Kingsborough Community College

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Type Public Students 19,261 Website www.kingsborough.edu Total enrollment 19,261 (2011) President Farley Herzek		Established 1963 Campus Urban Phone +1 718-368-5000 Graduation rate 21% (2014) Average salary after attending undergrad 35,300 USD (2013)

Location Brooklyn, New York, United States Address 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 4,850 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 7,550 USD (2015) Notable alumni Jeff Koinange, Pete Falcone, Sid Rosenberg, Linda Sarsour, Andrew D Weyman Similar Queensborough Community College, Borough of Manhattan Communi, LaGuardia Community College, Hostos Community College, Bronx Community College Profiles Facebook

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Kingsborough Community College (KBCC), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is the only community college in Brooklyn, New York. Located in Manhattan Beach, the 71-acre (283,000 m²) campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is also located on the site of the old 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.

Athletics

Kingsborough Community College teams participate as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Wave are 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.

Awards and rankings

Kingsborough was named one of the top four community colleges in nation by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program in 2013

In 2011, the college was identified as one of the top 120 community colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program.

In 2009, Kingsborough received the Diana Hacker TYCA Outstanding Program in English Award from the National Two-Year College English Association (TYCA)

Kingsborough's "Eco-Festival" won the 2008 CUNY Sustainability Award for environmental education and advocacy

Kingsborough received an award from the Center for Digital Education for "exceptional technology support to students and educators" in 2009

In 2007, the college was one of several to receive a Brooklyn Buildings Award from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes "newly completed construction projects that have a positive impact on [Brooklyn's] economy and quality of life.