Phoenix College
Blue | |
Nickname | Bears |
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Sporting affiliations | National Junior College Athletic Association |
Mascot | Bumstead the Bear |
Website | www |
Phoenix College (PC) is a public community college in Encanto, Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1920, it is one of the oldest community colleges in the country.
History
The college was originally a part of the Phoenix Union High School and Junior College District (now Phoenix Union High School District), and was known as Phoenix Junior College (PJC). PC became a part of the Maricopa County Community College District in 1960, and is now considered the flagship campus of one of the largest community college systems in the world.
Campus
Phoenix College consists of the main campus in Midtown Phoenix, as well as a downtown campus located in the central business district of Phoenix.
Academics
Phoenix College offers over 200 degree and certificate programs. PC also offers training geared towards professional community/business development and general interest. PC is also home of the Student Services Institute.
Athletics
Phoenix College has 7 sports teams competing in the NJCAA.[1] The women's softball team has won the NJCAA National Women's Softball Division II Championships nine times (2000, 2001, 2004–08, 2012, 2021). The school has also won NJCAA championships in baseball (1960, 1962, 1965), men's track and field (1964, 1965, 1966), wrestling (1967–68, 1968–69), men's golf (1964), football (1964), and women's cross country (1985). In 1980 PC won national team championships in women's and mixed archery (two-year college division). Women's archery also won national titles in 1933 and 1934. The Maricopa Community College District elected in February 2018 to eliminate all football programs associated with its schools. Programs cut included those at Scottsdale Community College, Glendale Community College, Mesa Community College and Phoenix College's own program.[2]
Notable people
Alumni
Alumni include two
Several former football players have played in the
Faculty
- John S. Goff (1931–2001), studied Robert Todd Lincoln and the history of Arizona
References
- ^ Men's and Women's Sports | Phoenix College
- ^ Maricopa Community Colleges to eliminate football after 2018 season
- ^ "Arizona Governor Wesley Bolin". Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Arizona Governor John "Jack" R. Williams". Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (31 March 2023). "Peterson Zah, 85, Navajo Nation's First President, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Ronald Ridenhour obituary, New York Times, May 11, 1998.
- ^ Senate Member
- ^ Who Is Ed Buck? – WEHOville
- ^ "Andy Livingston". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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