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right|150px Founded in 1964, Kenai Peninsula College (KPC), is a unit of the University of Alaska Anchorage with four locations on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage.

History
In 1963, the Wildwood Air Force Base, north of Kenai, was the closest thing to a city on the Peninsula. Military students from the base were essential to the success of the college's first course offerings in February of that year. The city of Kenai, a first class city formed only three years after Alaska became a state, was required to be responsible for providing basic educational services for residents. The Kenai City School District selected a high school English teacher, Clayton Brockel, to direct the evening Adult Basic Education courses that were held in the Kenai City schools. The first courses offered were college algebra, college freshman English, elementary physical education and elementary science education.

In the summer of 1964, University of Alaska President William Wood notified the Superintendent of the Kenai City School District, via telegram, that the UA Board of Regents had unanimously approved the request to form Kenai Peninsula Community College.

Clayton Brockel began his tenure as KPC's first director in a part-time capacity only in the evenings. A year later he became a half-time employee and in 1966 he was consumed with the full-time task of putting the Peninsula's first college together. For the first three years, Brockel's office was his briefcase. He convinced Kenai Central High School to let him use a small closet as his first office.

In order to garner support for the developing college, Brockel spent most of his time traveling the Peninsula talking to everyone he could about the benefits the college would bring. His mobile administrative office was his 1963 Chevy sedan, known as Ol' Blue. Anywhere a class was needed on the Peninsula, Brockel involved the new college in setting it up, finding an instructor to teach it, publicizing it and securing a location for it.

The college continued to grow, offering 16 classes in Kenai, Seward and Homer, serving around 200 students in 1966. By 1975, what is now known as KPC's Kenai River Campus came into being with three buildings, a staff of 13 full-time and 29 part-time professionals and eight classified employees, including coordinators for the college in Seward and Homer. The land where the Kenai River Campus is located was donated by Clarence and Anna Goodrich. excerpt from Keep the Fire Burning a history of Kenai Peninsula College< /ref>

Kenai River Campus (KRC)
Located in Soldotna, Alaska, the Kenai River Campus is Kenai Peninsula Colleges' original campus as well as the largest, boasting an enrollment of over 2000 students each semester.

Kachemak Bay Campus (KBC)
Located in Homer, Alaska, the Kachemak Bay Campus sits on 3 acres of land overlooking Kachemak Bay.

Resurrection Bay Extension Site (RBES)
Located in Seward, Alaska, The Resurrection Bay Extension Site allows Kenai Peninsula College to offer classes to students living on the eastern Peninsula, with classes housed in Seward High School.

Anchorage Extension Site (AES)
Located at UAA's University Center Complex in Anchorage, the Anchorage Extension site offers a chance for Anchorage students to earn degrees in KPC programs such as Process Technology and Instrumentation.

Bachelor degrees
Students can complete all of the following Bachelor's degrees while at Kenai Peninsula College. These degrees are from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
 * Bachelor of Liberal Studies
 * Bachelor of Elementary Education
 * Bachelor of Psychology

Associate of Arts degree

 * Associate of Arts

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- temporarily suspended (as of 2013)
 * Petroleum Technology
 * Small Business Management
 * Welding Technology

Computer information and office systems

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

Other noteworthy programs

 * Fire Science
 * Certified Nursing Assistant

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 prospective fishing guides on the Kenai River. The academy is overseen by the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, who help manage the river.  Attendance is a requirement to be licensed to guide on the river.
 * The Kachemak Bay Writers Conference is a 4-day conference that includes nationally acclaimed and award winning authors
 * The Semester By The Bay is a program that brings students to the shores of Kachemak Bay in Homer, Alaska, to study for a semester

Student housing
Kenai Peninsula College offers student housing at its Kenai River Campus location in Soldotna.

The Kenai Peninsula College Residence hall officially opened in 2013, housing its first students the fall semester of that year. Located directly across from the Kenai River Campus, the Residence Hall is a state of the art facility with the ability to house 98 students. Housing is divided into 6 communities, each with 4 student apartments, 1 RA apartment and a common lounge area. Each student apartment features 4 private bedrooms, 2 shared bathrooms, a full kitchen and a common living space.

Activities for residents and other students are coordinated by KPC ResLife as well as the KRC Student Union.