Community Colleges

  • Joliet Junior College

    Joliet Junior College
  • Phoenix Union High School enrolls its first 2 postgraduate students

    Phoenix Union High School enrolls its first 2 postgraduate students
  • Phoenix Junior College curriculum

    Developed by Benjamin McFall, Daniel Jantzen and Weston Carpenter
  • Accrediting

    Phoenix Junior College becomes the second post high school institution to attain membership in the North Central Accrediting Association.
  • Phoenix College

    Phoenix College
    Construction begins on a 50 acre field on West Thomas Road for the Phoenix College campus.
  • Maricopa County Junior College District is created

    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.
  • Bond Defeated

    Bond election for MCCCD of $9.8 million is defeated by a vote of about 12,000 to 8,000.
  • Bond Successful

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

    SCC begins classes
    Scottsdale Community College begins classes at its permanent site with portable buildings