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The Morrill Act (the Land Grant Act) expanded access to public higher education and made it possible for students that could not attend prior.
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William Harper the president tried the German module for the junior college which suggested that the environment should resemble high school. His plan did not succeed.
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1901 J. Stanley Brown had better success in his efforts and officially started the first junior college which expanded to three by 1914
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Phoenix College first class had 18 Students. Partnered with University of Arizona to create the curriculum.
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Phoenix College now has 15 programs of study, as well as a football team and theater program.
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The many additions to Phoenix College from female sports, Evening class, and 26 courses of study with 600 students prompted big changes in the form of a move from the original campus to the now site of PC main campus At Thomas and 15 ave, and ground is broken.
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1944 saw the start of nursing at Phoenix College with 30 Nursing Student completing their study’s at PC and the Neighboring ST. Monica’s Hospital. As the program grew PC established the 2 year nursing program in 1959.
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By the 1960’s factors such as vocational training being offered at the community colleges and veterans receiving financial assistance for higher education created the perfect storm and the community colleges were growing more than other institutions of higher learning.
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Mesa Community College and Glendale Community College we’re set up as extensions of Phoenix College and became the second and third community colleges in the valley.
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Phoenix College continues it tradition of doing things first. The first dental hygienist program In AZ is established, 1975 brought the opportunity to be one of two colleges piloting computerized education comments to the classroom, 2007 students now have the opportunity to make payments for tuition, my PC app allows students to view grades, class schedules and more on their phones in 2015
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