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History of MCCCD

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  • 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