Community College of Allegheny County
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Community College of Allegheny County, or CCAC as it is officially abbreviated, is a community college
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With four campuses and six centers, the college offers associate's degrees, certificate and diploma programs.
The college opened Boyce campus, in Monroeville
, and Allegheny campus, on Pittsburgh's North Side, in 1966. The following year, South campus was opened; North campus opened in 1972. The college also has centers, beyond the main campuses, that offer classes.
CCAC is the largest community college in Pennsylvania and the 17th largest community college in the United States. In 2007, it was recognized as second highest in the country for the number of nursing degrees, and fourth highest in the country for the number of health career degrees.
CCAC offers more than 170 programs, as well as lifelong learning, community education, continuing education and workforce training courses. During the 2006-2007 academic year, it had more than 63,000 students. Through articulation agreements, students are guaranteed admission, and the recognition of courses, at a number of institutions offering four year degrees
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There are four student-run newspapers: the Allegheny View, the Boyce Collegian, the South Forum and the North Voice.
, PNC Park
, the Carnegie Science Center
, and other notable landmarks, CCAC’s Allegheny campus is the largest and only urban campus of the college.
Allegheny campus features a blend of modern and historic architecture set on 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) in a neighborhood once known as Pittsburgh’s Millionaires’ Row and extending to the once posh "Monument Hill" area (that rises above and behind modern day Heinz Field) so named for a Civil War monument dedicated on May 30, 1871 by General George G. Meade and Governor John W. Geary
. The centerpiece of the campus is the Student Services center, a 52000 square feet (4,831 m²) hub housing the enrollment and financial aid offices, classrooms, a student lounge, dining facilities and a 300-seat theatre/auditorium.
The campus also features a library, physical education facilities and Milton Hall, the main campus classroom building. Along scenic Ridge Avenue and Galveston Street are the following: West Hall, the main science building; Jones Hall, the general administration building; Byers Hall, housing the offices of the President; and the Visual Arts Center.
who founded the Boy Scouts of America
, is on a 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) plot in suburban Monroeville, Pennsylvania
and can be accessed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Routes 48 and Business 22. Adjacent to Boyce Park, the single-building campus features a park-like setting and commanding views of the countryside.
The first of the four campuses to officially commence classes on September 19, 1966, Boyce moved to its current location in time for the start of fall classes in 1969. With all of its programs under one roof, the multi-purpose building houses a gymnasium, cafeteria, theater, state-of-the-art library, high-tech medical instruction facilities and an award-winning child development center. Boyce also provides the community, students, faculty and staff with parking, an exercise room, an extensive outdoor fitness trail and regulation baseball and soccer fields. A Pennsylvania State Historical Marker in the parking lot recognizes Boyce's contributions to Scouting
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The three-story building has modern classrooms, computer labs and videoconferencing facilities, a well-stocked library, gymnasium, fitness center, bookstore, cafeteria and child development center, as well as such student services as registration and admissions, student advisement, financial aid, student life and career services. North campus is in the suburb of McCandless, approximately 12 miles (19.3 km) north of downtown Pittsburgh.
, CCAC’s South campus serves Allegheny County’s southern communities and the Mon Valley region. The campus is located off of Route 885 not far from Century III Mall and is easily accessed by routes 51 and 43 (the Mon Valley Expressway) and by public transportation.
The campus moved to its current six-story, comprehensive education facility in 1973. Its five buildings are connected by indoor walkways and house lecture halls, classrooms, a learning assistance center, a community library, a theater, a radio station, dining areas and office space. A solar-heated greenhouse is adjacent to the campus complex and provides botanical accents for picturesque outdoor walkways and trails. South campus' recently expanded Learning Resource center includes computer and media centers and allied health and nursing laboratories. The campus also features a new Community Education center building containing continuing education offices, a gymnasium and a fully equipped fitness center, and the United States Steel Business and Industry center.
The state-of-the-art instruction facility contains six classrooms, three computer labs, videoconferencing facilities and a health careers program laboratory. The center offers degree and certificate programs, community education, and customized workforce job training for corporations and businesses.
