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The nations first junior college - Joliet Community College added fifth and sixth year courses to it's curriculum officially extending the high school curriculum and establishing a Community College Environment (Kasper, 2002)
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Community colleges began to provide job training programs during the Great Depression in order to help with the jobless rate (Kasper, 2002).
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The State Board of Directors for Junior Colleges got a big boost from the Arizona Legislature when they enacted legistation to fund Junior Colleges with State and County funds (Kasper, 2002).
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Mesa Community College opens at its new site at the corner of Dobson and Southern (Our History, 2016).
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Community Colleges became a part of the mainstream upper educational system with enrollment doubling from 2.2 million to 4.3 million between 1970 and 1980 (Our History, 2016). .
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Scottsdale Community College opens it's doors (Our History, 2016).
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The Nationwide Commision on the Future of Community Colleges provide reommendations that community colleges create partnerships with universities and business and provide workforce training (Our History, 2016). .
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Maricopa Community Colleges were recognized by U.S. News and World report as "A model for community involvement - launching programs to aid everything from literacy to small business start ups (Our History, 2016). ."
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U of A and Maricopa Community colleges sign a collaboration agreement allowing transfer from Maricopa colleges to U of A (Our History, 2016). .
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Phoenix College opens its state of the art nursing building off campus (Our History, 2016). .
