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Phoenix College

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Phoenix College
PC New Logo.png
Other name
PC
TypePublic community college
Established1920; 103 years ago (1920)
Parent institution
Maricopa County Community College District
Academic affiliation
Space-grant
PresidentKimberly Britt
Students12,000
Location
Phoenix
,
Arizona
,
United States

33°29′04″N 112°05′19″W / 33.484444°N 112.088611°W / 33.484444; -112.088611Coordinates: 33°29′04″N 112°05′19″W / 33.484444°N 112.088611°W / 33.484444; -112.088611
CampusUrban, 52 Acres
ColorsGold & Blue
   
NicknameBears
Sporting affiliations
National Junior College Athletic Association
MascotBumstead the Bear
Websitewww.phoenixcollege.edu
Phoenix College Logo RGB H.png
Not to be confused with the University of Phoenix.

Phoenix College (PC) is a public community college in Encanto, Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1920, it is one of the oldest community colleges in the country.

History

The college was originally a part of the Phoenix Union High School and Junior College District (now Phoenix Union High School District), and was known as Phoenix Junior College (PJC). PC became a part of the Maricopa County Community College District in 1960, and is now considered the flagship campus of one of the largest community college systems in the world.

Campus

Phoenix College consists of the main campus in Midtown Phoenix, as well as a downtown campus located in the central business district of Phoenix.

Academics

Phoenix College offers over 200 degree and certificate programs. PC also offers training geared towards professional community/business development and general interest. PC is also home of the Student Services Institute.

Athletics

Phoenix College has 7 sports teams competing in the NJCAA.[1] The women's softball team has won the NJCAA National Women's Softball Division II Championships nine times (2000, 2001, 2004-2008, 2012, 2021). The school has also won NJCAA championships in baseball (1960, 1962, 1965), men's track and field (1964, 1965, 1966), wrestling (1967–68, 1968–69), men's golf (1964), football (1964), and women's cross country (1985). In 1980 PC won national team championships in women's and mixed archery (two-year college division). Women's archery also won national titles in 1933 and 1934. The Maricopa Community College District elected in February 2018 to eliminate all football programs associated with its schools. Programs cut included those at Scottsdale Community College, Glendale Community College, Mesa Community College and Phoenix College's own program.[2]

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Softball

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Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale Community College is a public community college in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is on the eastern boundary of the city on 160 acres of land belonging to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The lease was taken out in 1970 and will expire in 2069. The college is part of the Maricopa County Community College District.

Glendale Community College (Arizona)

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Mesa Community College

Mesa Community College

Mesa Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Mesa, Arizona. It is the largest of the 10 community colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District, the largest community college district in the United States in terms of enrollment.

Notable people

Alumni

For a more comprehensive list, see Category:Phoenix College alumni.

Alumni include two Miss Americas (1949 and 1964) and two Arizona governors (Wesley Bolin[3] and Jack Richard Williams[4]). Other prominent alumni include film star Nick Nolte, Tony Award-winning actor Stephen Spinella, actor Peter Billingsley, daytime television star Jaime Lyn Bauer, Pop/Rhythm & Blues singer CeCe Peniston, artist Eric Fischl, Mixed Martial artists UFC veteran Homer Moore, AAGPBL pioneer Charlotte Armstrong. Investigative journalist Ron Ridenhour, who exposed the My Lai Massacre, attended Phoenix College before being drafted into military service in Vietnam in 1967.[5] Politicians who attended the college include State Senator Juan Mendez[6] and Democrat fund-raiser Ed Buck.[7]

Several former football players have played in the National Football League including Fred Carr, Bob Wallace, Lyn Larsen, Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi, Tory Nixon, Andy Livingston,[8] and "Scooter" Molander. Dennis Layton played for the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns and John Smith toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. Bears who have played Major League Baseball include Gary Gentry and Dave Rajsich.

Faculty

  • John S. Goff (1931-2001), studied Robert Todd Lincoln and the history of Arizona

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Miss America

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Jacque Mercer

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Jacquelyn Joy Mercer was Miss America in 1949.

Nick Nolte

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Peter Billingsley

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Jaime Lyn Bauer

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CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston

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Eric Fischl

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Homer Moore

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

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Charlotte Armstrong (baseball)

Charlotte Armstrong (baseball)

Charlotte T. Armstrong was a pitcher who played from 1944 through 1945 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 145 lb., Armstrong batted and threw right-handed. She was affectionately nicknamed Skipper.

Ronald Ridenhour

Ronald Ridenhour

Ronald Lee Ridenhour was an American known for having played a central role in spurring the federal investigation of the 1968 Mỹ Lai massacre in Vietnam. When he first learned of events there, he was serving in the United States 11th Infantry Brigade in Vietnam. He gathered evidence and interviewed people before the end of his tour. After returning to the US in 1969, he wrote to President Nixon, members of his cabinet and two dozen Congressmen recounting what he had learned. A full-scale Department of Defense investigation eventually took place.

Juan Mendez (politician)

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Juan Jose Mendez is an American politician and State Senator from Arizona. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Source: "Phoenix College", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, November 21st), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_College.

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References
  1. ^ Men's and Women's Sports | Phoenix College
  2. ^ Maricopa Community Colleges to eliminate football after 2018 season
  3. ^ "Arizona Governor Wesley Bolin". Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Arizona Governor John "Jack" R. Williams". Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  5. ^ Ronald Ridenhour obituary, New York Times, May 11, 1998.
  6. ^ Senate Member
  7. ^ Who Is Ed Buck? – WEHOville
  8. ^ "Andy Livingston". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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