The center offers a range of credit, non-credit and special programming year-round and hosts four active clubs, an after-school homework clinic, a math, science and computer institute conducted during the summer for kindergarten and grade-school age children and has established a relationship with the Carnegie Library of Homewood to be the center’s library. Numerous community groups use the center as a meeting and gathering place.
mall, just off Route 40, about 30 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.
The center affords Washington County residents the ability to take a wide variety of credit, non-credit, community education, workforce training, dual enrollment (earmarked for high school juniors and seniors) and Act 48 training classes at the center and at locations throughout Washington County.
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With four campuses and six centers, the college offers associate's degrees, certificate and diploma programs.
The college opened Boyce campus, in Monroeville
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Monroeville is a home rule municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located about east of the city of Pittsburgh, Monroeville is a bustling suburb with mixed residential and commercial developments...
, and Allegheny campus, on Pittsburgh's North Side, in 1966. The following year, South campus was opened; North campus opened in 1972. The college also has centers, beyond the main campuses, that offer classes.
CCAC is the largest community college in Pennsylvania and the 17th largest community college in the United States. In 2007, it was recognized as second highest in the country for the number of nursing degrees, and fourth highest in the country for the number of health career degrees.
CCAC offers more than 170 programs, as well as lifelong learning, community education, continuing education and workforce training courses. During the 2006-2007 academic year, it had more than 63,000 students. Through articulation agreements, students are guaranteed admission, and the recognition of courses, at a number of institutions offering four year degrees
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
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There are four student-run newspapers: the Allegheny View, the Boyce Collegian, the South Forum and the North Voice.
CCAC Campuses
The Community College of Allegheny County has a campus or center within ten miles (16 km) of more than 95% of Allegheny County residents.Allegheny campus
In Pittsburgh's Central Northside neighborhood and surrounded by Heinz FieldHeinz Field
Heinz Field is a stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers American football teams, members of the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association respectively...
, PNC Park
PNC Park
PNC Park is a baseball park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball franchise. It opened during the 2001 Major League Baseball season, after the controlled implosion of the Pirates' previous home, Three Rivers Stadium...
, the Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
The Carnegie Science Center, located in the Chateau neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, opened in 1991.With a history that dates to October 24, 1939, the Carnegie Science Center is the most visited museum in Pittsburgh...
, and other notable landmarks, CCAC’s Allegheny campus is the largest and only urban campus of the college.
Allegheny campus features a blend of modern and historic architecture set on 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) in a neighborhood once known as Pittsburgh’s Millionaires’ Row and extending to the once posh "Monument Hill" area (that rises above and behind modern day Heinz Field) so named for a Civil War monument dedicated on May 30, 1871 by General George G. Meade and Governor John W. Geary
John W. Geary
John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War...
. The centerpiece of the campus is the Student Services center, a 52000 square feet (4,831 m²) hub housing the enrollment and financial aid offices, classrooms, a student lounge, dining facilities and a 300-seat theatre/auditorium.
The campus also features a library, physical education facilities and Milton Hall, the main campus classroom building. Along scenic Ridge Avenue and Galveston Street are the following: West Hall, the main science building; Jones Hall, the general administration building; Byers Hall, housing the offices of the President; and the Visual Arts Center.
Boyce campus
The Boyce campus, named after William D. BoyceWilliam D. Boyce
William Dickson "W. D." Boyce was an American newspaper man, entrepreneur, magazine publisher, and explorer. He was the founder of the Boy Scouts of America and the short-lived Lone Scouts of America . Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he acquired a love for the outdoors early in his life...
who founded the Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
, is on a 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) plot in suburban Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Monroeville is a home rule municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located about east of the city of Pittsburgh, Monroeville is a bustling suburb with mixed residential and commercial developments...
and can be accessed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Routes 48 and Business 22. Adjacent to Boyce Park, the single-building campus features a park-like setting and commanding views of the countryside.
