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The History of MCCCD

By Kendall_Nii@cox.net

  • Phoenix Union High School enrolls its first 2 postgraduate students.

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  • Phoenix Junior College obtains membership in North Central Accrediting Association.

    Only Year is accurate Phoenix Junior College becomes the second post high school institution to attain membership in the North Central Accrediting Association.

  • Maricopa County Junior College District is created

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    Maricopa County Junior College District is created and acquires Phoenix College. Governing Board sets up the Glendale and Mesa campuses as extensions of Phoenix College.

  • Mesa Community College opens

    Only Year is accurate Mesa Community College operates as an extension campus of Phoenix College.

  • A bond election for $4.9 million is successful.

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    A second bond election for $4.9 million is successful. This enables MCCCD to receive state funds of $500,000 for each campus.

  • Mesa Community College enrollment is 814 students.

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  • Mesa Community College established as independent campus

    Only Month/Year is accurate Mesa Community College is approved by the Governing Board as an independent campus.

  • Maricopa Junior College District Board names Glendale and Mesa Community Colleges.

    Maricopa Junior College District Board meeting officially names Glendale Community College and Mesa Community College.

  • Glendale Community College groundbreaking

    Groundbreaking is held for the Glendale Community College campus.

  • MCC enrollment jumps to 1,369 students.

    Only Year is accurate: MCC enrollment jumps to 1,369 students. Six different locations in Mesa are found to facilitate classes.

  • Mesa Community College groundbreaking ceremony

    Mesa Community College ground breaking ceremony is conducted by Student Body President “Jeep” Anderson.

  • MCC campus opens

    Mesa Community College campus opens at its new site at the corner of Dobson and Southern.

  • Scottsdale Community College Founded

    Governing Board approves the founding of Scottsdale Community College.

  • Phoenix College, GCC and MCC acreddited

    Phoenix College, Glendale Community College and Mesa Community College all receive institutional accreditation and Maricopa receives district accreditation from North Central Association.

  • Maricopa Technical Community College named

    Governing Board names the new college located at 1st. St. & Washington Maricopa Technical Community College.

  • MCC joins NJCAA

    Only Year is accurate MCC becomes a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) enabling its athletic programs to compete on the national level.

  • MCC enrollment is 3,473 day students.

    Only Year and season is accurate MCC enrollment is 3,473 day students. Registered Nursing is added to the curriculum.

  • SCC begins classes

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    Scottsdale Community College begins classes at Scottsdale High School and North Scottsdale Baptist Church

  • MCC enrollment is 3,973 day students, 2,538 headcount for night students.

    Only Year and season are accurate MCC enrollment is 3,973 day students, 2,538 headcount for night students. Additional vocational-technical programs are added to the curriculum along with teacher aide and Fashion Merchandising.

  • Groundbreaking ceremony for Scottsdale Community College.

  • Mesa Community College football team wins second place in the national championship.

    Only Year is accurate. Mesa Community College football team wins second place in the national championship. Coach Paul Widmer takes the team to 2 National Championships and five Conference Titles during his decade of leadership with an 83-14-1 record.

  • The MCC nursing building is opened.

  • Maricopa Skill Center enrolls 380 students.

  • Rio Salado College leases 180 facilities throughout Maricopa County, making it a valley-wide college.

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  • South Mountain Community Colleg groundbreaking

  • South Mountain CC has an enrollment of about 1,150 students.

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  • Governing Board approves the development of Paradise Valley Community College.

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  • Chandler-Gilbert Community College and Estrella Mountain Community College approved by Board

    Only Month and Year are accurate Governing Board approves the development of Chandler-Gilbert Community College and Estrella Mountain Community College.

  • Board approves purchase of 90 acres for $2.25 million for the site of the Northeast Valley Education Center (PVCC)

    MCCCD Governing Board approves purchase of 90 acres for $2.25 million for the site of the Northeast Valley Education Center (PVCC) at 32nd Street and Union Hills

  • Groundbreaking is held for Chandler-Gilbert Community College

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  • Northeast Valley Education Center is formally named Paradise Valley Community College.

  • Chandler-Gilbert CC begins its first classes at its permanent campus on Pecos Road.

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  • Estrella Mountain Community College named for west campus

    Governing Board approves the name Estrella Mountain Community College for the new west valley campus.

  • PVCC receives full independent NCA accreditation

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  • MCC and Motorola form a training partnership in downtown Mesa.

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  • PVCC fall enrollment tops 6,000.

    Only montha nd year are accurate PVCC fall enrollment tops 6,000. This is a 50% increase in enrollment since the campus opened in Fall 1987.

  • U.S. News & World Report contains an article about the Maricopa County Community College District.

    Only month and year are accurate U.S. News & World Report contains an article about the Maricopa County Community College District. “Enrolling some 177,000 full-time students on its 10 campuses, the Maricopa system has become the model for community involvement – launching programs to aid everything from literacy to small business start-ups. During the past five years, the District has developed 350 customized employee-training programs for local businesses and government.”

  • Chandler-Gilbert Community College receives its NCA accreditation.

  • MCC receives NCA accreditation.

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  • PVCC offers a 6 year art program w/high school partners

    Only month and year are accurate Partnering with community high schools and ASU West, PVCC offers a 6 year art program which begins with high school juniors, includes an Associate of Arts Degree and moves on to 2 years at ASU West.

  • Dedication of the MCC Life Science Building.

  • Mesa Community College develops its wireless technology with a WEBCAM at the Red Mountain Campus.

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  • MCC reaches an enrollment of 44,000 students

    Only Year is accurate. MCC reaches an enrollment of 44,000 students with classes offered at Southern & Dobson, Red Mountain campus, MCC Downtown Center, ASU Research Park, Mesa Public School’s Country Club, Brown Facility and Williams Education Center.

  • Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for Red Mountain campus in East Mesa.

  • PVCC is certified by the Arizona State Board of Nursing to offer a Nursing Assistant Program

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    PVCC is certified by the Arizona State Board of Nursing to offer a Nursing Assistant Program which begins in the Fall in conjunction with Paradise Valley Hospital.

  • PVCC annual enrollment grew 66.7% from 1994-2002.

    Only month and year are accurate. An overview of PVCC enrollment indicates that annual enrollment grew 74.2% from 1987-94 and 66.7% from 1994-2002.

  • SCC gets approval for Business Center

    Scottsdale Community College gets the green light for a Business Center - Workforce Development Program to be located near Loop 101 and Raintree Drive.

  • Dr. Kendall Nii Starts teaching at CGC

    New Adjunct professor hired at CGC