Coconino Community College
{{Short description|College in Arizona, US}}
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{{Infobox university
|name = Coconino Community College
|image = Coconino County Community College logo.png
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|established = {{start date and age|1991}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.coconino.edu/about-us|title=Coconino Community College – About Us|website=www.coconino.edu|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-07-13}}
|type = Public community college
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|students = 3,515
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|city = Flagstaff
|state = Arizona
|country = United States
|campus = Flagstaff – Lone Tree (Main), Flagstaff – Fourth Street, Fredonia, Grand Canyon, Tuba City, Page and Williams
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|colors = {{Color box|teal|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Teal & gold{{Cite web|url=https://www.coconino.edu/logos|title=Coconino Community College – Logos|website=www.coconino.edu|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-07-13}}
|athletics_nickname = Comets
|sporting_affiliations = NJCAA – ACCAC
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|academic_affiliations = Space-grant
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|website = {{URL|https://www.coconino.edu/}}
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|former_names=Coconino County Community College
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Coconino Community College (CCC) is a public community college in Coconino County, Arizona. It enrolls more than 7,500 learners annually.{{Cite web|url=https://www.coconino.edu/about-us|title=Coconino Community College – About Us|website=www.coconino.edu|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-07-12}}
The college offers more than 50 associate degrees and certificates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.coconino.edu/degrees-and-certificates|title = Coconino Community College - Degrees and Certificates}} Scholarships are available through the CCC Foundation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.coconinofoundation.org/scholarships.html|title=Scholarships|website=Coconino Community College Foundation|language=en|access-date=2017-07-12}} The main campus is in Flagstaff, Arizona, with other college locations in Fredonia,{{Cite web|url=https://www.coconino.edu/news/679-ccc-itv-classes-at-fredonia-library|title=Coconino Community College – CCC ITV classes at Fredonia library|last=Hendricks|first=Larry|website=www.coconino.edu|access-date=2016-09-14}} Page,{{Cite web|url=https://www.coconino.edu/news/543-ccc-students-in-page-can-still-earn-an-associate-degree-without-leaving-page|title=Coconino Community College – CCC students in Page can still earn an associate degree without leaving Page|website=www.coconino.edu|access-date=2016-09-14}} Tuba City, and Williams. CCC works with Northern Arizona University and the major employers in the area{{Cite web|url=https://www.coconino.edu/community-partnerships|title=Coconino Community College – Community Partnerships|website=www.coconino.edu|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-07-12}} in meeting training, workforce and university transfer needs.
History
According to a Jan. 17, 1990 editorial in the Arizona Daily Sun newspaper, "We are the largest county in the state and have large numbers of people who either cannot afford to or are not allowed to enroll at Northern Arizona University. We have large numbers of adults who would avail themselves of an adult education program in the evenings. We have many people who are denied the opportunity for vocational training because they cannot afford to relocated to Phoenix, Prescott or Tucson to enroll in programs."{{Cite book|title=The Story of Coconino Community College|last=Hendricks|first=Larry|publisher=Coconino Community College|year=2016|location=Flagstaff, AZ|pages=4}}
Previous attempts to create a community college in Coconino County—1978 and 1985—failed. By 1990, another effort was underway, and during a November 1990 election, a ballot measure to form a community college district passed, according to the Arizona Daily Sun. Subsequently, in May 1991, voters approved funding the community college. Nearly 1,000 county residents registered for classes.{{Cite book|title=The Story of Coconino Community College|last=Hendricks|first=Larry|publisher=Coconino Community College|year=2016|location=Flagstaff, AZ|pages=4–6}}
Coconino Community College opened as Coconino County Community College on July 1, 1991, in a shopping center at the top of Fourth Street.https://www.coconino.edu/resources/files/pdfs/institutional-research/hlc-virtual-resource/ch-one/RRD_1-1_CCC_Oral_History_10-2010.pdf. Patricia Gibson and Paul Neuman. 2010-09-24. The first day of classes were in late August 1991. On January 4, 2002, the Lone Tree campus in Flagstaff, AZ opened.{{Cite news |last=Rice |first=Dan |title=CCC's 'strikingly different' campus opens |language=en |work=Arizona Daily Sun |url=http://azdailysun.com/ccc-s-strikingly-different-campus-opens/article_0710b8b8-e330-5c1d-b6d2-5b32ef018b86.html |access-date=2017-07-13}}
In 1995, CCCC dropped "County" from its name, and is now known as Coconino Community College (CCC).{{Cite book|title=The Story of Coconino Community College|last=Hendricks|first=Larry|publisher=Coconino Community College|year=2016|location=Flagstaff, AZ|pages=6}}
CCC2NAU
Northern Arizona University partners with CCC to allow students to transfer up to 90 credits to a degree.{{Cite web|url=https://nau.edu/ccc2nau/|title=Home – CCC2NAU – Northern Arizona University|website=nau.edu|access-date=2017-07-12}} The CCC2NAU program began at CCC in 2008 with a cohort of 15 students, and to date, more than 4,000 students have transitioned to NAU as of the fall semester of 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://nau.edu/ccc2nau/|title=CCC2NAU Homepage|work=NAU Website|access-date=2019-10-02|language=en-gb}}
Enrollment 2020
As of fall 2020, the total undergraduate enrollment was 3,289.{{Cite web|title=Coconino Community College – Institutional Research|url=https://www.coconino.edu/about-institutional-research|access-date=2021-09-15|website=www.coconino.edu|language=en-us}}
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Gender |
| Male
|45% |
| Female
|55% |
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Student age |
| Under 18
|21% |
| 18-21
|45% |
| 22-29
|21% |
| 30 or older
|13% |
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Student race/ethnicity |
| Native American
|20% |
| Hispanic
|21% |
| White
|47% |
| Other
|12% |
Instructional staff
As of fall 2015, Coconino Community College has 169 faculty members; 30 full-time and 146 part-time.{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Coconino&s=all&id=404426#general|title=National Center for Education Statistics}}
As of July 2017, Coconino Community College has 139 faculty members; 33 full-time and 109 part-time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.coconino.edu/faculty-contact|title=Coconino Community College – Faculty Search|website=www.coconino.edu|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-07-12}}
As of fall 2020, Coconino Community College has 141 faculty members; 41 full-time and 100 part-time.{{Cite web|title=Coconino Community College – Institutional Research|url=https://www.coconino.edu/about-institutional-research|access-date=2021-09-15|website=www.coconino.edu|language=en-us}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{GNIS|2543626}} – Page campus
{{Education in Coconino County, Arizona}}
{{Colleges and Universities in Arizona}}
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Category:Community colleges in Arizona
Category:Education in Coconino County, Arizona
Category:1991 establishments in Arizona