Springfield Technical Community College
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Springfield Technical Community College better known as STCC (pronounced "stick" by locals) is a two-year community college in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States.
[edit] History
Springfield Technical Community College was built on the site of the Springfield Armory. The armory, established by George Washington was an important supplier of US military armaments for over a century and a half before closing in 1968
Four years earlier, the city of Springfield, Massachusetts had established the Springfield Technical Institute a few blocks west. Application exceeded all expectation and the city turned to the soon-to-close armory. The college moved in the year the armory closed. That same year the school was given its current name.
While 20 acres of the 55-acre site remained in the hands of the National Park Service for historic preservation, 35 acres went to the college. Century old buildings were reused as classrooms while newer state-of-the-art facilities were built elsewhere.
[edit] Today
STCC remains one of the most diverse campuses in the state college system of Massachusetts. Offering the associate degree in over 30 programs and dozens of certificate/completion programs, the college is well respected in the region. As with all two-year colleges in the United States, graduates of STCC may enroll at four-year colleges or universities to pursue additional education. In 2005 the women's soccer team won the national division 3 NJCAA title. The men's basketball team regularly wins 20 games a season as well and has advanced to Nationals in past seasons.
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