Maricopa County Community College District

Maricopa County Community College District

The Maricopa County Community College District, in Maricopa County, Arizona, is the largest community college district in the United States.[citation needed] 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 (east suburban Phoenix).

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Colleges

Skill Centers

History

The Phoenix Union High School District established Phoenix Junior College (now Phoenix College) in 1920; it was the first community college in the state of Arizona. In 1960, the state legislature provided for junior college districts in Arizona. The Maricopa County Junior College District was established in 1962 by the approval of county voters, with the new system acquiring Phoenix Junior College.

The system established branch campuses of Phoenix Junior College in the nearby suburbs of Glendale and Mesa; these would become independent campuses within the system by the end of the decade. Other campuses were established in the following years:

In 1971 the "junior college" portion of the name was changed to "community college".

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.

Mission

The Maricopa Community Colleges provide access to higher education for diverse students and communities. The colleges focus on learning through:

  • University Transfer Education
  • General Education
  • Developmental Education
  • Workforce Development
  • Student Development Services
  • Continuing Education
  • Community Education
  • Civic Responsibility
  • Global Engagement

Governing Board

The entire district's activities are directed by an elected governing board of five members.

Position Individual
President Randolph Lumm
Secretary Jerry D. Walker
Member Donald R. Campbell
Member Debra Pearson
Member Vacant

Chancellors

The Chancellor of the Maricopa Community Colleges is the CEO of the 10-college system. The Presidents at each college and a select group of Vice Chancellors report to the Chancellor, who serves at the pleasure of the Governing Board.

Rufus Glasper, Ph.D., is Chancellor of the Maricopa Community Colleges. He has served in that role for five years, and previously held District leadership positions for more than two decades. A more detailed biography of Dr. Glasper is available at http://www.maricopa.edu/chancellor/bio.php.

Fred Gaskin served as the Maricopa district's chancellor from 2000 until Dr. Glasper's appointment five years later. Prior to Gaskin, Dr. Paul Elsner served as the district's chancellor from November 1977 to his retirement in June, 1999.

John Prince was appointed President of the Maricopa Community Colleges District in 1967, serving until 1976. Robert J. Hannelly was appointed the first district president in 1947, and served until Prince's appointment.

Name confusion

The Maricopa County Community College District, or MCCCD for short, is also known as the Maricopa Community Colleges. The MCCCD is the legal entity name of the District for legal purposes. Some confuse the Maricopa Community Colleges abbreviation for Mesa Community College, one of the ten Maricopa colleges. The District's official acronym is MCCCD, while Mesa's is MCC.

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