History and Facilities
ICC was established in 1925 as the 13th and 14th grades of the Independence Public Schools. In 1967, the college was legally separated from the local school district and a bond issue financed the construction of new buildings on the grounds of the old Independence Country Club golf course. The college was moved in 1970 to the 68-acre (28 ha) campus south of Independence (a former golf course) that it currently occupies. Campus facilities include the Academic Building, Fine Arts Building, Student Union, Cessna Learning Center, Field House, Administration Building, Maintenance Building, Esch Observatory, athletic practice fields, parking lots, a lake, and dormitories. There is a second campus, ICC West, which was constructed in 2011 and focuses on workforce development and technical programs.
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