Kenai Peninsula College is a unit of the University of Alaska Anchorage

University of Alaska Anchorage

The University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest school of the University of Alaska System, with about 16,500 students, about 14,000 of whom attend classes at Goose Lake, its main campus in Anchorage....

, and is one of four community campuses. The student body comprises almost 2,000 students at 4 locations.

Locations

• The Kenai River Campus (KRC) is located in Soldotna, Alaska
  Soldotna, Alaska
  As of the census of 2000, there were 3,759 people, 1,465 households, and 969 families residing in the city. As of 2008, the population was close to 4,200. The population density was 541.9 people per square mile . There were 1,670 housing units at an average density of 240.7 per square mile...
  
   and serves the Central Kenai Peninsula.
• The Kachemak Bay Campus
  Kachemak Bay Campus
  Kachemak Bay Campus is a campus of Kenai Peninsula College, which is a unit of the University of Alaska Anchorage. Located in Homer, KBC has a student population of about 500 . The college was formerly divided into two campuses, referred to as east and west campuses respectively...
  
  (KBC) is located in Homer, Alaska
  Homer, Alaska
  Homer is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population was 5,364. One of Homer's nicknames is "the cosmic hamlet by the sea"; another is "the end of the road"...
  
   and serves the Southern Kenai Peninsula.
• The Resurrection Bay Extension Site is located in Seward, Alaska
  Seward, Alaska
  Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016....
  
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• The Anchorage Extension Site is located in Anchorage, Alaska
  Anchorage, Alaska
  Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
  
  and provides Process Technology and Occupational Safety and Health training courses.

Bachelor degrees

Students can complete most or all of the following Bachelor degrees while at Kenai Peninsula College. The degrees themselves are University of Alaska Anchorage degrees.

• Bachelor of Liberal Studies
• Bachelor of Elementary Education
• Bachelor of Psychology

Associate of Applied Science Degrees

• Computer Electronics
• Computer Information and Office Systems
• Computer Systems Technology
• Digital Art
• Early Childhood Development
• General Business
• Human Services
• Industrial Process Instrumentation
• Nursing (in association with the UAA Nursing program)
• Occupational Safety & Health
• Paramedical Technology
• Process Technology

Undergraduate Certificate programs

• Computer Information and Office Systems
• Mechanical Technology
• Petroleum Technology
• Small Business Management
• Welding Technology

Computer information and office systems

• Office Technology
• Bookkeeping
• Web Foundations
• Desktop Publishing & Graphics

Special programs

• The Kenai Fishing Academy (KFA) is a week long training session that teaches students how to improve their fishing skills.
• The Kenai Fishing Guide Academy is a week-long training session for professional Kenai River guides, required by the Alaska State Department of Parks and Recretion (who help manage the Kenai River).
• The Kachemak Bay Writers Conference is a 4 day conference that includes nationally acclaimed and award winning authors

External links

• Kenai Peninsula College Main Website
• Kachemak Bay Campus Website
• Resurrection Bay Extension Site Website
• Anchorage Extension Site Website
• Kenai Fishing Academy Website
• Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference Website