1965-1966 - Cochise College

Histor~r Cochise College, a public junior colJege, was the second collegeorganized under the act of the Twenty-Fourth Arizona State Legislatureproviding for district or county junior colleges. The establishmentof the college district in 1961 and the funding for constructionof the facility in 1962 represented a dedicated effort on the part ofthe citizens of Cochise County,The College was first opened to students in September 1964.Unlike many community junior colleges, Cochise serves both commuterand resident students hy offering residence hall facilities,thus making it a service institution to the entire state.The College campus is situated along Highway 80 approximately16 miles east of the Bisbee-Lowell-Warren area and 7.5 miles westof Douglas. The twelve-building campus is located in the centerof a 540·acre site.The College district is governed by the seventeen-member Arizona~tate Board of Directors for Junior Colleges and by a five·manGoverning Board elected from precincts in Cochise County. It isfinanced by legislative appropriation and a county-wide levy.AccreditationCochise College is accredited by the Arizona State Board of Directorsfor Junior Colleges. Students who complete appropriate lowerdivision courses with a grade of 3 or better are accepted with fullcredit on transfer to the University of Arizona, Arizona State University,Northern Arizona University, all the University of Californiacampuses and other unin'rsities and colleges in the nation.The College holds m{'mberships in the American Association ofJunior Colleges and the Council of North Central Junior Collegcs.l\inlS and ObjectivesCochise Co11{'gt~ is dedicated to thp belipf that continuing educa·tion is necessary for m('n and wompn of all ag('s; thus. the Collegeis committed to a policy of providing pqual ('ducational opportunities.consistpnt with ability and prpparation, for all people beyondhigh school age.Education must providp the' tools. both vocational and academic,for simple daily survival. Education must also stimulate imagina·tion; it must encourage the studt'llt to explore new avenues of learning.The main purpos('s and obj('ctivps of Cochise Collpge are:1_ To providp pdueation in s('v('faJ occupations and vocationsfor Uaose stud{)nts who wish to pf