The first of the four campuses to officially commence classes on September 19, 1966, Boyce moved to its current location in time for the start of fall classes in 1969. With all of its programs under one roof, the multi-purpose building houses a gymnasium, cafeteria, theater, state-of-the-art library, high-tech medical instruction facilities and an award-winning child development center. Boyce also provides the community, students, faculty and staff with parking, an exercise room, an extensive outdoor fitness trail and regulation baseball and soccer fields. A Pennsylvania State Historical Marker in the parking lot recognizes Boyce's contributions to Scouting
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
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North campus
CCAC’s North campus, located in suburban McCandless Township, Pennsylvania, was first established in 1972, operating out of rented facilities until the construction of a 150000 square feet (13,935.5 m²), single-building campus in 1990. Drawing more than 38,000 students from Pittsburgh's northern and western suburbs every year, the campus offers academic, workforce development and continuing education programs and classes.The three-story building has modern classrooms, computer labs and videoconferencing facilities, a well-stocked library, gymnasium, fitness center, bookstore, cafeteria and child development center, as well as such student services as registration and admissions, student advisement, financial aid, student life and career services. North campus is in the suburb of McCandless, approximately 12 miles (19.3 km) north of downtown Pittsburgh.
South campus
In suburban West MifflinWest Mifflin, Pennsylvania
West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The population was 20,313 at the 2010 census....
, CCAC’s South campus serves Allegheny County’s southern communities and the Mon Valley region. The campus is located off of Route 885 not far from Century III Mall and is easily accessed by routes 51 and 43 (the Mon Valley Expressway) and by public transportation.
The campus moved to its current six-story, comprehensive education facility in 1973. Its five buildings are connected by indoor walkways and house lecture halls, classrooms, a learning assistance center, a community library, a theater, a radio station, dining areas and office space. A solar-heated greenhouse is adjacent to the campus complex and provides botanical accents for picturesque outdoor walkways and trails. South campus' recently expanded Learning Resource center includes computer and media centers and allied health and nursing laboratories. The campus also features a new Community Education center building containing continuing education offices, a gymnasium and a fully equipped fitness center, and the United States Steel Business and Industry center.
Bethel Park Center
The Bethel Park Center conducts credit and non-credit classes Monday through Thursday evenings at the Independence Middle School in the Bethel Park School District. A wide variety of classes are offered to enhance education goals and lifestyles. The classes range from English and psychology to computers and gardening. The South Campus of CCAC provides academic counseling, advising and registration information.Braddock Hills Center
Replacing the former CCAC Braddock and Turtle Creek centers, the Braddock Hills center is in the Braddock Hills Shopping Center, just a few minutes from the Forest Hills and Wilkinsburg exits of the Parkway (I-376 East/West). It is conveniently accessed by public transportation.The state-of-the-art instruction facility contains six classrooms, three computer labs, videoconferencing facilities and a health careers program laboratory. The center offers degree and certificate programs, community education, and customized workforce job training for corporations and businesses.
Downtown Center
Occupying the 11th floor of 625 Stanwix Street in Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle, CCAC’s Downtown center has been serving area residents and city commuters in its current location since 1988. The center offers a range of classes, including many credit and non-credit programs. The center also features fast-track programs, enabling students to complete programs quickly, often within nine months or less.Homewood-Brushton Center
Situated on North Homewood Avenue, the Homewood-Brushton center is uniquely positioned to serve the city’s east-end neighborhoods and outlying suburbs. A community presence since 1967, the center’s current building dates from 1981, when popularity of the center’s programs necessitated the construction of a new 32000 square feet (2,972.9 m²) facility. The center houses myriad classrooms, including a Learning Resource center, reading, computer, anatomy, chemistry and biology laboratories and videoconferencing facilities.The center offers a range of credit, non-credit and special programming year-round and hosts four active clubs, an after-school homework clinic, a math, science and computer institute conducted during the summer for kindergarten and grade-school age children and has established a relationship with the Carnegie Library of Homewood to be the center’s library. Numerous community groups use the center as a meeting and gathering place.
Washington County Center
Founded in 2001, the Washington County center is the college’s first and only center operating outside of Allegheny County. The center is located in Washington Crown CenterWashington Crown Center
Washington Crown Center is a regional enclosed shopping mall in North Franklin Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, just outside the city of Washington and south of Pittsburgh...
mall, just off Route 40, about 30 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.
The center affords Washington County residents the ability to take a wide variety of credit, non-credit, community education, workforce training, dual enrollment (earmarked for high school juniors and seniors) and Act 48 training classes at the center and at locations throughout Washington County.