Christian
Coming back to school as an adult wasn’t easy—but The Excel Center gave me the support and confidence to keep going
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Who We Are
About
Who We Are
The Excel Center® Kansas City is an accredited, tuition-free high school operated by Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas.
The Excel Center offers you an actual diploma, not a GED or other equivalent as well as earning college credit or other industry certifications while you are getting your diploma.
The Excel Center is open year-round and operates with five terms per year each lasting 8 – 9 weeks. Our caring life coaches provide personal attention to each student and will work together with you to find solutions for whatever challenges you may have along the way!
Our registrar will help you to access your high school transcripts so that you will only need to take classes that you need to earn your high school diploma. We offer classes in language arts, math, science and social studies which are taught by certified and caring teachers who will help you achieve your goals. The Excel Center also provides support to students with tutoring to improve reading and math skills.
Classes will take place at our launch site in collaboration with Metropolitan Community college at 3444 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO before moving to a permanent location in the future.
Our Mission
Our mission is the same throughout the MoKan Goodwill organization: Goodwill empowers people to discover their potential and adapt for the future through the power of work.
Our Vision
The Goodwill Excel Center Kansas City is dedicated to transforming lives by removing barriers, expanding access to education, and creating opportunities which empower individuals to realize their fullest potential.
Our Success Stories
Meet the Administration
Jasmine Anderson
College and Career Readiness Specialist
Loretta Phillips
Life Coach
Linnet Elliott-Rosenau
History Teacher
Robert Pagenkopf
Registrar
Emma Brann
Science Teacher
Capital Campaign Funders
- 15 and the Mahomies FOundation
- AdventHealth
- Allen and Gloria Block Family Foundation
- Amy and Paul Holewinski
- Awais Sufi
- Beth and Ken Ward
- Black and Veatch
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Of Kansas City
- BOK Financial
- Brian Edwards
- Carlanda McKinney
- Carrie J. Loose Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
- Central Bank of Kansas City
- Charlene Wilson
- The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints
- City of Kansas City
- Comcast
- Custom Truck One Source
- DeBruce Foundation
- Delta Dental of MO
- Delta Innovative Services
- Dollar General Literacy Foundation
- Dormakaba
- E. Kemper Carter and Anna Curry Carter COmmunity Memorial Trust, UMB Bank, N.A., Trustee
- Enterprise Bank & Trust
- Evergy
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
- Fidelity Charitable Donor-Advised Fund, recommended by the Alice and Randy Randolph Giving Fund
- First Citizens Bank
- First Federal Bank of Kansas City
- Gisele and Brad Sprong
- GFiber
- Green for Life
- Guardian Life Insurance
- Hall Family Foundation
- Health Forward Foundation
- Heather and Bryan Clark
- Jackson County
- Janet & Brian Mark
- Jason Spacek
- Jay Ketterling
- JE Dunn Construction
- Jill Whitmore & Garett Rux
- Kelly & David Schemenauer
- Kelly Garrett
- Lockton
- McCown Gordon Construction
- Michael Sinnett
- Midwest Trust Foundation
- Mike Collins
- Oracle
- PNC Foundation
- Rudy and Deb Herrmann
- Sheri Johnson
- State of Missouri
- State of Missouri, Deparrtment of Social Services
- Steven D. & Joanne Hamilton
- Stinson
- Surency/Delta Dental of KS
- The Sosland Foundation
- The VanDyke Family
- Victor E. and Caroline E. Schutte Foundation Trust E, David W. Frantze and Bank of America, N.A., Trustees
- Wilson Marketing
