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T.O.C.C. History
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NCA
Visit in February 2003 |
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This timeline
show highlights of TOCC’s history. |
| 1998 |
Tohono O’odham Legislative
Council passes resolutions chartering a community college and
appointing trustees. |
| 1999 |
Board of Trustees hires first
president, Dr. Richard Durán. |
| 2000 |
Classes start in January; a
summer session is also offered. |
| 2001 |
The Tohono O’odham Nation Career
Center becomes part of TOCC’s Occupational Education Department.
TOCC’s second President, Dr. Robert G. Martin, is hired. |
| 2002 |
Second campus opens in Sells;
spring enrollment reaches 165. |
| 2003 |
Initial candidacy for NCA
accreditation is achieved in February. |
| 2004 |
TOCC accepts land offer from
Schuk Toak District for a permanent campus. The Tohono O'odham
Nation allocates $6 million for the first phase of construction.
Classes are currently held at the TOCC Central Campus in Sells and
at numerous locations across the Tohono O’odham Nation. |
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2005 |
NCA accreditation awarded in
February. The Pisinemo satellite campus site is
blessed in October. |
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2006 |
The Schuk Toak new campus site is blessed. The capital campaign
for new college campuses is launched. The campaign is called
Honoring Yesterdays…Building Tomorrows. |
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2007 |
TOCC has its largest graduation to date. The Pisinemo lease is
signed. |
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2008 |
The Capital Campaign goes public. The Schuk Toak lease is
signed. |
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For more information on TOCC’s history, read this Self-Study
Excerpt.
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| In order to address limited access to higher education, financial
barriers to financing college, feelings of isolation resulting from
being away from one's family, and to strengthen efforts to preserve
and maintain Tohono O'odham culture, the Tohono O'odham Nation's leaders
in 1996 fulfilled the long held dream of Elders and leaders of the
Tohono O'odham Nation by beginning the efforts to establish a tribal
college. |
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| The legislative council approved Resolution No. 96-422
entitled 'In support of the Establishment of a Community College on
the Tohono O'odham Nation.' In 1998, the same legislative council
approved Resolution No. 98-006 entitled 'Approving Ordinance No. 98-01
enacting Charter of the Tohono O'odham Community College.' Next, the
TOCC Board of Trustees hired its founding President in 1999. From
1999-2001, the College developed the infrastructure by hiring faculty
and staff, developing policies and procedures, purchasing administrative
software and hardware, locating and renovating facilities, and offering
classes at various sites. |
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In 2000, the Tohono O'odham Nation approved the
transfer of the Career Center from the tribe's Education Department
to the Tohono O'odham Community College. From 1985, the Career Center
provided workforce development training programs for the Tohono
O'odham Nation. Now, with the Career Center absorbed under the Occupational
Department of the College, this department offers apprenticeship
training in the following occupations: Carpentry, electrical, facilities
maintenance, painting and plumbing, with a variety of equipment
for apprenticeship. Building and construction trades are also offered
through the Occupational Department Apprenticeship Programs. The
programs remain at the Career Center location, which is referred
to as the West Campus.
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| Tohono O'odham Community College began offering classes
in January 2000 at the Tohono O'odham Nation Career Center in Sells,
Arizona." (Tohono O'odham Community College Self-Study Report,
August 2002.) |
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