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Morrill Act of 1862
Monies were set aside for Higher Education to be expanded to include "individuals who had been denied access to or precluded from higher education for a various reasons"(Drury, 2003). Drury, Richard. 2003. Community Colleges in America: A Historical Perspective. Inquiry, Volum 8, Number 1, Spring 2003. Published Virginia Community College System -
Second Morrill Act
The Second Morrill Act expanded to minorities populations to be admitted to land grant colleges; and this act supported the absence of federal funds to the colleges that did not admit students based on race (unless state had separate opportunities for minorities i.e. a separate institution (Drury, 2003). Drury, Richard. 2003. Community Colleges in America: A Historical Perspective. Inquiry, Volum 8, Number 1, Spring 2003. Published Virginia Community College System -
Junior Colleges begin to open
Joliet Junior College was established in 1901, it is generally recognized as the oldest continuously operating community college Community Colleges The History of Community Colleges, The junior college and the research university., The Community College Mission
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Surge of Growth in Junior Colleges
1910 - there were three public junior colleges
1914 - there were 14 public junior colleges/ 32 private junior colleges Drury, Richard. 2003. Community Colleges in America: A Historical Perspective. Inquiry, Volume 8, Number 1, Spring 2003. Published Virginia Community College System -
Phoenix College opens as 1st Maricopa Community College
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American Association of Junior Colleges is initiated
providing a forum for the motely assemblage of emerging institutions, including collegiate programs, women's colleges, military institutes, private junior colleges, and technical schools. https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1873/Community-Colleges.html -
Vocational Programs are growing
"Vocational training...offering job security and flexibility - while foreshadowing the trajectory of undergraduate learning as a whole" (Trainor, 2015) The development of the Associations' Junior College Journal, which allowed a way to publicize, promote, and educate about vocational curriculum (Drury, 2003). Trainor, Sean How Community Colleges Change the Whole Idea of Education in America. Time Magazine.Oct 20 2015 -
Community College is the new name
Jesse R Bogue (new Executive Secretary of the American Association of Junior Colleges coined the term " Community College" to identify Junior Colleges; and wrote a book with the same name which supported the rebranding of the name for these institutions. Drury, Richard. 2003. Community Colleges in America: A Historical Perspective. Inquiry, Volum 8, Number 1, Spring 2003. Published Virginia Community College System -
Glendale Community College serving the West Valley
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Mesa Community College on Southern and Dobson opens
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Gateway Community College opens
1st Technical College in AZ
1st to tailor programs to work w/ industry and business need
Clock Hour programs (only offered at this campus)
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Attendance skyrocketed to Community Colleges
During this decade there was a growth in attendance
1.6 million students and by the time 1980 rolled around attendance was at more than 4.5 million students from Brint, Karabel 1989 Brint, Steven and Jerome Karabel (1989). The diverted dream: community colleges and the promise of educational opportunity. New York: Oxford University Press -
Scottsdale Community Colleges starts serving the NE Valley
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Rio Salado Community College flows into the lives of students
Only online school "one of the only 7 colleges without walls during this time" http://www.riosalado.edu/30years/Pages/HistoricalTimeline.aspx -
SMCC opens becoming the 7th Maricopa Community College
South Mountain Community College educates minds, transforms lives, touches hearts, and builds community. https://www.southmountaincc.edu/about/vision-mission-values -
Chandler Gilbert Community College opens
Chandler-Gilbert Education Center opened as an extension of Mesa Community College in rented facilities on Chandler Boulevard, at the site of the former Seton Catholic High School. https://www.cgc.edu/community/Pages/Milestones.aspx -
ACE established at SMCC
First cohort began in the Summer of 1988 and the program was implemented to support with retention of high school students in the South Phoenix community. www.southmountaincc.edu/ace/ -
Estrella Mountain Community College main campus opens
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Construction of PAC begins
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SMCC's Bilingual Nurshing Fellows Program begins
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PAC Dedication w/ Maya Angelou
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SMCC - Satellite Centers and NAU on campus
Branching out SMCC - satellite sites in Laveen is a site to take classes and in Ahwatukee, remodel of Guadalupe location, and campus building for use by NAU. -
Paradise Valley Community College opens up Black Mtn location
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Phoenix Public Library and SMCC join forces
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SMCC celebrates 40 years
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Embedded College Advisor in PXU High Schools
3 College Advisors were embedded fulltime in 3 of the feeder High Schools in South Phoenix/Laveen - (Betty Fairfax, Cesar Chavez, South Mountain). They serve to be a Point of Contact for students, high school staff to have SMCC accessible for One-Stop Enrollment, FA help, College Support, and another added feature to be part of the essential services within the Counseling department of each other the PXU schools.