Annual Report - Everett Community College

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1941 Everett Junior College students gather on the college’s first day, September 8, 1941. At the college’s opening day assembly, College President George Porter told students that they played the most important role in shaping the college’s future.
Student Success In 1943, Everett Junior College’s first graduating class included 17 students – 11 women and six men. In 2011, more than 1,800 students earned a degree or certificate from EvCC, the largest graduating class in the college’s history. Students choose EvCC today for many of the same reasons students chose to attend the college in its first years – it’s close to home, affordable, and fits into students’ lives (In 1942, 40 percent of students worked while attending school. Today, 36 percent do). “I started with just one class at a time,” said EvCC 2010-11 ASB President Stephanie Kermgard, who enrolled in 2007 while on active duty in the U.S. Navy and graduated in 2011. Stephanie counts herself among the 90 percent of students who say they’d recommend the college to a friend. Students say a key reason is the support offered throughout campus. EvCC faculty members work with students to create individual academic plans as part of the college’s new advising requirement, which started in Summer 2011. To help students struggling with their classes, EvCC offers tutoring through its Rainier Learning Center, offering customized reading, writing, math, and study skills assistance to more than 2,000 students. 1973 EvCC students register for classes. Enrollment has grown from 128 students the college’s first Fall quarter to more than 20,000 students in all college programs and corporate training. In March 2011, EvCC strengthened its commitment to student success by joining the national Achieving the Dream project. The college will receive a $550,000 grant to increase the number of students, especially low income students and students of color, who stay enrolled and graduate. EvCC was one of 30 schools nationwide selected for Achieving the Dream in 2011. The grant will help EvCC increase its use of data “to identify its most successful practices and identify gaps so the college can find strategies to help more students reach their educational goals,” said EvCC President David Beyer. A key part of student success is campus and community involvement. In 2010-11, hundreds of students participated in EvCC’s student clubs and volunteered with community organizations, raising money for Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims, collecting food bank donations, building a home with Housing Hope, donating blood, and more. Many EvCC students continue serving their communities after graduation, such as 2011 Distinguished Alumnus Dwayne Lane, who was honored for his 50 years of involvement with a wide variety of community activities and organizations. EvCC presented its Distinguished Alumnus award to Dwayne Lane in June 2011. Lane attended Everett Junior College in 1955 and 1956, prior to establishing successful auto dealerships in Snohomish County. 2011
Page 1 and 2: Celebrating 70 Years 2011 Annual Re
Page 3 and 4: Strategic Plan Everett Community Co
Page 5 and 6: Everett Community College President
Page 7 and 8: Everett Community College Foundatio
Page 9: 2011 Allison Cohen, Director of EvC
Page 13 and 14: 2011 EvCC’s Parks Student Union a
Page 15 and 16: Faculty and Staff In 1958, Everett
Page 17 and 18: 2011 EvCC students Andrue Cashman (
Page 19 and 20: Athletics Dave Holden’s last game
Page 21 and 22: 2011 EvCC elementary education stud
Page 23 and 24: About the College Everett Community

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