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Creating Community Colleges in America University of Chicago
Community Colleges were first created in America to serve as access to a higher education. Enrollment increased after WW2 because of the GI Bill of Rights.
Students can transfer to other schools to complete their baccalaureate degree, encourage life long learning, economic development and support the communities they reside in. They thrive because they versitle to the population at hand. Mellow, Gail 0.The History and Development of Community Colleges in the US. 2009-09-00
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In the Begining...
Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board creates South Mountain Community College- Image from South Mountain Community College Website
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Land Selection for SMCC
The address for this new school was 7050 South 24th Street, Phoenix, Az 85042. The land was once a cotton field, soon to hold 13 buildings on a 98 acre lot. This would be completed in 1981. photo from SMCC website: http://www.southmountaincc.edu/about-us/history/ -
Population Served
The area served by SMCC where residence that were living in the tmajority of South Phoenix, around the Baseline Road corridor, that was bordered by the Salt River on the north, Tempe on the east, Laveen on the west, and county border on the south which included the Gila River Indian Community. -
Growth meant more buildings
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Stand And Deliver
Jamie Esclante, the teacher in Stand and Deliver, stops by SMCC to tell his story about how he was able to inspire his students to take teh College Board Placement Tests. Image from Google images. -
SMCC Technology Center
A bond election in 1994 allowed all 10 Maricopa County Campus to build additional buildings, and the SMCC Technology Center was created. in 2004 another bond was applied and LAveen and Guadalupe locations had updates. -
Youngest Graduate from SMCC David Smith
David Smith was the youngest graduate from SMCC, just 12 years old. ** From SMCC Historical Perspective, Week 10 -
Guadalupe gets a building for SMCC
Its official the Guadalupe SMCC campus will be built! It will accommodate up to 500 students. Let not forget SMCC courses have been held here in other locations around Guadalupe. Its nice to have a place to call your own.... -
PAC Building
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More the 11,000 Community Colleges 2009
Accoring to Gail 0. Mellow, there are over 11,000 in the US & over 482,000 AA Degrees. ** THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF
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Grand Library Opening
SMCC opens their very own state of the arc Library, that is also connected with the Phoenix Public LIbrary System. This allows famlies in the community to enjoy the library as well. *Photo for google image
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2015 Maricope Colleges today
Quick Facts:
Started with 53 Students, now over 25,000 students
10 colleges & 2 skills centers
954 Occupational Programs
31 Academic Certifications **Resource: https://www2.maricopa.edu/press/about-us
9 Associate Certifications
981 Courses offered
