Community Colleges of Spokane
Motto | Inspire. Enrich. Uplift. |
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Type | Public community college |
Established | 1963 |
Chancellor | Kevin Brockbank |
Students | 28,744 |
Location | , , |
Conference | Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) |
Mascot | Skitch the Sasquatch |
Website | www |
Community Colleges of Spokane is a community college district based in Spokane, Washington, USA. Established in 1963, CCS serves some 28,744 students a year, spread across a 12,300-square-mile (32,000 km2) service district in Eastern Washington. It comprises Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College.
Spokane Community College
Established in 1963, Spokane Community College, or SCC, is a comprehensive educational institution meeting the needs of students and business and industry throughout Eastern Washington and the Intermountain Northwest. SCC provides two-year transfer degrees to four-year colleges and universities and also has over 60 career-technical degree and certificate programs in manufacturing, transportation, building trades, environmental science, business, information technology, public safety, hospitality and culinary arts. SCC's health sciences division is the largest among Washington's community and technical colleges. In 2012–13, the community colleges' Institute for Extended Learning merged with SCC, expanding its program offerings to include Adult Basic Education, GED, ESL, and High School Completion. In addition, SCC has a center for workforce training and continuing education, and a program offering education classes for adults age 50 and older. SCC also has rural education centers in Colville, Inchelium, Ione, Newport and Republic, Wash.
Spokane Falls Community College
The college, commonly known as The Falls, opened in 1967.
SFCC has a close working relationship with the Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, a higher education facility adjacent to the campus for students from Japan studying in the U.S. The college also has education centers at Fairchild Air Force Base and in Pullman, Wash.
Athletics
SCC and SFCC have a combined intercollegiate sports program, competing in the