 three times, most recently in 2023.
In 2019 Leonard Riggio, the founder and chairman of Barnes & Noble book stores, donated $1 million toward scholarships for Kingsborough students.[4]
Academics
KCC offers over 50 programs of study, including the only New York State license-approved polysomnographic technology degree program in New York City and NYC’s first and only accredited A.A.S. degree in surgical technology. It is the first college in Brooklyn with a New York State Department of Health–Bureau of Emergency Medical Services-approved paramedic curriculum. Its maritime program, replete with its own boats and dock, offers training for various careers at sea.
Campus
KCC's Marine Academic Center (MAC) features a working lighthouse.
A working lighthouse,[5] # 34360, sits atop the Marine Academic Center (MAC). Designed by Gruzen Samton Architects, it has flashed a white light every 4 seconds since 1990.
The library at Kingsborough Community College is named after former City University of New York Chancellor Robert Kibbee.[6] The 743-seat Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center at Kingsborough was named in honor of Leon M. Goldstein, who was president at the college from 1971 to 1999.[7][8] Kingsborough is the only college in New York City with its own private beach, which is open for swimming during the summer.[9]
Athletics
The campus is bounded by three bodies of water: Jamaica Bay to the east, Sheepshead Bay to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south
