{{Short description|Athletic conference in the US}} {{Primary sources|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox sports league | name = Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference | color = #1817A4 | font_color = #FFFFFF | title = | logo = KJCCC logo.png | logo_size = 200px | founded = 1923 | association = NJCAA | division = Region 6 | teams = 20 | sports = 19 | mens = 9 | womens = 10 | region = Kansas | formerly = Kansas Public Junior College Association <small>(1923–1962)</small><br />Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference <small>(1962–1975)</small> | headquarters = Colby, Kansas | commissioner = Mike Saddler | website = {{URL|www.kjccc.org}} | map = KJCCC map.png | map_size = 250 }}
The '''Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference''' ('''KJCCC''') is a college athletic conference that is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). As of 2007, the KJCCC was home to more than 3,000 student-athletes in the 19 men's and women's sports. The conference's name comes from "Jayhawk" which is a term used for people born in the state of Kansas, where all of the conference's schools are located. The term Jayhawk, however, originated with a group of anti-slavery guerrillas during the American Civil War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jayhawker|title=Definition of Jayhawker | Dictionary.com|website=www.dictionary.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jayhawker|title=Definition of JAYHAWKER|website=www.merriam-webster.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/jayhawker|title=jayhawker|via=The Free Dictionary}}</ref>
==Member schools== ===Current members=== The KJCCC currently has 19 full members. All KJCCC schools which compete in football, wrestling, track and field, and cross country do so at the Division I level. Independence and Fort Hays Tech Northwest are the only members that do not field a baseball team. In other sports, the schools are split between Division I and Division II status.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! Institution ! Location{{efn|group=full|All locations are within the State of Kansas.}} ! Founded ! Affiliation ! Enrollment ! Nickname ! Joined ! Colors ! Division |- | '''Allen Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC1|Member institution is a Division II school in basketball, volleyball and softball.}} | Iola | 1923 | rowspan="20" | Public{{efn|group=full|name=KsBoR|Part of the Kansas Board of Regents System.}} | 2,385 | Red Devils | 1923 | {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#ed1b3b|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Barton Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC2|Member institution is a Division I school in basketball, volleyball and softball.}} | Great Bend | 1969 | 6,281 | Cougars | 1969 | {{color box|#0177c1|border=silver}} {{color box|#b6985a|border=silver}} | Western |- | '''Butler Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC2}} | El Dorado | 1927 | 7,019 | Grizzlies | 1927 | {{color box|#43175d|border=silver}} {{color box|#ccad6c|border=silver}} | Western |- | '''Cloud County Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC3|Member institution is a Division I school in basketball, and a Division II member in volleyball and softball.}} | Concordia | 1965 | 3,437 | Thunderbirds | 1996 | {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#ffd400|border=silver}} | Western |- | '''Coffeyville Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC3}} | Coffeyville | 1923 | 1,772 | Red Ravens | 1923 | {{color box|#ff173d|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Colby Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC3}} | Colby | 1964 | ? | Trojans | ? | {{color box|#0038a8|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | Western |- | '''Cowley College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC3}} | Arkansas City | 1922 | ? | Tigers | 1924 | {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#ef5311|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Dodge City Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC2}} | Dodge City | 1935 | ? | Conquistadors | 1936 | {{color box|#4e2583|border=silver}} {{color box|#efb30f|border=silver}} | Western |- | '''Fort Hays Tech Northwest'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC2}} | Goodland | 1964 | ? | Tigers | 2017 | {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|yellow|border=silver}} | Western |- | '''Fort Scott Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC1}} | Fort Scott | 1919 | 2,000 | Greyhounds | 1923/1962 | {{color box|#5b122b|border=silver}} {{color box|#808080|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Garden City Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC2}} | Garden City | 1919 | 2,122 | Broncbusters | 1924 | {{color box|#fed64e|border=silver}} {{color box|#543019|border=silver}} | Western |- | '''Highland Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC2}} | Highland | 1858 | ? | Scotties | 1970/1996 | {{color box|#002b5c|border=silver}} {{color box|#edb110|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Hutchinson Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC2}} | Hutchinson | 1928 | 5,114 | Blue Dragons | 1929 | {{color box|#d9293e|border=silver}} {{color box|#004693|border=silver}} | Western |- | '''Independence Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC4|Member institution is a Division I school in basketball and softball, and a Division II member in volleyball.}} | Independence | 1925 | 1,133 | Pirates | 1925 | {{color box|#00245d|border=silver}} {{color box|#a39161|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Johnson County Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC1}} | Overland Park | 1967 | 16,651 | Cavaliers | ? | {{color box|#002e5b|border=silver}} {{color box|#fed100|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Kansas City Kansas Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC1}} | Kansas City | 1923 | 4,886 | Blue Devils | 1925 | {{color box|#045da8|border=silver}} {{color box|#e73231|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Labette Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC1}} | Parsons | 1923 | ? | Cardinals | 1923 | {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#df223a|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Neosho County Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC1}} | Chanute | 1936 | ? | Panthers | 1936 | {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#f47821|border=silver}} | Eastern |- | '''Pratt Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC2}} | Pratt | 1938 | ? | Beavers | 1939 | {{color box|#0e4d8e|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | Western |- | '''Seward County Community College'''{{efn|group=full|name=KJCCC2}} | Liberal | 1969 | 2,692 | Saints | ? | {{color box|#003b00|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} | Western |}
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==Football== Only seven of the schools have football: Butler, Coffeyville, Dodge City, Garden City, Hutchinson, Highland, and Independence. The conference is not divided into divisions for football.<ref>[http://www.kjccc.org/football/fbindex.html Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference] Football</ref> Fort Scott terminated its football program on Nov. 8, 2021.
From 2000 through the 2013 season, the regular-season champion was considered the Jayhawk Conference champion while the playoff champion was considered the Region VI champion. Prior to the 2014 season, the playoffs were eliminated from the schedule so that each Jayhawk Conference team could play a game versus each football-playing school in Iowa. The Jayhawk Conference regular-season champion is now also the Region 6 champion.
The Independence Pirates football team was featured on the third and fourth seasons of the television documentary "Last Chance U" and consequently multiple games of the conference were featured on the documentary.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/last-chance-u-renewed-1202538032/ | title='Last Chance U' Renewed by Netflix for Season 3 | date=24 August 2017 }}</ref>
===Yearly standings=== {| cellpadding="5" |valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Kansas Junior College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1970 Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{1988 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1989 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1990 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{1991 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1992 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1993 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{1994 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1995 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1996 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{1997 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1998 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{2007 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2008 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2010 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{2011 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2012 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2013 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2015 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2016 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{2017 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2018 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2019 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{2020–21 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2021 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2022 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{2023 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2024 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{2025 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings}} |}
== See also == * List of college athletic programs in Kansas
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}}
{{Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference}} {{National Junior College Athletic Association}}
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