You never know what you’ll find inside a science lab on campus at Pratt Community College.

PCC Biology instructor and bacteria knowledge-connoisseur Jason Ghumm likes to keep it interesting and memorable for his students.

“We did a section over biotechnology with a subset of food microbiology. These are about how we use microbes to make products for consumption, industrial use, etc. We usually do a genetic engineering lab and make bacteria glow in the dark, but I wanted to try something different.”

An excellent way to use microbes in making products for consumption in…

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SEPT 17, 2021

Pratt Community College Announces Formation of Partnership with Barton Community College for ADN Nursing Program

During the quarterly board meeting with the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KBSN), a proposal for Pratt Community College (PCC) to partner with Barton Community College (BCC) for the delivery of the Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program on the Pratt Community College campus was approved.

PCC has continuously offered the Pre-Nursing and Practical Nursing (PN-LPN) programs on campus, along with the CNA, CMA and…

Per the American Red Cross, the need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in every community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.

PCC's Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society does their part every year to help fulfill the need.

PTK will host their annual blood drive on Thursday, September 23, 2021 on campus inside Dennis Lesh Arena from 8:30am to 1:30pm.

Appointments can be made online through the Red Cross website, by calling the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767 …

Relief funds for students financially affected by the COVID pandemic are available through our Financial Aid office.

Visit our Higher Education Emergency Funds page to read more about qualifications and how to apply on ECentral.

Six Electrical Power Technology (EPT) students at PCC are craft scholarship recipients, courtesy of Evergy.

To be considered for the two-year renewable scholarship reward, students must be a Kansas or Missouri resident, must be enrolled full-time to pursue a degree in Electric Power and Distribution in Kansas or Missouri, be eligible to earn a Commercial Driver’s License and maintain a 2.5 GPA in the program.

Congratulations to these six EPT students:

Reis Brandt Matthew Ayala Grant Hebb Derek Scribner Caleb Keith Brent Escareno

Applicants were required to submit an…

Old Glory flies high at the newest community treasure in Pratt, Kansas.

The Rotary Club of Pratt donated funds for the purchase of a new flag and flag pole at the new Track and Soccer Complex.

Pratt Community College Athletic Director Tim Swartzendruber has had the honor of witnessing so many community businesses, schools and organizations come together in support of the new facility.

"We are extremely thankful to our local Rotary Club for their support at the Track Soccer Complex. Along with the great scoreboard, it adds class to the facility and will be extremely…

The Linda Hunt Memorial Library on campus at Pratt Community College has a special tradition every school year. They put up a flag that represents the country of students enrolled at PCC. 

There are 26 flags on display at the Linda Hunt Memorial Library for the Fall 2021 semester, which is the highest number of flags displayed at PCC to date.
“The Library has chosen to fly the flags of the home country for each student attending PCC on an F-1 VISA. The ability to recognize each student individually is very important. I remember a couple of years ago when a new student for…