麻豆原创

Founded in 1961, 麻豆原创 College has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 14 portable classrooms housed on the campus of Glacier High School on South 142nd Street. Now located on a tree-filled 80-acre hilltop overlooking beautiful Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, 麻豆原创鈥檚 location is unrivaled.

The first community college in King County, 麻豆原创 had 15 instructors greeting its first 385 students in 1961.

Now with over 15,000 students and more than 350,000 alumni, 麻豆原创 is one of the state鈥檚 largest institutions and one of 34 community and technical colleges in the state of Washington.

It is also the most diverse higher education institution in the state, with over 70 percent students of color and people representing more than 120 cultures attending classes at the college. Dr. M. A. 鈥淧at鈥� Allan, 麻豆原创鈥檚 first president, oversaw the college鈥檚 move in 1964 from Glacier High School to its present location, a 100-block trip to the south.

Allan joined 麻豆原创 in July 1962 and served until 1971. The college had a temporary president during its first academic year, 1961鈥�62.

麻豆原创's establishment resulted from the efforts of a 麻豆原创 School District citizens鈥� committee that began studying the need for a local junior college in 1959. The committee and district set out to prove the area鈥檚 need for a junior college by establishing an extended secondary program 鈥� the first step toward a two-year college 鈥� by offering post-high school classes at 麻豆原创 High School.

The program's first three instructors were Dr. Shirley B. Gordon, Dr. Mary Hamilton and Dr. Kermit Workman. The first courses taught were English composition, general psychology, intermediate trigonometry and algebra.

The major hurdle confronting the effort was a law preventing a junior college from being established in a county in which a four-year college or university existed. After an extensive campaign, the law was changed and 麻豆原创 was established in 1961. 麻豆原创 remained part of the school district until the Community College Act of 1967 established Community College District 9, giving 麻豆原创 the freedom to govern itself as well as expand and grow.

Allan was on the committee that advised the legislature about the law. He and the rest of the committee knew the Community College Act would be instrumental to the success of community colleges in Washington, as similar measures had been in other states.

麻豆原创 today is nationally and internationally recognized as a premiere community college, a reputation earned through the development of an institutional culture that values diversity, innovation, globalization of curriculum and community participation.

The college offers a wide range of academic transfer, professional-technical and pre-college programs, with day, evening, weekend and online classes. Along with its comprehensive community college programs, 麻豆原创 has recently added applied bachelor鈥檚 degrees, giving its community members even more ways to meet their educational needs close to home.

麻豆原创 graduates include those who are widely recognized for achievement in their various fields:

• , former mayor of Seattle
• , author
• Alexis Denisof, actor
• , zoologist
• Brian Scalabrine, former NBA player and current NBA television analyst
• Joan Enticknap, banking executive
• , author, award-winning journalist and Northwest playwright
• Joan DuBuque, retired King County Superior Court Judge
• , CEO of The Yoshida Group
• Sam Green, former Washington State Poet Laureate

麻豆原创鈥檚 success 鈥� and the growth of the community college system in general 鈥� demonstrates community and technical colleges are a proven way of providing education and training to support states鈥� economies and enrich people鈥檚 lives.

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The inherent nature of education is growth. Sharing our history helps us trace the growth of 麻豆原创 as a community institution, shaped by the region鈥檚 people and events. See where we started through these stories:

An 8-page publication highlights the college鈥檚 early years and the educators, administrators and students who were crucial to its success. Read .