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Photo Montage of American Association of Community Colleges - Actual Dates of Photos Unknown
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Morrill Act
Passage of the Morrill Act. With its emphasis on agriculture and the mechanical arts, the Morrill Act of 1862, often referred to as the Land Grant Act, expanded access to public higher education, teaching both courses and students previously excluded from higher education. -
2nd Morrill Act
Passage of the second Morrill Act. This act withheld funds from any state that refused admission to the land grant colleges based on race unless the states provided separate institutions for minorities. Expanded public higher education to include many blacks who previously were unable to attend college. -
Joliet Junior College
The founding of Joliet Junior College in Illinois. Founded under the influence of William Rainey Harper, president of the University of Chicago, Joliet Junior College is the oldest public junior college in the nation. Actual day and month of establishment unknown. -
American Association of Junior Colleges
Founding of the American Association of Junior Colleges. Meetings held in St. Louis (June 30-July 1, 1920) and Chicago (February 1921) resulted in the founding of the American Association of Junior Colleges. The association, currently named the American Association of Community Colleges, continues to provide a national focus and national leadership for the nation's community, junior, and technical colleges. In 1930, the association began publishing its own journal, known today as the Community C -
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American Association of Junior Colleges
Founding of the American Association of Junior Colleges. Meetings held in St. Louis (June 30-July 1, 1920) and Chicago (February 1921) resulted in the founding of the American Association of Junior Colleges. The association, currently named the American Association of Community Colleges, continues to provide a national focus and national leadership for the nation's community, junior, and technical colleges. In 1930, the association began publishing its own journal, known today as the Community C -
Phoenix College - From high school to higher education
Phoenix College is the flagship of the Maricopa Community Colleges, a district that ranks as one of the nation’s largest community college systems and the single largest provider of higher education and career training in Arizona. -
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The Great Depression - the Thirties
During the Depression of the 1930s, community colleges began offering job-training programs as a way of easing widespread unemployment. -
The Junior College Movement
"The Junior College Movement." This work, written by Leonard Koos, described the development of the public junior college, with emphasis on the types of junior colleges, their geographic distribution, enrollments and programs of study. -
Servicemen's Readjustment Act
Passage of the GI Bill of Rights. In 1944 Congress passed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act. Popularly known as the GI Bill, this act provided financial assistance for veterans of World War II who wished to pursue higher education. The GI Bill was a milestone in the federal funding for education of individuals and did much to break down the economic and social barriers to allow millions of Americans to attend college. Indeed, more than 2.2 million veterans, including more than 60,000 women and a -
The Truman Commission Report
Publication of Higher Education for American Democracy by the President's Commission on Higher Education. The commission report, popularly know as The Truman Commission Report, called for, among other things, the establishment of a network of public community colleges that would charge little or no tuition, serve as cultural centers, be comprehensive in their program offerings with emphasis on civic responsibilities, and would serve the area in which they were located. Day unknown -
A community-based college network
In 1948, the Truman Commission suggested the creation of a network of public, community-based colleges to serve local needs. -
Junior College Districts in Arizona
In 1960, the state legislature provided for junior college districts in Arizona. The Maricopa County Junior College District was established in 1962 by the approval of county voters, with the new system acquiring Phoenix Junior College. (Dates unclear) -
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Glendale,Mesa, and Gateway
• Glendale Community College North - 1965
• Mesa Community College - 1965
• GateWay Community College) - 1968
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The Higher Education Act of 1965, and amendments
Student aid legislation. Beginning with the Higher Education Act of 1965, the 1972 amendments to the act, and subsequent amendments and reauthorizations (including the 1992 higher education amendments), the federal government made it possible for practically every American to attend college. Included in current legislation is the federal Pell Grant program. -
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Scottsdale, Rio Salado, and South Mountain
• Scottsdale Community College – 1970, Fall
• Rio Salado Community College - 1978, March 14
• South Mountain Community College – 1978
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Junior colleges are now Community Colleges
In 1971 the "junior college" portion of the name was changed to "community college". (Day and month unknown) -
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Paradise Valley, Estrella Mountain, and Chandler-Gilbert
• Paradise Valley Community College 1985
• Estrella Mountain Community College -1990
• Chandler-Gilbert Community College - 1992
(Day and Month unclear)