Pueblo Community College
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Former names
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Southern Colorado Junior College (1933–1937) Pueblo Junior College (1937–1961) Southern Colorado State College (1961–1979) Pueblo Vocational Community College (1979–1982) |
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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
| Established | 1933 |
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Parent institution
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Colorado Community College System |
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Academic affiliation
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Space-grant |
| President | Patty Erjavec |
| Students | 5,592 |
| Location |
,
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United States
38°15′45″N104°38′16″W / 38.26248°N 104.63765°W |
| Colors | Maroon and Black |
| Nickname | PCC |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Website | www.pueblocc.edu |
Pueblo Community College(PCC) is apubliccommunity collegeinPueblo, Colorado. PCC operates branch campuses inCañon CityandMancos, as well as academic sites inDurangoandBayfield.[1]
History
[edit]Pueblo Community College(PCC) traces its history to the founding of Southern Colorado Junior College (SCJC) in 1933. In 1937 SCJC became part of the Pueblo County Junior College District, and was renamed Pueblo Junior College. In 1961 the college district was dissolved by the General Assembly and the Junior College became the four-year Southern Colorado State College (SCSC). In the 1970s, SCSC opened a branch institution, the College for Community Services and Career Education, that in 1978 was re-organized by the General Assembly into a separate entity and renamed in 1979 to Pueblo Vocational Community College under the Colorado Community College System. In 1982 it was renamed to Pueblo Community College.[2][3]
In 2006, college president Mike Davis was confirmed to have died in a plane crash while traveling to Pueblo's branch campus inDurango, Colorado. He had been a college president for five years and previously had served as an administrator atVincennes University.[4]
Academics
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As of 2010 the college has an enrollment of 6,592 students spread over four campuses in the Pueblo region. The college was accredited byThe Higher Learning Commissionof theNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schoolsin 1979.[5]
In 2006, Pueblo Community College opened to high school students fromDolores Huerta Preparatory High Schooland other localPuebloarea high schools. The Early College Program (ECP) allows high school students to enroll in collegiate level coursework at nearly no cost to the student. PCC confers degrees awarded to high school students every year. In 2013, PCC awarded degrees to over 30 high school students.
Pueblo Community College Health Clinic
[edit]In 2008, PCC opened a new health clinic for its students to provide low-cost basic health services to its students.[6]PCC also opened a new student cafeteria named Pueblo Joe's as part of President Garvin's "vision of a college that's more comfortable for students and a resource for the entire community.".[7]
References
[edit]- ^"Campus & Site Locations | Pueblo Community College".
- ^"Our history". Retrieved2008-12-11.
- ^"General information". Archived fromthe originalon 2008-05-13. Retrieved2008-12-11.
- ^"Pueblo Community College president dies in a plane crash". Archived fromthe originalon 2007-07-29. Retrieved2008-12-11.
- ^"Higher learning commission". Retrieved2008-12-11.
- ^"PCC opens new low cost health clinic for students". Retrieved2008-12-11.[permanent dead link]
- ^"PCC unveils new student cafeteria". Archived fromthe originalon 2008-07-25. Retrieved2008-12-11.
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