St. Clair County Community College throughout 2008 is celebrating the 85th anniversary of its founding.

The college officially was created June 11, 1923, as Port Huron Junior College by a vote of the school board for Port Huron Area School District. At that time, the junior college was governed by the school district. The junior college opened for classes Sept. 11, 1923, with six instructors teaching 34 students in 16 classes.

A vote of the people June 12, 1967, officially transformed the junior college into a countywide community college renamed as St. Clair County Community College.

Today, the college is an educational leader, annually serving more than 7,500 students on its 25-acre Port Huron campus, at five extended learning centers and through online classes.

The college will incorporate the anniversary as part of events for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community throughout 2008. Also planned for this year are special scholarship opportunities and a fall homecoming event.

Sharing the college’s 85th anniversary are two other milestones for SC4.

This year marks the 50th edition of Patterns, a literary and arts publication featuring student work. Patterns is the longest continually published community college literary and arts magazine in the state. This year, two volumes will be released, the first a compilation of work from the past 49 years and the second containing new work by current SC4 students.

Also, the college’s Main Building opened 100 years ago this year, on Sept. 8, 1908. It originally served as the third Port Huron High School building before the college permanently occupied the building in 1957.

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Attachments:

• SC4 chronology of major events (Word doc)
• SC4 facts and information (Word doc)
• Two color versions and one black and white version of 85th anniversary logo in pdf format. (Other formats available upon request.)

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SC4 chronology of major events

• June 11, 1923 — Port Huron Area School District board of education approves Port Huron Junior College.
• Sept. 11, 1923 — College opens with 34 students, six faculty members and 16 classes.
• June 1925 — First graduating class, composed of eight students, earns diplomas.
• Nov. 8, 1928 — Remodeled Maccabee Building on Stanton Street opens.
• 1931 — College is first accredited by North Central Association.
• 1954 — Nursing program is added to curriculum.
• 1957 — College moves to present location on Erie Street; also, first off-campus classes are offered, at what was then Selfridge Air Force Base in Harrison Township.
• 1960 — Honors program begins.
• April 27, 1961 — College is chartered into Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
• 1960s — To accommodate rising enrollment of baby boomers, college grows from one-building school to 23-acre campus.
• 1963 — College acquires the North Building.
• 1968 — Clara E. Mackenzie Building opens.
• 1969 — A.J. Theisen Building opens.
• 1964 — Port Huron Junior College Foundation is founded.
• June 12, 1967 — Voters approve St. Clair County Community College District.
• 1976 — Fine Arts Building opens.
• 1981 — Applied Technology Center and separate Maintenance and Receiving Building open.
• 1990 — North Building is renovated and rededicated.
• November 1997 — University Center is established, offering degrees from four-year universities.
• 2000 — First online class is offered.
• 2001 — Citizens First Michigan Technical Education Center opens, housing the college’s University Center and what is now the Workforce Training Institute.
• 2007 — Expanded College Center and renovated Clara E. Mackenzie Building open.

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SC4 facts and information

Mission statement

It is the mission of St. Clair County Community College to provide quality learning opportunities.

History

• Founded in 1923 as Port Huron Junior College.
• Became St. Clair County Community College in 1967.
• SC4 district: St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency boundaries.

Facilities

• Size of Port Huron campus:
  • 25 acres
  • 10 buildings
  • 30 computer labs
• Off-campus centers: Algonac, Anchor Bay, Bad Axe, Peck and Yale

Board of Trustees

• Chair Marcia A. Hogan, member since 1991
• Vice Chair Robert W. Gunn Jr., member since 2003
• John D. Adair, member since 2007
• Norman D. Beauchamp, member since 1967
• Thomas A. Hamilton, member since 1971
• Dianna Maxwell, member since 2005
• Edward H. Schultz, member since 2005

President

Dr. Rose B. Bellanca

Accreditation

SC4 is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools — www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org or (312) 263-0456.

