Centralia College

Centralia College

Centralia College logo
Established 1925[1]
Type Community college
Endowment $5.5 million[2]
President James Walton[3]
Admin. staff 212
Students 4,803[4]
Location Centralia, Washington, United States
Website http://www.centralia.edu

Centralia College is a two-year institution of higher learning located in Centralia, Washington. Founded in 1925, Centralia is the oldest continuously operating community college in the state of Washington.[1] As shown below, the college sits on 29 acres (120,000 m2) in the middle of the town of Centralia. There is a branch campus, Centralia College East, in the town of Morton and the college offers a range of online and correspondence courses. Overall the college serves an area of 2,409 square miles (6,240 km2) in Lewis County and southern Thurston County under the administrative classification of Community College District Twelve.

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History

Centralia College opened in 1925 under the name of Centralia Junior College. Developing slowly at first, the college constructed its first physical campus in 1950 with Kemp Hall.[5] Also, in 1948 the college received its accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.[6] Growing from an entrance class of 15 students, as of 2009 the college has an enrollment of 4,803 students in 64 academic programs.[4] The college is affiliated with the private Centralia College Foundation, founded in 1982 by community members, to supplement its public resources.

The college is also home to Michael Spafford's Twelve Labors of Hercules, a series of murals commissioned in the early 1980s for the House of Representatives' chambers.[7] From 1982 to 1987 they were covered with curtains due to their sexually suggestive nature and later were placed in storage. Following a decade of negotiations, the college acquired the murals in 2003 for display in the Corbet Theatre.[8][9]

Athletics

The college's mascot is the Trailblazer and the athletics program includes teams for volleyball, baseball, basketball, fast pitch softball and golf. These teams play in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC).[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Centralia College". Centralia College. 2008. http://www.centralia.edu/admin/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved February 2, 2010. 
  3. ^ "President's Welcome". Centralia College. 2008. http://www.centralia.edu/admin/welcome.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 
  4. ^ a b "College Search". College Board. 2009. http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=3663&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=Centralia%20College. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 
  5. ^ a b "Centralia College International Programs Student Handbook". Centralia College. http://www.centralia.edu/international/pdf/CompleteHandbook.doc. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 
  6. ^ "Directory of Institutions A — D". Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. 2009-03-28. http://www.nwccu.org/Directory%20of%20Inst/Alpha%20Cluster/a_d.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 
  7. ^ Farr, Sheilla (2001-06-08). "Exiled murals may surface in Centralia". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010608&slug=mural08. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 
  8. ^ Associated Press (2003-08-30). "Controversial murals go to Centralia College". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Seattle Media. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/137346_murals30.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 
  9. ^ Thomas, Ralph (2003-09-03). "Controversial murals on the move". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030903&slug=murals03m. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 

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