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Community College History

  • Passage of the Morrill Act establishing Land Grant Colleges

  • Second Morrill Act written to expand public higher education to Blacks

  • First Community College established - Joliet Junior College, Illinois

  • California established independent Junior College Districts

  • Founding of the American Association of Junior colleges

  • Phoenix Junior College is accredited

  • Phoenix Campus is constructed

  • Passage of the GI Bill allowed millions to attend College

  • WK Kellogg Foundation established Junior College Leadership Programs

  • Maricopa County Junior College District is created with Mesa and Glendale extension campuses of Phoenix

  • First semester for Mesa Community College

  • Glendale Community College and Mesa Community College are officially named

  • First Student Aid Legislation

  • Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale are accredited

  • Gateway CC has Dean appointed

  • Scottsdale CC begins classes at Scottsdale High

  • Scottsdale CC classes begin at permanent site

  • Gateway CC is accredited

  • Rio Salado approved

  • South Mountain is approved

  • Chandler-Gilbert and Estrella Mountain are approved

  • Paradise Valley CC is approved

  • PVCC is accredited

  • Chandler Gilbert is accreditied

  • Name changes from Junior College to Community College

  • Rio Salado is accredited

  • MCC receives NCA accreditation

  • Red Mountain Campus is constructed

  • Janice Christensen becomes Adjunct Mathematics Instructor at SCC