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Joliet Community College in Illinois extended High School education by adding a 5th and 6th year to the curriculum becomming the first community college in the United States.
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Enrollment in community colleges in the 1920s was low, and few programs offered liberal arts degrees.
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On January 1, 1920 Maricopa Community Colleges was founded as part of the Phoenix Union High School and Junior College District.
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During the Great Depression from 1929-1939, community colleges provided job training programs to increase job attainment through the 1950s.
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PC student Jacque Mercer was named Miss America in 1949.
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In 1958 the first Junior College Bill is introduced (HB 238)
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AZ Legislature authroizes the State Board of Directors for community colleges and enacts legislation community college districts by county and state funds.
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PJC becomes it's own community college and joins the Maricopa district with a vote of 805 to 59.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made many forms of discrimination illegal in the United States for the first time
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In the 1960s, the Baby Boomer generation reached college age, causing a spike in enrollment in community colleges. This high demand led to the construction of new community colleges from 1960-1970. In fact, enrollment more than doubled from 1965 to 1970, jumping from 1-2.2 million.
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Two new campuses in Mesa and Glendale open as part of the Maricopa Community College system.
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Voters approve a $9.8 million bond to fund Maricopa Community Colleges.
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In the 1970s enrollment doubled again from 2.2-4.3 million. This was due to the baby boomer generation continuing to come into college-age, more parents encouraging their children to obtain college degrees, and people seeking draft deferment for the Vietnam War.
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From 1976-1999 enrollment increased for racial and ethnic minorities from 20-33%.
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Enrollment in community colleges slowed from about 50% to just 23% in the 1980s and 1990s. By 1999 total enrollments were about 5.3 million.
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Beginning of Online Learning at Maricopa Community Colleges
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The Nationwide Commission on the Future of Community Colleges recommended that colleges assist with economic and community development by creating collaborative partnerships with local businesses to provide workforce training opportunities.
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From 1989-2000 the field with the largest growth in certificate completion at community colleges was within the Computer and Information Sciences.
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In 2015 Community Colleges in Arizona lost all state-level funding.
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Classes began at Phoenix Union High School funded by the Manpower Development and Training Act
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Classes began at Phoenix Union High School under the Manpower Development and Training Act.
