About Us
Knox Community College (KCC), established in 1975, is a co-educational institution located in Spalding, Jamaica. It operates four campuses: Spalding, Cobbla, May Pen, and Mandeville. Although the College began with only three academic programmes, today it offers more than fifty across a range of disciplines, leading to the award of certificates, diplomas, associate degrees, and bachelor’s degrees.
KCC is a leading educational institution, operating under the auspices of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, as well as the Ministry of Education, Skills Youth and Information (MOESYI). It serves the educational needs of students throughout Central Jamaica. The College is governed by several layers of administration, including the Board of Management, Executive Leadership Team, Senior Management Team and the Student Council Body. At present, approximately 1,300 students are enrolled.
The College in responding to emerging needs and national strategic priorities seeks to maintain relevance within the regional and local landscape thereby positioning itself to be a premier institution. This Strategic Compass (Strategic Plan) then brings into sharp focus the activities it must undertake to accord with Vision 2030. This Strategic Compass period revolves around five strategic goals, namely:
- Generating research and innovation
- Attaining educational excellence
- Increasing public engagement
- Strengthening human resource development
- Improving operational efficiency
In January 2019, the Principal launched the College’s strategic planning process with a special meeting of faculty and staff. The discussion, aimed at critically assessing the institution, was led by a facilitator with international, regional, and local experience. In preparation, the facilitator reviewed trends in tertiary and post-secondary education, as well as a SWOT analysis conducted three months earlier.
Following this, a one-day session in March 2019 produced the outcomes of focus group discussions on key issues such as accountability, performance, private sector involvement, funding, curriculum, teaching, inclusion, management information systems (MIS), faculty, staff, students, and infrastructure.
In August 2019, a two-day management retreat brought together stakeholders of the College, who agreed on the philosophies that should guide the institution’s operations. They also identified and deliberated on the initiatives KCC should undertake over the next five years to achieve meaningful transformation.