Danville Area Community College

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Danville Area Community College


Established	1946
Type	Community college
President	Alice M. Jacobs
Faculty	53 full-time, 99 part-time
Staff	123
Students	5000
Location	Danville, Illinois, USA
Campus	75 acres
Colors	Green and Gold
Mascot	Jaguars
Affiliations	Higher Learning Commission
Website	www.dacc.edu

Danville Area Community College is a public two-year community college located in Danville, Illinois. DACC was founded in 1946 and has grown into an independent college serving about 5000 students per year in over 1500 unique courses. Students at DACC are enrolled in programs and courses including college transfer, occupational degrees and certificates, re-training, skill development, customized training, and areas of special interest.

[edit] History

Established initially as an extension center of the University of Illinois in 1946, DACC became a public junior college named Danville Community College under Danville Public Schools in 1949. In 1951, the name was changed to Danville Junior College. In June of 1966, the College separated from Danville School District No. 118 under the provisions of the Public Junior College Act and became an independent two-year area college under the control of the Board of Trustees of Junior College District No. 507. The name Danville Junior College was changed to Danville Area Community College on July 1, 1979 to be more reflective of the services rendered.

The college was originally housed at Danville High School. In 1965, the college moved to 2000 East Main Street in Danville, occupying several buildings acquired from the Veterans Administration which had been part of the Old soldiers' home; this provided the present-day 75-acre (304,000 m²) campus. Since then, several new buildings have been added, including the Mary Miller Center (named for the college's first president and housing the gymnasium and the Sciences division), the Ornamental Horticulture building, the Technology Center, the Child Development Center, and Lincoln Hall. In addition, several of the existing buildings, dating from the late 1890s, have been renovated, including the Clock Tower Center, Vermilion Hall, Cannon Hall, and Prairie Hall.

In 2002, DACC opened the Downtown Center in the heart of downtown Danville in order to facilitate the growing demand for career-preparatory classes. In 2006 the Downtown Center moved to the Job Training Partnership facility at 407 North Franklin Street.

DACC has hosted the NJCAA Men's Division II National Basketball Tournament since 1994. This takes place in the Mary Miller Center Gymnasium and is a source of pride and joy for the college and the local community. Members of the Danville community volunteer to help the college.

In 1994 DACC hosted an Illinois High School Basketball Tournament featuring Farragut Academy, ML King High, and the hosts Danville High. Players in this tourney include Kevin Garnett, Ronnie Fields, and Keon Clark among others. Farragut would beat King in the Championship game and is considered one of the greatest games in Illinois High School History. Kevin Garnett put on a show while Ronnie Fields stole the show.

[edit] Cost and residency

Community College District No. 507 encompasses portions of Vermilion, Edgar, Iroquois, Champaign and Ford counties in Illinois. As of the 2006-2007 school year, residents of this district, or students who work in-district more than 35 hours per week, pay tuition of $61.00 per credit hour. Additionally, out-of-district students with authorization from their local districts also pay the in-district rate.

Out-of-district students pay $150.00 per credit hour, with the exception of a designated 7-county area in Indiana, covering Vermillion, Parke, Fountain, Warren, Tippecanoe, Benton and Montgomery counties; students in these counties pay $93.33 per credit hour.

As of July 1, 1984, in-district students aged 60 or older pay a tuition rate of $1 per credit hour, as well as applicable course fees.

All students pay a $10 per credit hour technology / activity fee.

For current and complete information, consult the DACC website.