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History of MCCCD

By psmcgee

  • Land Grant Act

    Passage of the Morrill Act, or Land Grant Act expanded access to higher public education

  • Go Joliet!

    The oldest Jr. College in the U.S., Joliet Jr. College in Illinois was founded

  • Phoenix College Established

    The Phoenix Union HSD establishes Phoenix Jr. College

  • Founding of the AAJC

    After much deliberation the American Association of Junior Colleges was founded in Chicago

  • Bogue heads the AAJC

    Jesse R Bogue did much to popularize the term "community college"

  • Arizona Legislates for CCs

    The Arizona Legislature provides for the establishment of Community Collge Districts in Arizona

  • MCJCD is Born

    The MCJCD is approved by County Vote

  • MCC is Born

    MCC starts as a brach college of Phoenix College

  • MCC Independence

    MCC is granted Independence as its own CC campus

  • Back to School

    Mesa architect Patrick McGee enters MCC and the age of computer aided drafting

  • the Community Colleges Centennial

    Community colleges across the U.S. celebrate 100th birthday

  • Dr. Khorsandi heads MCC Arch Dept.

    Dr. Mehrzad Khorsandi commences job as the new Director of MCC Architecture & Construction Program

  • Enter Dr. Pan

    Dr. Shouan Pan was selected as the 6th and current president of MCC

  • New Adjunct

    MCC hires Patrick McGee