Associate degrees

• Accounting
• Business
  • General
  • International
• Civil architectural technology
• CNC programmer/machinist
• Communication design
• Communications media
  • Broadcasting
  • Journalism
• Computer information systems
  • Applications
  • Networking
  • Programming
  • Web development
• Criminal justice
  • Corrections
  • Law enforcement
• Early childhood education
• Electronics technology — computer electronics and interfacing
• Facility and energy management
• Engineering graphics technology
• Fire science technology
• Landscape design, turf and greenhouse management
• Management — business
• Marketing
• Mechatronics
• Nursing
• Office administration
  • Administrative executive assistant
  • Administrative legal assistant
  • Administrative medical assistant
  • Medical clinical assistant
• Paraprofessional teacher assistant
• Radiologic technology
• Robotics/automation technology
• Technology, applied studies
• Therapeutic massage
• Welding and cutting technology

Certificates

• Agricultural technology
• Alternative energy technology
• Business
• Communications media — broadcasting in radio/TV
• Computer information systems — computer applications
• Electronics technology — computer electronics and interfacing
• Electrical/industrial
• Engineering graphics
• Fire science technology
• Machine tool
• Management, professional certification
• Marketing
• Nursing, practical
• Office administration — clerical specialist
• Technology, applied studies
• Water quality field operations
• Welding and cutting technology

Transfer programs

• Accounting
• Agricultural science
• Animal science
• Anthropology
• Architectural engineering
• Art
• Automotive engineering
• Biology
• Broadcasting
• Business administration
• Chemical engineering
• Chemistry
• Child development
• Civil engineering
• Communication design
• Computer science
• Corrections
• Counseling
• Criminal justice
• Economics
• Education
• Electrical engineering
• English
• Environmental science
• Fine arts
• Foreign language
• Forestry
• Geography
• Geology
• General business
• Health care administration
• History
• Horticulture
• Human development
• Human resources
• Journalism
• Marketing
• Math
• Mechanical engineering
• Medical records
• Music
• Nursing
• Occupational therapy
• Pharmacy
• Philosophy
• Physical therapy
• Physics
• Political science
• Pre-dentistry
• Pre-law
• Pre-medicine
• Psychology
• Radiologic therapy
• Social work
• Sociology
• Veterinary medicine

University Center

• Central Michigan University
  • Master of arts in education
  • Master of arts in educational technology
  • Master of science in administration
• Ferris State University
  • Bachelor of science in business administration — professional track in hospitality and tourism
• Madonna University
  • Bachelor of science in child development
• Saginaw Valley State University
  • Bachelor of arts in elementary education
  • Secondary teacher certification program
• Siena Heights University
  • Bachelor of applied science – allied health, trade and technical fields
  • Bachelor of arts in multidisciplinary studies
• University of Michigan-Flint
  • Bachelor of arts in psychology
  • Bachelor of business administration
• Wayne State University
  • Bachelor of social work

Strategic Partner

• Kettering University Graduate Center
  • Master of science in engineering
  • Master of science in information technology
  • Master of science in manufacturing management
  • Master of science in manufacturing operations
  • Master of science in operations management

Online alliances

• Capella University — Variety of degrees
• Franklin University — Degrees including business, computers, health care
• Walsh College — Degrees in general business, management, marketing

Work-force training

SC4’s Workforce Training Institute at the Citizens First Michigan Technical Education Center provides customized training programs in leadership, management, customer service, computers, allied health, construction, manufacturing, energy, environment, and fire and emergency services. Classes are presented on campus, online and at company sites.

Community events

The college provides cultural and educational programming for all ages. Events such as Free Noon Conserts, Global Awareness Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration and Reach Out for College Credit offer enrichment for the whole community.

Athletics

• Men’s basketball
• Women’s basketball
• Baseball
• Golf
• Softball
• Volleyball

Points of pride

• SC4’s Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society consistently ranks among the top national chapters.
• Typically 100% of the graduates from SC4’s highly regarded nursing program have job offers before commencement. Success rates for our registered nurse and licensed practical nurse graduates on state licensure exams range from 96% to 98% — well ahead of state and national averages.
• The SC4 volleyball team won the Division II National Championship of the National Junior College Athletic Association in 2004.

Student profile
Fall 2007 enrollment

• Students: Nearly 4,500
• Credit hours: More than 42,000
• Average age: 25.7
• Age range: 13 to 79

Top 12 areas of study
Fall 2007 enrollment

1. Liberal arts and general education
2. Nursing
3. Elementary education
4. Business
5. Criminal justice
6. Secondary education
7. Personal enrichment
8. Science transfer
9. Management
10. Early childhood education
11. Accounting
12. Radiologic technology