Southeastern Community College (Iowa)

College in Burlington and Keokuk, Iowa, US

This article is about the community college in Iowa. For other colleges with a similar name, see Southeastern College (disambiguation).

Southeastern Community College

Former names

* Burlington Junior College (1920–1961)
* Burlington Community College (1961–1967)
* Keokuk Community College (1953–1967)

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Type| Public community college
Established| 1967; 58 years ago (1967)
President| Michael Ash
Students| 3,601
Location|

Burlington and Keokuk, Iowa

U.S.

Colors|     Red and black
Nickname| Blackhawks

Sporting affiliations

| NJCAA Division I
Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
Website| www.scciowa.edu

Southeastern Community College is a public community college in Iowa with two campuses, one in Burlington and one in Keokuk.

## History

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Southeastern Community College was formed in 1967 with the merging of two local colleges: Burlington Junior College, founded in 1920, and Keokuk Community College, founded in 1953.[1]

## Campus

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The college also has a regional center in Mount Pleasant and a downtown Burlington site which houses the Center for Business and Industry Services. The West Burlington campus serves as the administrative center and main campus.

## Academics

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Southeastern is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[2]

## Athletics

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The West Burlington campus offers men's basketball, men's baseball, women's softball, golf and women's volleyball. Women's basketball is offered at the Keokuk campus. These teams have enjoyed much success, including three men's basketball championships (2000, 2003, 2004) and one softball national championship (2003).[3] The school mascot is Champ the Blackhawk.[4]

## Notable alumni and staff

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* Bobby Joe Hill, starting point guard on Texas Western's historic 1965-1966 NCAA Championship-winning team
* Ivan Almonte, professional basketball player
* Kyle Amendt, professional baseball player[5]
* Eulis Baez, professional basketball player
* Joe O'Brien, college basketball coach
* Fred Brown, professional basketball player
* Jeff Kurtz, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
* Jeff Reichman, member of the Iowa Senate
* Kim Reynolds, 43rd governor of Iowa and 46th lieutenant governor of Iowa
* Matthew Rinker, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
* Filiberto Rivera, professional basketball player
* Devon Rouse, professional racecar driver
* Jimson St. Louis, professional football player
* Winston Garland, professional basketball player
* Doug Thomas, professional basketball player[6]
* Sam Williams, professional basketball player

## References

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1. ^ Niehaus-Steffensmeier, Michaele (March 31, 2020). "SCC celebrates 100th year". The Hawk Eye.
2. ^ "Accreditation at Southeastern Community College". Southeastern Community College. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
3. ^ "Blackhawk Athletics". Southeastern Community College.
4. ^ "Champ had a fantastic time with area teens at the Southeast Iowa Science Fair!". Southeastern Community College Facebook Page.
5. ^ Sesker, Craig (July 10, 2023). "Former SCC pitcher Amendt selected in MLB draft". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
6. ^ "Thomas is almost ready to be a Hawk". The Quad-City Times. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

## External links

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* Official website

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Iowa community colleges

Colleges|

* Clinton
* Des Moines Area
* Ellsworth
* Hawkeye
* Indian Hills
* Iowa Central
* Iowa Lakes
* Iowa Valley
* Iowa Western
* Kirkwood
* Marshalltown
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* Northwest Iowa
* Scott
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* Southwestern
* Western Iowa Tech

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