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Joliet Junior College
The first community college is formed in Illinois to extend high school learning by adding a 5th and 6th year. This begins an educational movement around the United States. -
Phoenix Junior College Opens
Phoenix Junior College is established out of the Phoenix Union High School District to extend educational opportunities.
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Phoenix Junior College Receives Accreditation
Phoenix Junior College received its formal accreditation from the North Central Association. Before this the college had to make individual arrangements of accreditation with various colleges and universities to accept their transfer credits. -
New Campus for PJC
Phoenix Junior College gets a new home at Thomas Road and 15th Avenue. This would establish the current location for Phoenix College. -
Phoenix College
The October issue of "Bear Tracks" reflected an official name change for Phoenix College: "On September 15th, Phoenix College opened its doors for the fall semester of 1947. The largest enrollment of students (1,269) in the history of the school found many new and revitalized features about the Thomas Road campus among which, was the agreeable fact that Phoenix College was no longer a Junior College - in name at any rate."
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Phoenix College Fine Arts Center Opens
The new Fine Arts Center to house such fine art subjects as speech, drama, art, photography and all courses of music including hand, orchestra, choir and harmony. -
PC Alumni Association is Founded
The Phoenix College Alumni Association (PCAA) was established in 1989 from a grass-roots effort of 70 alumni committed to preserving the history and legacy of Phoenix College for future students and alumni. In 1992, the Half Century Club (now called the Half Century Society) was established to recognize and honor alumni who graduated 50 years ago or more.
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A New Fine Arts Building
The Fine Arts Building received national recognition after being selected by the Construction Management Association of America to receive a 2009 Project Achievement Award as well as a Best of 2009 Arizona Award from Southwest Contractor Magazine. The Fine Arts "Eric Fischl Gallery", was named in honor of renowned artist and Phoenix College alumnus Eric Fischl '69
