American Samoa Community College
Pago Pago) , 14°19′18″S 170°44′32″W / 14.3217°S 170.7422°W | |
Campus | 39 acres (16 ha)[1] – 53 acres (21 ha)[2] |
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Colors | |
Nickname | Chiefs |
Website | amsamoa.edu |
American Samoa Community College (ASCC) is a
It is American Samoa's only
ASCC awarded 139 degrees and certificates in 2016, including 75 Associate of Arts degrees, 60 Associate of Science degrees, 3 Certificate of Proficiency, and one Bachelor in Elementary Education. In 2016, the college had 1,254 enrolled full-time students and 553 enrolled part-time. Around 27 percent majored in liberal arts but other popular majors were business management, accounting, criminal justice, education, nursing and health science.[4]
History
American Samoa Community College was established in 1970. It started its first year with 474 attending school in
The college was established in 1970 as part of the
In 1979, the U.S.
The Health Care Center at ASCC opened in November 1985. The college also began a program to enable local nurses to take national tests as registered and licensed practical nurses.[7]
Samoan artist Sven Ortquist has been an artist-in-residence at the college.
Academics
ASCC offers
Student body
93 percent of students are residents of American Samoa; however, only 24 percent have Samoan citizenship. Roughly 23 percent are over the age of 26. Around 75 percent of enrolled students are full-time students, while first-year students make up 47 percent of the total student body.[8]
Notable alumni
- Lemanu Peleti Mauga, Governor of American Samoa
- Lutu T. S. Fuimaono, the longest-serving member of the American Samoa Senate
Notable faculty
- Mike Gabbard
- Salu Hunkin-Finau, former President of American Samoa Community College[9]
- Sa'eu Scanlan, the college's first Samoan president[10]
- Galeai Moaaliitele Tuufuli
See also
References
- ISBN 9789820200395.
- ^ http://www.amsamoa.edu/files/ASCC_External_Evaluation_Visit_Team_Report_12_02_2014.pdf (Page 47)
- ISBN 9780864422255.
- ^ http://doc.as.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/American-Samoa-Statistical-Yearbook-2016.pdf Archived 2019-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (Page 44)
- ISBN 9781573062992.
- ^ a b "ABOUT ASCC". American Samoa Community College.
- ISBN 9781573062992.
- ISBN 9789820200395.
- ^ "Woman in race for American Samoa governor". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Associated Press. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ Simon-McWilliams, Ethel; Green, Karen Reed (1987). Glimpses into Pacific Lives: Some Outstanding Women (PDF). Portland, Oregon: Northwest Regional Educational Lab.