Kingsborough Community College - Definition and Overview

Kingsborough Community College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is a junior college in Brooklyn, New York. The campus is located at the eastern end of the Manhattan Beach peninsula. The seventy-acre campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

The college was founded in 1963. It serves more than 30,000 students annually and offers both credit and non-credit courses. Since its opening, the college has served over half a million students.

Notable Alumni

• Pete Falcone—former New York Mets pitcher
• Jeff Koinage—CNN correspondent in Africa
• Larry Seabrook—New York State Senator (33rd district)

External links

• Kingsborough Community College Web site (http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/)