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Washington State Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Washington State Community College is a state-assisted, two-year comprehensive community college offering Over 50 programs of study. The designated service area of the College includes Washington and Morgan Counties, but a significant number of students from across southeastern Ohio and nearby counties in West Virginia also are enrolled.
• The College was founded in 1971 as Washington Technical Institute with its one building campus located on St. Rt. 676 in Marietta. In 1972 the name became Washington Technical College as part of a reorganization of Ohio's higher education system. In 1991, the College was re-chartered as Washington State Community College and at the same time relocated to its current campus at 710 Colegate Drive in Marietta.
• The campus is about 280 acres of rolling woodland within the city limits. Limited classes are offered in off-campus locations, including Morgan County, Warren, Newport and Caldwell, Ohio. The Washington State campus, which opened with one "Main" building in 1991, has grown to include six structures: the Main Building, Arts & Sciences Center, Carson K. Miller Library, Center for Business and Technology, Evergreen Child Development Center, and a maintenance building. The college sets on nearly 155 acres of wooded land. In 2004 the College created a Master Plan for campus growth, with a vision for addition of a conference center, an Appalacian arts center with an amphitheater, and a health sciences building, as well as improvements to the campus entrances and parking.
• The college offers programs in Arts & Sciences(Transfer Programs), Business, Engineering & Industrial Technologies, Health Sciences, Public Services and Distance Learning.
• The college is accredited by the North Central Association of College and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 10/01/2009.

In the News:

• Meeting on Cytec cleanup (The Marietta Times)
  posted on March 16, 2010 at 01:33:08 pm
  Ken Strahler has some major concerns about a proposal for a final solution to address soil and groundwater contamination on property owned by Cytec Industries, Inc. at 1405 Greene St. in Marietta.
• Anxiety common as SATs, ACTs approach (The Marietta Times)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 02:18:21 pm
  State achievement tests are looming for area elementary students and the Ohio Graduation Test is right around the corner for 10th-graders, but for local high school juniors and seniors, the focus is on testing that can help get them into the college of their choice and maybe even earn them a scholarship.
• Talking about disabilities (The Marietta Times)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 02:18:10 pm
  Representatives from the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission made a stop in Washington County Wednesday to hear from people who receive their services. Washington State Community College was the fifth location in the commission's 12-city "Cafe Conversation" tour of the state this mont.
• 'Remember the Titans' at MC (The Marietta Times)
  posted on February 15, 2010 at 01:58:01 pm
  The coach who was the inspiration behind the Disney movie "Remember the Titans" will be speaking in Marietta this month, one of several events being held in honor of Black History Month. Herman Boone, fired as a North Carolina coach and told the community was not ready for a black head coach, then took a position in 1971 in Alexandria, Va.
• New WSCC record: Full-time enrollment at an all-time high for Marietta school (The Marietta Times)
  posted on February 3, 2010 at 02:08:04 pm
  As new reports name community colleges as key players nationwide in reviving economic opportunities for workers, Marietta's community college is achieving its largest full-time student enrollment in its history. Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment at Washington State Community College is up 8.6 percent for the winter quarter to 1,670.8.

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