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Pasadena City College is a community college in Pasadena, California enrolling over 30,000 students each semester. PCC Summer Hours: Most offices closed Fridays. Check service websites for specific information.
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PCC was founded in 1924 with a student enrollment of 267....
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Pasadena Junior College (1924–1947) Motto: Student Success, Our Top Priority: Type: Public community college: Established: 1924: Budget: $248.1 million: President: Jose A. Gomez (Interim) Students: 25,319 (As of 2015) Location
Pasadena City College (PCC) is a public community college in Pasadena, California, founded in 1924. PCC offers academic programs, scholarships, and a commitment to social justice and diversity.
History. PCC was founded in 1924 with a student enrollment of 267. Created in response to the community’s need for higher education facilities, Pasadena Junior College was first established on the Pasadena High School campus. It was one of the earliest junior colleges in the Southwest United States. Its faculty, graduates, and former students
In 1928, Pasadena High School and Pasadena Junior College merged into a four-year junior college with grades 11 to 14 inclusive. By 1946, increased enrollment justified the establishment of a second four-year junior college—John Muir. In 1947 the official names of the two schools became Pasadena City College and John Muir College.
Getting started at Pasadena City College. View the steps to apply to PCC whether you're a first time student, a transfer student, international student or continuing education student.
Pasadena City College's digitized materials document the history of what began as Pasadena High School in 1891, reorganized itself under the 6-4-4 educational structure to become a combination high school/junior college in 1924 and finally to the two-year institution of higher learning that we know today.