Community College of Allegheny County
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Motto: "We're More than You Know"
Establishment: September 1966
Type: Community College
President: Alex Johnson, Ph.D
Faculty: 273 FT professors & instructors
Average class size: 19 students
Students: (2006-07 academic year)
Total: 63,582 unduplicated headcount
Credit: 29,799
Non-credit: 35,016
Student Profile: 58% women; 42% men
59% part-time; 41% full-time
Average age: 27 years
84% Allegheny County residents
21% ethnic minorities
65% daytime
22% evening
4% weekend
9% online
53% enrolled in career programs
47% enrolled in transfer programs
Tuition: $85.25 per credit for
Allegheny County residents
Workforce
Training: Training for 70 regional employers,
8,300+ employees annually
Campuses: Four campuses; six college centers
Partnerships: Articulation agreements
with 19 colleges & universities
Credits transferred to 400 colleges &
universities
Location: Allegheny County, PA, USA
Website: www.ccac.edu
(http://www.ccac.edu/)
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Community College of Allegheny County, or CCAC as it is officially abbreviated, is a community college in the United States primarily serving Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It has four campuses and six centers, and offers a variety of associate's degrees, as well as transfer and certification programs.
The college opened its Monroeville-area Boyce campus and the Allegheny campus on Pittsburgh's Northside in 1966. The following year, the South Campus was opened; North campus in the North Hills was opened in 1972. The college also has a number of centers in various locations throughout the county to reach the community.
CCAC is the largest community college in Pennsylvania and the 17th largest community college in the United States. In 2007, it was recognized as #2 in the country for the number of associate's degree nursing graduates and #4 in the country for the number of health career degrees.
CCAC offers more than 170 programs, as well as thousands of lifelong learning, community education, continuing education and workforce training courses, and during the 2006-2007 academic year, had more than 63,000 students enrolled. Through a number of articulation agreements students are guaranteed admission and the recognition of courses at a number of institutions offering four year degrees.
There are four student-run newspapers: the Allegheny View, the Boyce Collegian, the South Forum and the North Voice.
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[edit] CCAC Campuses
The Community College of Allegheny County has a campus or center within ten miles of more than 95% of Allegheny County residents.
[edit] Allegheny Campus
Located on Pittsburgh PA's North Shore and surrounded by Pittsburgh's Heinz Field, PNC Park and the Carnegie Science Center as well as other notable landmarks, CCAC’s Allegheny campus is the largest and only urban campus of the college.
Allegheny campus features a blend of modern and historic architecture set on 10 acres in a neighborhood once known as Pittsburgh’s Millionaires’ Row. The centerpiece of the campus is the Student Services center, a 52,000 square- foot hub housing the enrollment and financial aid offices, classrooms, a student lounge, dining facilities and a 300-seat theatre/auditorium.
The campus also features a first-rate library, physical education facilities and Milton Hall, the main campus classroom building. Along scenic Ridge Avenue and Galveston Street are the following: West Hall, the main science building; Jones Hall, the general administration building, Byers Hall, housing the offices of the President; and the Visual Arts Center.
[edit] Boyce Campus
Boyce campus is situated on 120 wooded acres in Monroeville, PA, USA and can be accessed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Routes 48 and Business 22. Adjacent to Boyce Park, the single-building campus features a park-like setting and commanding views of the countryside.
The first of the four campuses to officially commence classes on September 19, 1966, Boyce campus moved to its current location in time for the start of fall classes in 1969. With all of its programming contained under one roof, the multi-purpose building houses a gymnasium, cafeteria, theater, state-of-the-art library, high-tech medical instruction facilities and an award-winning child development center. Boyce also provides the community, students, faculty and staff with parking, an exercise room, an extensive outdoor fitness trail and regulation baseball and soccer fields.
[edit] North Campus
CCAC’s North campus was first established in 1972, operating out of rented facilities until the construction of a 150,000 square-foot, single building campus in 1990. Drawing more than 38,000 students from Pittsburgh PA's northern and western suburbs every year, the campus offers academic, workforce development and continuing education programs and classes.
