Springfield Technical Community College - Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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s T C C In 1947 the State Board of Education determined that the Commonwealth should establish a system of community col- leges, and in 1958, the Massachusetts Board of Regional Com- munity Colleges was created to oversee the master plan for the development of the community college system. The con- cept of creating a post-secondary technical school in Spring- field originated in 1964 when the City established Springfield Technical Institute. In the fall of 1967, Springfield Technical Community Col- lege opened the historic gates of the vacated United States Armory and proceeded to establish itself as leader in the community college system in the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts. An initial enrollment of 400 students and a faculty of 20 began what is now the largest and most comprehensive community college in the Commonwealth. The change from a city technical institute to a degree-granting community col- lege resulted in STCC providing thousands of trained gradu- ates for the career opportunities that exist in the Greater Springfield community. The thirty-four acre campus contains a blend of the old and new. New academic facilities as well as historic buildings dating back to the American Revolution exist on this National Historic Landmark. New facilities for the Humanities, Physical Sciences, Nurs- ing, Allied Health Sciences and Engineering Technologies exist within the historic fence cast in the mid-1800 ' s from old cannons. STCC is proud of its brief but impressive history, and the College will continue to serve the citizens of the Greater Springfield community in meeting their educational needs. H I S T 0 R Y 4

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from the OLD OBJECTIVES A prime objective of this College is to educate its students to a high degree of competency in the career of their choice, and to support that competency with a solid, working knowledge of mathematics, fundamen- tals of science, written and oral English, social science, and an in-depth exposure to the principles and the methodology of that career.