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About
Kenai Peninsula College
Are you a rural student looking for a university
education without having to move to a large Alaskan city?
Are you a student presently living off-the-road system and
don’t want to enroll in classes that have more students
than your village has residents? Do you want your professor
to know your name and not just your student number? Are
you looking for a new career or want to kick start your
old one? Are you hoping to get a job in the soon-to-boom
mining, gas or oil industries? If you answered yes to any
of these questions, then Kenai Peninsula College is for
you.
The Kenai Peninsula College (KPC) system,
a unit of the University of Alaska Anchorage, has locations
throughout the peninsula and in Anchorage. KPC is comprised
of: Kenai River Campus in Soldotna; Kachemak Bay Campus
in Homer; Mining and Petroleum Training Service in Soldotna
and Anchorage; Resurrection Bay Extension Site in Seward;
and, the Anchorage Extension Site at the University Center.
KPC offers two-year Associates of Arts
and Associates of Applied Science degrees, as well as courses
leading to vocational certificates. Programs leading to
baccalaureate degrees, such as the Bachelor of Liberal Studies,
Elementary Education, Psychology, Anthropology, and Fine
Arts can usually be obtained entirely at KPC. A number of
other four-year degree programs are available at KPC via
distance delivery through other University of Alaska campuses.
Set in beautiful outdoor settings, the college
offers academic advising, transfer information, financial
aid assistance, career counseling and free tutoring. The
college also serves students needing Adult Basic Education,
GED tutoring and testing, English as a Second Language and
Literacy instruction.
The college recently added a number of new
programs including Associate degrees in Nursing, Paramedical
Technology, Digital Arts and General Business.
With an enrollment of almost 2000 students
each semester and highly qualified faculty, KPC prides itself
on small class size and personalized attention for all students.
There are no "typical" students at KPC. All ages,
educational backgrounds and ethnicities are represented.
The University of Alaska Anchorage and KPC are fully accredited
by the Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association
of Schools and Colleges.
Kenai River Campus
Perched on the banks of the world famous Kenai River (home
of the world record king salmon), the campus is conveniently
located between the communities of Kenai and Soldotna. The
campus sits on more than 300 wooded acres and includes classrooms,
library, laboratories, computer labs, vocational shops,
media center, bookstore, art gallery, career center, learning
center, food café, commons areas and outdoor walking
and ski trails.
During the last 2 years the campus added several new
classrooms, a health clinic, and a 6000 sq. ft building housing
the Mining and Petroleum Training Service.
Kachemak Bay Campus
The Kachemak Bay campus is located in the picturesque seaside
town of Homer. The community is renown for its arts programs,
world famous fishing for salmon and halibut and community-minded
residents. The campus delivers KPC's programs and services
on the southern Kenai Peninsula. The campus offers a quality
education in a warm, friendly environment.
The campus includes classrooms, computer
lab, learning center, bookstore and library with access
to CD-ROM and online databases. The campus has expanded
with a 9,000 sq. ft. addition that includes a new science lab,
student services area, classrooms and student commons.
Recent renovations added an art classroom/studio
and photography darkroom, additional classroom space, and offices.
Mining and Petroleum Training Service
(MAPTS)
The University of Alaska
established the MAPTS in 1979 specifically to deliver training,
development and consulting services to the resource industries
of Alaska. With its statewide mission, MAPTS has trained
more than 50,000 individuals, and has offices in Soldotna
and Anchorage. MAPTS has moved into a new 6000 sq. ft. facility at the Kenai River Campus in Soldotna. MAPTS has the largest enrollment of any similar
program in North America and provides training to clients
in Russia and Aruba.
Resurrection Bay Extension Site
KPC also offers classes on the eastern Kenai Peninsula in
Seward. Various general education requirement courses and
personal enrichment classes are offered utilizing high school
classrooms. KPC has an on-site coordinator at Seward High
School who schedules these classes, hires adjunct faculty
members, registers students and is available to answer questions
from Peninsula residents who desire to take classes in Seward.
Anchorage Extension Site
KPC offers Associate of Applied Science degree programs in Process Technology, Industrial Process Instrumentation and Occupational Safety and Health at the University Center in Anchorage.Currently, the Occupational Safety and Health, A.A.S. degree is only available at the Anchorage Extension Site.
Mission Statement
Kenai Peninsula College is committed to excellence in education, training and life-long learning by offering accessible opportunities in a supportive environment.
Equal Opportunity
It is the policy of the University of Alaska to provide
equal educational and employment opportunities and to provide
services and benefits to all students and employees without
regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age,
physical handicap, or veteran status.
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