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Clark College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Clark College was founded as a private, two-year junior college in 1933 and was granted initial accreditation in 1936-37 based upon a visit by a committee of five professors from the University of Washington. The college received accreditation from the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges in 1948 and has maintained that standing through periodic reviews to the present.
• In 1951, an evening program began and the Applied Arts Center became the first building on the current 80-acre campus in Vancouver's Central Park. Student enrollment settled at around 4,800 through the late 1950s and early 1960s; then grew again to the 8,000 mark by the end of the 1970s reflecting a population surge in Clark County. A reduction in funding and a State-mandated lid kept enrollments level during the mid-1980s. The location of several major electronics firms and related-service industries in Clark County spurred strong economic growth, multiple employment opportunities for Clark's associate in applied science degree graduates, and boosted enrollments to nearly 11,000 students per quarter during the past 10 years.
• The main campus is located on an 80-acre arboretum in Vancouver's historic Central Park just east of the Interstate 5 freeway and north of the Columbia River and Fort Vancouver Historic Reserve. Classes are also offered at the Washington State University Vancouver branch campus in Salmon Creek and the Town Plaza Center satellite two miles east of the main campus.
• The establishment of a Washington State University branch campus in Vancouver in 1989 and creation of the Cooperative Agreement for Transfer (CAT) between Clark College and WSU Vancouver has attracted additional students to Clark for lower division studies leading to a transfer degree.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Public Meetings (The Columbian)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 09:10:57 am
  MONDAYClark Public Utilities, 9:30 a.m., 1200 Fort Vancouver Way: Special meeting to discuss legislative issues with state Sen. Joe Zarelli and Reps.
• Funeral honors "strong, determined, spirited" Vancouver soldier (The Oregonian)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 02:02:26 am
  U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Ian Walz, 25, died with six other Fort Lewis soldiers last month in Afghanistan. His mother, Victoria Walz, spoke in tribute of her only child at today's funeral at the Portland Air National Guard Base.
• Body of Vancouver soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives home (The Columbian)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:09:56 pm
  Soldier's funeral Saturday at Portland Air National Guard base
• TVCC men’s soccer team advances (Argus Observer)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:34:22 pm
  Vancouver, Wash. —The Treasure Valley Community College men’s soccer team advanced to the second round of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges soccer championships with a 4-2 victory over Clark College Wednesday in Vancouver.
• If Vancouver lures Beavers, where would team play ball? (The Columbian)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 09:10:56 am
  Tim Leavitt’s talk of bringing the Triple-A Portland Beavers baseball team to Vancouver caused some to speculate Wednesday about potential sites for Clark County’s field of dreams.

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