St. Clair County Community College 2004-2005 Catalog
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ACCREDITATION
St. Clair County Community College (SC4) is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, the recognized regional accreditation agency, thus ensuring transfer credits to colleges and universities throughout the United States. The college is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges.
The college has been approved by the United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Services for the training of non-quota, alien students admitted under Section 4(e) of the Immigration Act of 1924.
Contact the Office of the College President if you wish to review the Statement of Affiliation Status.
ACCREDITING AGENCIES
The Higher Learning Commission; Member-North Central Association;
Michigan Department of Education.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING
St. Clair County Community College is committed to excellence in education. In order to insure this excellence, the college has instituted a plan to assess student learning and to analyze the college's impact on its students in order to improve teaching and learning. The various procedures used in the assessment plan are designed to gather information, and will not affect an individual student's progress in his/her program, grades, and/or graduation.
St. Clair County Community College began as Port Huron Junior College, which was the Junior College Department of the Port Huron School District. The college was established by act of the Board of Education of the Port Huron School District under Michigan State Law in 1923 and began operation in the same year. It has continued without interruption since that time.
The St. Clair County Community College District was established by a vote of the people on June 12, 1967, which transformed the former Port Huron Junior College to a county-wide community college. Final approval of the transfer was given by the Michigan State Board of Education, which authorized an effective day of January 1, 1968.
The parent institution, Port Huron Junior College, had developed a tradition of academic excellence beginning with its establishment in 1923. The college first received its accreditation from the North Central Association in 1931, and at the same time, from universities throughout the United States and foreign countries. A transfer of this accreditation was made by the North Central Association during the 1968-69 school year to the community college.
During its early years, the college program was largely academic. Since 1954 a variety of programs of a vocational-technical nature have been established at the college.