Community College Timeline

By brandoy

  • Joliet Community College

    Joliet Community College
    Joliet Community College (Illinois) becomes the first community college in the country*. Link text *Note: As most sites specify only the year an event occurred, the day and month have been included as defaults for all but the last timeline entry.

  • Phoenix College

    Phoenix College
    Phoenix College is established as the first junior college in Phoenix. Link text
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    1930s

    Community Colleges provide job training programs in an effort to address unemployment during the Great Depression.

  • Maricopa County Community College District

    MCCCD is formed.

  • 1965

    1965
    Glendale Community College becomes the second community college in MCCCD, and the first in the West Valley. Link text

  • Community Colleges Partner with Businesses

    In 1988, a commission recommends that community colleges begin partnering with businesses to provide workforce training.

  • Randolph Automotive Technology Center

    GCC becomes home to programs sponsored by Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors