In 1915, the Kansas City community was asking for local higher education opportunities. In response to the growing need, the Kansas City school board approved the post-secondary education experiment called, the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. The Kansas City Polytechnic Institute was officially established by the Board of Education on May 29, 1915, as the first public institution of higher education in Kansas City. With the junior college division attracting so many students, we officially changed our name to the Junior College of Kansas City in 1919. Today, we are the largest public education provider in the area and one of the premier community colleges in the nation.