Maricopa Community College -JimmyGray

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    History of Maricopa Community College

  • The Morrill Act of 1862

    The Morrill Act of 1862
    The Morrill Act of 1862 Often referred to as the Land Grant Act, the Morril Act of 1862 expanded access to public higher education, teaching both courses and students previously excluded from higher education.

  • Passage of the Morrill Act of 1890

    Passage of the Morrill Act of 1890
    This act withheld funds from any state that refused admission to the land grant colleges based on race and expanded public higher education to include many blacks who previously were unable to attend college.

  • Joliet Junior College Founded

    Joliet Junior College Founded
    Joliet Junior College, recognized as the oldest public junior college in the nation s was founded in Joliet, Illinois.

  • California legislator authrozes High Schools to offfer Post Gradute

    California legislator authrozes High Schools to offfer Post Gradute
    1907 -1917 Lesgilation passes providing state and county support for junior college students, and provided for independent junior college districts that had their own boards, budgets and procedures

  • American Association of Community Colleges Founded

    American Association of Community Colleges Founded
    The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) was founded . The AACC is a nonprofit, advocacy organization, which today represents nearly 1,200 two-year, associate degree-granting, public and private, community, junior, and technical institutions with more than 11 million students.

  • Phoenix Junior College Established

    Phoenix Junior College Established
    Phoenix Junior College Established
    20 Feb 1920

  • Passage of the GI Bill of Rights

    Passage of the GI Bill of Rights
    Congress passed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act. known as the GI Bill, this act provided financial assistance for veterans of World War II who wished to pursue higher education.

  • Association of Junior Colleges

    Jesse Bogue became the Executive Secretary of the American Association of Junior Colleges As post-war spokesman for the American Association of Junior Colleges, Bogue did much to popularize the term "community college" in his 1950 book titled "The Community College."

  • Maricopa Skill Center Opened

    Maricopa Skill Center Opened
    Maricopa Skill Center Opened
    20 Feb 1964

  • Scottsdale Community College Opens

    Scottsdale Community College Opens
    Scottsdale Community College Opens Scottsdale Community Opens Fall of 1969