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First Public Community College Opens
Joliet Junior College opens, Joliet Illinois. Experimental postgraduate high school program. Initial enrollment 6 students -
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Shift in Purpose
Shift in community college purpose from providing a springboard to a 4 year education to development of the workforce. -
Phoenix College Opens
Arizona's first community college opens, -
Community College numbers grow rapidly
440 junior colleges enrolling 70,000 students -
PC Breaks Ground
Phoenix college breaks ground for new facility including many buildings that still exist on the site. -
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World War II and the GI bill--Cold War Era
The development of the GI bill instigated the switch to a more adult and community based educational population -
Maricopa County Junior Colleges formed
Maricopa County Junior Colleges District formed. Mesa and Glendale Community colleges join with PC -
Enrollment increases to avoid draft
Many students enroll in community colleges to avoid the Vietnam era draft -
Enrollment increases to 50% of college freshman
In the 1920s only 2% of college freshmen enrolled in a community college, in the late 1980s that number increases to 50% -
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1990s and 2000s
Community colleges become places where people can go if they cannot otherwise attend college and a place to get skill based training -
Largest Graduating Class from Phoenix College
Phoenix college confers over 1800 degrees and certificates to students.
