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Clark College

Clark College is a public community college in Vancouver, Washington, founded in 1933 as a private junior college.

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The idea

Clark College is a public community college in Vancouver, Washington. A community college is a public college that offers two-year degrees and job training. Many of its courses can also count toward a degree at a four-year university.

Clark College was founded in 1933 as a private junior college, a school that teaches the first two years of college. It received its first accreditation in 1937, and it has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1948. Accreditation means that an outside group has checked that a school meets set standards for teaching and learning.

The college stands in Vancouver, the county seat and largest city of Clark County. Community colleges often serve students of many ages. Some have just finished high school, while others are adults who come back to learn new skills or change jobs. Because they usually cost less than universities, they are a common first step toward a degree.

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What kind of school was Clark College when it was founded in 1933?

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Composition

what it's made of

  • Main campus — The main campus sits on a 101-acre site in Vancouver's Central Park, land that was once part of the Vancouver Barracks.
  • Accreditation — The college has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1948.
  • State system — Since 1967 it has been part of the statewide community college system.
  • Vancouver campus — The college is in Vancouver, Washington, the county seat of Clark County.

Connection

how it relates

Under Lower Columbia Institutions

In place

  1. Vancouver, Washingtonstrength 90 of 100

    Clark College is a public community college in Vancouver, Washington.

  2. Clark County, Washingtonstrength 60 of 100

    The college is in Vancouver, the county seat of Clark County.

Related

  1. Memory and Learningstrength 40 of 100

    A college exists to help students learn and build lasting knowledge and skills.

Change

how and why it evolves

Past
Clark College was founded in 1933 as a private junior college and joined the statewide community college system in 1967.
Now
Since 2014, when it set up its first four-year program, it has also been recognized as a four-year college.
Next
Like other community colleges, it will likely keep adjusting its programs to match changing jobs and the needs of its students.

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Clark College

Clark College is a public community college in Vancouver, Washington, founded in 1933 as a private junior college.

See it on the map

Learn, discuss, create, buy or invest

The idea

Clark College is a public community college in Vancouver, Washington. A community college is a public college that offers two-year degrees and job training. Many of its courses can also count toward a degree at a four-year university.

Clark College was founded in 1933 as a private junior college, a school that teaches the first two years of college. It received its first accreditation in 1937, and it has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1948. Accreditation means that an outside group has checked that a school meets set standards for teaching and learning.

The college stands in Vancouver, the county seat and largest city of Clark County. Community colleges often serve students of many ages. Some have just finished high school, while others are adults who come back to learn new skills or change jobs. Because they usually cost less than universities, they are a common first step toward a degree.

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