Decide whether to pursue a two-year or four-year degree. Community colleges offer two-year programs in history leading to an associate's degree, while a four-year college gives students a bachelor's degree.
Research colleges in the Kansas City area. The most prominent four-year schools are Rockhurst University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The most prominent two-year schools are Kansas City Kansas Community College and Metropolitan Community College.
Apply to the college of your choice, as well as a back-up school. Applicants will need to complete the school's application and send in academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, and ACT or SAT scores.
Choose your area of concentration and complete the degree requirements. Concentrations can be on any time period of history as well as any region or people. A concentration can be as broad or as narrow as you wish. For example, you could concentrate in European history, or in European history during the Renaissance.
Pay all required tuition and fees. Four-year schools are generally more expensive than two-year schools. For example, a credit hour at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is $324, including fees. At Metropolitan Community College, a credit hour costs $146, including fees.