Campus
The campus encompasses 145 acres (0.59 km2), 20 buildings, a fishing lake, a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) fitness trail, basketball, tennis and racquetball courts, and a rodeo arena.
The Student Union is the heart of the campus. It contains the Conq Corral (snack bar, computer center, 4 satellite televisions, and entertainment center), Conq Shop Bookstore (currently in the upper level), Journalism Department, Student Government Association, and Information Center. It is currently under remodelling and its services are currently located in the Learning Resource Center. See www.dc3.edu website for more details.
The Learning Resource Center, or LRC, contains 30,000 volumes of print material, 200 periodicals, a Federal Documents Depository, electronic reference materials, and has access to over 2.5 million titles and 50,000 periodical titles through networking with other Kansas libraries. Access to over 24 million titles in 71,000 libraries in 112 countries is also available by participation in OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), a non-profit computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing the rate of rise of library costs. Internet access is available to online reference material and university libraries' catalogs worldwide. The College's television station is located on the second floor. The College archives is also located in the LRC. It is the repository for material related to the history of DC3, including yearbooks, newspapers, flyers, programs, and other historical items.
The Cosmetology/Child Care Building contains the cosmetology program and Cosmetology Salon. The Salon is designed as a laboratory experience for cosmetology students, and is open to the public on a limited basis. Appointments are available by calling the Department of Cosmetology at 620.225.0288.
Lake Charles, named after former College President Charles Barnes, is a 1½ acre, 12-foot (3.7 m) deep community fishing lake. The lake remains full with water pumped into it by the college. It is stocked with channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, trout, and bluegill. Its location is 37°46′32″N 100°02′19″W / 37.77562°N 100.0385°W / 37.77562; -100.0385. Current conditions, fishing reports, recent stockings, catch limits, and bait recommendations may be found at Lake Charles, KS Dept. of Wildlife & Parks. Fishing permits are required.
The Little Theatre holds campus performances, special cultural events, lectures, student musical performances, and community meetings. It has a proscenium stage and holds 357 spectators. DC3's Art Gallery is located in the Theatre's lobby.
The Wellness Center, located on the lower level of the Physical Education building, is used by students, staff, and community members. The Center offers free weights, stationary bikes, rowing machines, Nordic-Trak ski machine, treadmills, step machines, and aerobic riders. Staff offer individually designed exercise prescriptions, fitness evaluations, body composition analysis, and exercise programs for senior citizens.
The Clyde Tombaugh Astronomy Center is on the southwest campus. Completed in 1996, it consists of two domes, a 10" Meade LX200 Schmidt-Cassagrain telescope, and a 12.5" Parks Optical Newtonian/Cassagrain HIT telescope. The facility is named after Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto on February 18, 1930, and grew up in Burdett, a small town near Dodge City.
DC3 is only one of a handful of community colleges in the country to own and operate an electron microscope; it is located in the Science and Math building.
Approximately 300 students live on campus each year. There are 2 traditional residence halls, Shelden (male), and Coleman-Webb (female); two roommates share a connected bathroom with another two-roommate suite. There are 3 apartment-style residence halls, Sites-Franklin, Russell-Revitte, and Gleckler-Zollars halls; Each has a living room and two or three bedrooms.
Security for the campus and residence halls is present 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Staff consists of full-time officers, part-time officers, and student cadets.
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