Maricopa Comm Colleges History

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  • Phoenix Jr. College established

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  • Junior college districts authrized by legislature

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  • Maricopa County Junior College District

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  • MCC was created

    MCC was created as part of Phoenix College -Wikipedia

  • GateWay Community College established

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  • Granted independent status in 1965.

    MCC was granted independent status in 1965 - Wikipedia

  • Glendale Community College established

    Glendale Community College dedication in 1965 - http://www.gccaz.edu/aboutthecollege/historyandprofile/

  • Maricopa Technical College begins

    Maricopa Technical College began to build a name for itself in 1968 - http://www.gatewaycc.edu/history

  • Scottsdale Community College established

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  • "junior college" name was changed to "community college"

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  • Rio Salado Community College established

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  • South Mountain Comm College created

    On April 18, 1978, the district's governing board created the college to provide higher education opportunities for the communities in southern Maricopa County. http://about.southmountaincc.edu/About/History/

  • South Mountain Community College opened

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  • Chandler-Gilbert Community College opened

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  • Gateway Comm College established

    Maricopa Technical College name changed to GateWay Community College - http://www.gatewaycc.edu/history

  • Estrella Mountain Community College Opened

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  • Red Mountain campus of MCC opened

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  • Control transfers from Board of Directors to individual colleges

    The State Board of Directors for Community Colleges of Arizona presided over the entire statewide community college system until June 2002, when the Arizona Legislature reduced its powers and duties and transferred most oversight to individual community college districts. - Wikipedia

  • Glendale Community College North opened

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  • Paradise Valley Community College at Black Mountain opened

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