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The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) works with higher education institutions to ensure that students, educators, and future leaders are empowered and equipped to handle sustainability challenges of the present and future.
As of May 2025, Johnson County Community College has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of our sustainability achievements and long-term sustainability goals. With more than 1,200 participants in 52 countries, AASHE’s STARS program is the most widely recognized framework globally for publicly reporting comprehensive information related to sustainability performance in higher education. Participants report data in five overall areas:
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The College has achieved these goals by:
- Creating an incentive for students to enroll in Sustainable Agriculture through the Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship.
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- Achieving 15% of renewable energy by 2020.
- Earning the Silver designation in our 2019-2020 reporting period from the AASHE.
- Earning the Gold designation in our 2024-2025 reporting period from the AASHE.
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- 2025 – STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Four-time Recipient of the Mid America Regional Council’s Sustainable Success Stories Award (last in 2024).
- 2021 - Director honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the Climate + Energy Project in Hutchinson, Kansas
- 2021 - Champion of Sustainability Award by the American College Personnel Association
- 2019 - Top 10 Performer in AASHE's 2019 Sustainable Campus Index
- 2019 - Sierra Club's Cool Schools in North America
- 2019 - 10-year agreement to offset energy production
- 2017-2021 - STARS Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Sustainability Reports
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Recycling Statistics
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Composting Statistics
- 978,823 pounds of food waste has been composted since 2011—enough to feed 489 Americans for a year!
- 321,760 pounds of wood waste has been recycled since 2011—the amount of wood it takes to build four 2000 sq ft homes.
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Noel-Levitz Survey Data
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