KC SmartPort Blog

The Northland Career Center offers hands-on learning opportunities to sixteen schools in the KC area, with twelve programs in different fields

Vanpooling helps groups of coworkers who live near one another to save time and money by commuting to work together each day

PREP-KC improves college readiness and access to high-quality employment for students served by six of the two-state KC region’s urban school districts and four charter schools.

KC Tech Academy (KCTA) is an industry-driven regional advanced manufacturing training initiative created by corporate leaders to build a strong future pipeline of skilled production and industrial talent in the KC region.

The Northland Center for Advanced Professional Studies (Northland CAPS) provides high school students with a professional, innovative and entrepreneurial education.

Olathe Advanced Technical Center (OATC) is a two-year career and technical program in Olathe, Kansas that trains junior and senior high school students for today’s high-demand career fields.

Metropolitan Community College (MCC) has five campuses that serve more than 37,000 students across the KC region, creating a unique pipeline of highly skilled talent.