Community Colleges

Joliet Junior College

1901

First Community college opened

Phoenix Junior College

1920

First Community College in Arizona

The Great Depression

Oct 29, 1929

The End of the Great Depression

Dec 7, 1941

Maricopa County Junior College District.

1962

The beginning of MCCCD

Baby Boomers enter college

Aug 1, 1964

Baby boomers enter college and admissions greatly increase

Community College Enrollment

Aug 1, 1965

Approximately 1 million students enrolled

Community College Enrollment

Aug 1, 1970

Approximately 2.2 million students enrolled

Maricopa County Junior College District. changed name

1971

Became Maricopa CommunityColleges

NCFCC Recomendations

1988

Nationwide Commission on the Future of Community
Colleges recommend that colleges create partnerships with local employers to make training available on campus

Enrollment iin Community Colleges

Aug 1, 1999

Approxiamtely 5.3 million total enrollments in community colleges.

Nationwide Community Colleges

Aug 1, 2000

There were 1,076 Community Colleges Nationwide

Maricopa Skill Center

Dec 21, 2012

I enrolled in February and completed my cosmetology certificate in Maricopa Skill Center

Phoenix College

Aug 1, 2016

My son enrolled at Phoenix College

Phoenix College Preparatory Academy

Aug 1, 2017

My daughter enrolled in the charter school associated with Phoenix College. This school allows High School students to graduate High School with an Associates Degree.

I enrolled In Phoenix College

Jan 1, 2018

Motivated by my children, I enrolled in Spring semester at Phoenix College Paralegal program