1977-1978 - Cochise College

Cochise College. a community college, was the secondcollege organized under the act of the Twenty-FourthArizona State Legislature providing for district or countyjunior colleges. The establishment of the college district In1961 and the funding for construction of the facility in1962 represented a dedicated effort on the part of thecitizens of Cochise County. The College was first openedto students in September of 1964. serving both commuterand resident stl'1ents.The college campus is situated along Highway 80.approximately 16 miles east of the Bisbee-Warren areaand 7.5 miles west of Douglas. The 15-building campus islocated on a 500-acre site.The College district is controlled by the 17-memberArizona State Board of Directors for Community Collegesand by a five-member Goveflling Board elected fromprecincts in Cochise County. It is financed by legislativeappropriation and a countrywide tax levy.Educational Philosoph,Cochise College. a comprehensive community college. ISdedicated to the service of its community. The Collegemakes education beyond the high school level available tostudents interested in. and capable of. benefiting fromprograms of higher education.The quality and effectiveness of tnstructlOn offered by theCollege is important to those interested in highereducation; students. teachers. administrators. alumni andthe general public. The administration of the Collegefacilitates instruction and !eads its staff and students topersonal and group fulfillment in their educationalendeavors. Free communication, a free flow of ideas andfeelings among the administration. the faculty. thestudents. the governing board and the community ISessential for the realization of personal and institutionalgoals.Function. and Goal.To provide a program of general education whichencompasses the common knowledge. skills and attltudesneeded by each individual to be effective as a person, amember of a family, a worker and a citizen In ourdemocratic SOCietyTo assist each student to orient himself 10 adult andcollege life by providing a program of counseling whichenables him to discover aptitudes and Interests and helpsin the choice of a vocation or further formal educationTo provide educational opportunity in several occupationsfor students who wish to prepare for immediateemployment upon completion of the appropriate program.The programs are designed to enable students to achieveoccupational competence and to provide them withopportunities for achieving skills for living in acontemporary society.To offer studies during the first two years of college whichmay be used in transfer for the purpose of securing abachelor's degree (the candidate for a bachelor's degreecan transfer to the institution of his choice with full juniorstanding, after ~aving successfully completed appropriatelower division studies during the first two full years ofcollege.)To provide for the educational needs of mature andreceptive adults whose interests and requirements lie inboth cultural activities and occupational fields.To make available other community services for the growthof the citizens of the country through lectures. forums,plays. concerts. art exhibits. and other cultural activities.To provide a program of guided studies which will enablestudents in need of developmental work to pursue studiesappropriate to individual needs and to promote honorsstudy programs for students with superior academiccapabilities.To co-operate with other schools and colleges. with ciVICgroups. with educational foundations and with privateindividuals and corporations In any proper endea'vor likelyto result in an educational advantage to the students of theCollege and the community.AccreditationCochise College is accredited by the Arizona State Boardof Directors for Community Colleges, and the North CentralAssociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools TheCollege also holds memberships In the Arizona ASSOCiationof Junior Colleges, the CounCil of North Central JuntorColleges and the North Central ASSOCiatIOn of Collegesand Secondary Schools