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Morrill Act (Land Grand Act)
Birth of junior colleges or community colleges -
second Morrill Act
prevented schools from denying access to minorities -
First Junior College Founded
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Three public junior colleges
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14 Public junior colleges and 32 private junior colleges
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AAJC was founded
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First community college in AZ- Phoenix Junior College now PC
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Term "Community College" becomes popularized
A book of the same name was written and promoted the term "community college" -
Enrollment surge
community colleges grew more rapidly than any other division of higher education. -
Glendale CC
First Community College in the West Valley -
Mesa CC
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Gateway CC
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Scottsdale CC
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Carnegie Commission on Higher Education
advocated to establish community colleges with commuting distance of every adult -
Period: to
Community colleges were predominately vocational programs
late 1970s-1980s -
Rio Salado CC
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South Mountain CC
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PV CC
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CGCC
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Estrella Mountain CC
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National achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count initiative
the goal was to help more cc student succeed -
GCC received bond election to provide funds for expansion and renovations
