Jermaine Reed Reelected to Metropolitan Community College Board of Trustees
On Tuesday, April 7, Jermaine Reed was reelected to the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) Board of Trustees.
Reed won in a landslide vote and will continue representing Subdistrict 2, which runs
along the Missouri side of the state line and includes the MCC-Penn Valley Campus.
"This victory belongs to our community. Since 2011, it has been my distinct honor to serve this region—first on the City Council and, since 2020, as a member of the MCC Board of Trustees,” Reed said. “I am deeply humbled that the voters have entrusted me with another six-year term. To be chosen by this community for over 15 years is a responsibility I carry with immense pride. Moving forward, I remain committed to a future focused on robust workforce development, technological innovation, and ensuring educational access for all."
The Board of Trustees has fiduciary responsibility for MCC, which primarily serves the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette and Platte counties. A trustee is elected from each of six subdistricts within the MCC District. Trustees are elected to serve staggered six-year terms.
Reed will be sworn in for his new six-year term at the April 23 meeting of the Board of Trustees.
This is the second term for Trustee Reed. For the last six years, Reed has provided stellar leadership that has resulted in the following outcomes:
- Executive Leadership: Served as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and as the Board Liaison for the MCC Foundation.
- Innovation & Technology: Championed the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies within the academic curriculum.
- Growth Initiatives: Advocated for strategic enrollment management to increase student participation across the district.
- Workforce Readiness: Prioritized the expansion of professional trades and vocational training to meet regional economic demands.
- Educational Equity: Focused on removing barriers to ensure all community members have a path to higher education and career success
For more information on the Metropolitan Community College Board of Trustees, including meeting agendas and minutes, visit mcckc.edu/leadership/board.aspx.
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What to call us: Metropolitan Community College is one college with five campuses. Our campuses’ formal names are Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods, Metropolitan Community College-Blue River etc. But informally, they’re known as MCC-Maple Woods, MCC-Blue River, MCC-Online etc.
A century of service: Metropolitan Community College is Kansas City’s oldest public institution of higher education; 2025-26 marks our 111th academic year. We were founded in 1915 as part of the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute, changed our name to the Junior College of Kansas City in 1919, and became “Metropolitan” in 1964. Our campuses — MCC-Blue River, MCC-Longview, MCC-Maple Woods, MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley — educate about 20,000 students annually through credit and noncredit courses and business services.
Our mission: Preparing students, serving communities, creating opportunities for all