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Scottsdale Community College
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TypePublic community college
Established1969; 54 years ago (1969)
Parent institution
Maricopa County Community College District
AccreditationHLC
PresidentEric Leshinskie
Students9,458
Location, ,
United States

33°30′44″N 111°53′07″W / 33.5121878°N 111.8851779°W / 33.5121878; -111.8851779Coordinates: 33°30′44″N 111°53′07″W / 33.5121878°N 111.8851779°W / 33.5121878; -111.8851779
CampusUrban, 52 Acres
ColorsGreen and Gold
   
NicknameFighting Artichokes
Sporting affiliations
National Junior College Athletic Association
Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
MascotArtie the Artichoke
Websitewww.scottsdalecc.edu
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Scottsdale Community College is a public community college in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is on the eastern boundary of the city on 160 acres (650,000 m2) 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.

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Community college

A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an "open enrollment" for students who have graduated from high school. The term usually refers to a higher educational institution that provides workforce education and college transfer academic programs. Some institutions maintain athletic teams and dormitories similar to their university counterparts.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, the city was incorporated in 1951 with a population of 2,000. At the 2020 census, the population was 241,361, which had grown from 217,385 in 2010. Its slogan is "The West's Most Western Town". Over the past two decades, it has been one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.

Maricopa County Community College District

Maricopa County Community College District

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), also known as Maricopa Community Colleges, is a community college district in Arizona with its headquarters in Tempe. It is one of the largest, serving more than 220,000 students each year in Maricopa County, Arizona. The district serves Maricopa County, the county that includes and surrounds Phoenix and is the most populous of the state's counties. The district's administrative headquarters are located in Tempe, Arizona.

History

Planning for Scottsdale Community College (SCC) began in 1967. Funding was approved by the MCCCD Governing board on November 5, 1968, for the sum of $5,000,000 to build the campus. In the fall of 1969 SCC began holding night classes at Scottsdale High School, meanwhile on September 21, 1969, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Bureau of Indian Affairs leased 160 acres of land at Chaparral and Pima Roads for 99 years. In August 1970 SCC held its first classes at its permanent location, several temporary wooden barracks were used as classroom space while construction began on the campus.[1] The campus was designed by Phoenix architects Drover, Welch & Lindlan[2] and built between 1970 and 1972. In 1974 SCC established it's nursing program and revived full accreditation in 1975.[1] In 1977 the performing arts center opened which was designed by Phoenix architects Guirey, Srnka Arnold & Sprinkle.[3] A new music building was added in 1980. In 1982 the schools Culinary Arts Program Restaurant opened as did the Community Garden. On April 1, 1986, ground was broken for the Social Behavioral Science Building. By 1990 student population was at 10,000 as compared to 1000 students in 1970.[1] The Applied Sciences Building opened in 1998 and was designed by local architect Doug Sydnor and is home to The Artichoke Grill.[4] The school's library which was built in the early 1970s was renovated in 2015. The Cloud Song Center for business students opened in 2018.[5]

Campus

Unique among colleges, SCC is the only public community college located on tribal land. The college also hosts NAU-Scottsdale, which offers several undergraduate programs, as well as the SCC2NAU program. SCC2NAU is a joint admission program between Scottsdale Community College and Northern Arizona University.

Academics

Scottsdale Community College offers associate degrees as well as Certificates of Completion.

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Source: "Scottsdale Community College", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 12th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsdale_Community_College.

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References
  1. ^ a b c "Scottsdale Community College: The First 20 Years timeline". Timetoast timelines. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. ^ "11 Aug 1970, Page 41 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  3. ^ "6 Nov 1977, Page 145 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  4. ^ "WORK". SYDNOR. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  5. ^ "Okland Construction | Cloud Song Center At Scottsdale Community College". www.okland.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  6. ^ "#10 Tim Esmay". TheSunDevils.com. Arizona State Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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