The three-story campus building has modern classrooms, computer labs and videoconferencing facilities, a well-stocked library, gymnasium, fitness center, bookstore, cafeteria and child development center, as well as such student services as registration and admissions, student advisement, financial aid, student life and career services. North campus is conveniently located in the suburb of McCandless, approximately 12 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
[edit] South Campus
Set amongst 212 rolling acres in West Mifflin, CCAC’s South campus serves Allegheny County’s southern communities and the Mon Valley region. The campus is located off of Route 885 not far from Century III Mall and is easily accessed by both Routes 51 and 43 (the Mon Valley Expressway) and by public transportation.
After initially being located elsewhere, the campus moved to its current six-story, comprehensive educational facility in 1973. Its five buildings are connected by indoor walkways and house lecture halls, classrooms, a learning assistance center, a community library, a theater, a radio station, dining areas and office space. A solar-heated greenhouse is adjacent to the campus complex and provides botanical accents for picturesque outdoor walkways and trails. South campus’ recently expanded Learning Resource center includes computer and media centers and allied health and nursing laboratories. The campus also features a new Community Education center building containing continuing education offices, a gymnasium and a fully-equipped fitness center as well as the United States Steel Business and Industry center.
[edit] CCAC Centers
CCAC has six centers located throughout Allegheny and Washington Counties.
[edit] Bethel Park Center
Since fall, 1988, the Bethel Park center has served South Hills residents by offering a range of year-round non-credit classes and programs appropriate for pre- through high-school aged children as well as adults. The center’s onsite facilities include classrooms, computer labs and a gymnasium and are regularly used by local scouting groups in the community. Conveniently situated between South Hills Village and South Park, the center enjoys easy access to public transportation.
[edit] Braddock Hills Center
Replacing the former CCAC Braddock and Turtle Creek centers, the Braddock Hills center is located in the Braddock Hills Shopping Center, just a few minutes from the Forest Hills and Wilkinsburg exits of the Parkway (I-376 East/West). It is also conveniently accessed by public transportation.
The state-of-the-art instructional facility contains six classrooms, three computer labs, videoconferencing facilities and a health careers program laboratory. The center offers degree and certificate programs, community education classes as well as customized workforce job training for corporations and businesses.
[edit] Downtown Center
Occupying the top 11th floor of 625 Stanwix Street in Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle, CCAC’s Downtown center has been serving area residents and city commuters in its current location since 1988. The center offers a range of classes, including many credit and non-credit programs. The center also features fast-track programs, enabling students to complete programs quickly, often within nine months or less.
[edit] Homewood-Brushton Center
Situated on North Homewood Avenue, the Homewood-Brushton center is uniquely positioned to serve the city’s east-end neighborhoods and outlying suburbs. A community presence since 1967, the center’s current building dates from 1981, when popularity of the center’s programs necessitated the construction of a new 32,000 square-foot facility. The center houses myriad classrooms, including a Learning Resource center, reading, computer, anatomy, chemistry and biology laboratories and videoconferencing facilities.
The center offers a range of credit, non-credit and special programming rear-round and hosts four active clubs, an after-school homework clinic, a math, science and computer institute conducted during the summer for kindergarten and grade-school aged children and has established a relationship with the Carnegie Library of Homewood to be the center’s library. Numerous community groups also use the center as a meeting and gathering place.
[edit] Washington County Center
Founded in 2001, the Washington County center is the college’s first and only center operating outside of Allegheny County. The center is located in the Washington Crown Center shopping plaza, just off Route 40E, about 30 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.
The center affords Washington County residents the ability to take a wide variety of credit, non-credit, community education, workforce training, dual enrollment (earmarked for high school juniors and seniors) and Act 48 training classes at the center and at locations throughout Washington County.
[edit] West Hills Center
Just recently opened in spring, 2007, CCAC’s West Hills center replaces the former Airport West and Technology centers. Located in a 150,000 square-foot facility in North Fayette Township, the center features spacious, well-lit classrooms, a modern fitness center and comprehensive student life services. It also houses high-bay areas for automotive, HVAC, welding and other trade-related programs.
[edit] Academic Programs
CCAC's academic programs lead to an Associate's Degree, a certificate, and/or transfer to a four-year institution.
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