St. Charles Community College
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St. Charles Community College (SCC commonly pronounced "scuh") is a St. Louis
-area two-year college in suburban St. Charles County, Missouri. Established in 1986, SCC's first fall semester in 1987 had an enrollment of 1,547 students. SCC is now the fourth largest of Missouri's 12 community college districts.
Two-year associate degrees and certificate programs
in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields are offered at SCC, as well as workforce training and community-based personal and professional development, in addition to cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. St. Charles Community College is accredited
by The Higher Learning Commission
of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
.
for men along with soccer and softball
for women. St. Charles Community College is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and competes at the division I level in all four sports. All four Cougar teams are members of the Midwest Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) which includes: East Central College, Jefferson College, Lewis and Clark College, Mineral Area College, St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley, St. Louis Community College-Forest Park, St. Louis Community College-Meramec, Shawnee Community College and Three Rivers Community College.
In November 2010, the Lady Cougars won the Region XVI Women’s DI Soccer Championship in a 2-1 win versus Maple Woods Community College.
In April 2011, the SCC roller hockey
team defeated St. Louis Community College–Meramec
to win the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association
tournament in Madison, Wisconsin
.
The 12 campus buildings are connected by a central pedestrian plaza
and internal courtyards. , the campus offers a wireless internet connection to enrolled students. The 235 acres (95.1 ha) campus serves nearly 10,000 students in credit classes each year. Another 35,000 participants of all ages come for noncredit classes and community events, everything from seeing a play
, to learning to dance, to mastering the computer or any of the dozens of special programs for children and senior adults. The school does not provide certification to lenders providing secondary/alternative education loans.
St. Charles Community College earned Tree Campus USA recognition from the National Arbor Day Foundation
for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship in 2010. This was the first year SCC has been named a Tree Campus USA, and it is one of the first three colleges to be Tree Campus USA–certified in the state of Missouri. SCC is home to more than 2,000 trees, 30 of which were planted last fall in a tree planting ceremony hosted by the SCC Tree Advisory Committee.
, foosball and pool tables, recreational computers, a TV lounge and conference room available to students.
The St. Charles Community College Quiz Bowl team was the Top Community College at the Division II Intercollegiate Championship Tournament hosted by National Academic Quiz Tournaments on April 10, 2010. The team also won the Community College Championship Tournament also hosted by NAQT on February 27, 2010.
, the SCCougar, is an award-winning publication with both print and online editions. In 2009 and 2010, the SCCougar earned second place for best Web page at the Missouri College Media Association’s annual contest and in 2010, Carlos Restrepo won Journalist of the Year.
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
-area two-year college in suburban St. Charles County, Missouri. Established in 1986, SCC's first fall semester in 1987 had an enrollment of 1,547 students. SCC is now the fourth largest of Missouri's 12 community college districts.
Two-year associate degrees and certificate programs
Professional certification
Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task...
in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields are offered at SCC, as well as workforce training and community-based personal and professional development, in addition to cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. St. Charles Community College is accredited
Higher education accreditation in the United States
Higher education accreditation in the United States has long been established as a peer review process coordinated by accreditation commissions and member institutions. The federal government began to play a limited role in Higher education accreditation in 1952 with reauthorization of the GI Bill...
by The Higher Learning Commission
The Higher Learning Commission
The Higher Learning Commission is part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Higher Learning Commission oversees the accreditation of degree-granting colleges and universities in nineteen Midwestern and South-Central states, including Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa,...
of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...
.
Academics
SCC offers the following associate degree and transfer programs: Associate of Applies Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Arts in Teaching, and Associate of Science. Additionally SCC offers a wide variety of certificates of achievement and specialization. SCC also offers non-credit continuing education, developmental and business and industry training programs. The graduation rate at SCC is 17 percent with a retention rate of 61 percent. Eighty-five percent of career program graduates are employed in their fields within six months of graduation.Athletics
The school fields four intercollegiate sports teams. Soccer and baseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
for men along with soccer and softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
for women. St. Charles Community College is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and competes at the division I level in all four sports. All four Cougar teams are members of the Midwest Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) which includes: East Central College, Jefferson College, Lewis and Clark College, Mineral Area College, St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley, St. Louis Community College-Forest Park, St. Louis Community College-Meramec, Shawnee Community College and Three Rivers Community College.
In November 2010, the Lady Cougars won the Region XVI Women’s DI Soccer Championship in a 2-1 win versus Maple Woods Community College.
In April 2011, the SCC roller hockey
Roller hockey
Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...
team defeated St. Louis Community College–Meramec
St. Louis Community College-Meramec
St. Louis Community College-Meramec campus is located in the suburb of Kirkwood, MO. Meramec is the largest community college in Missouri with over 12,000 undergraduate and transfer students. Along with the main campus in Kirkwood, Meramec operates one satellite campus in South St...
to win the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association
National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association
The National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association , is non-profit corporation and is the national governing body of collegiate inline hockey in the United States...
tournament in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
.
Campus
The campus has 12 buildings:- Administration
- Student Center
- Learning Resource Center
- Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building
- HumanitiesHumanitiesThe humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
Building - TechnologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
- Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building
- Café–Bookstore
- Visual ArtsVisual artsThe visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
Building - Campus Services
- Child DevelopmentChild developmentChild development stages describe theoretical milestones of child development. Many stage models of development have been proposed, used as working concepts and in some cases asserted as nativist theories....
Center - College Center
The 12 campus buildings are connected by a central pedestrian plaza
Plaza
Plaza is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be...
and internal courtyards. , the campus offers a wireless internet connection to enrolled students. The 235 acres (95.1 ha) campus serves nearly 10,000 students in credit classes each year. Another 35,000 participants of all ages come for noncredit classes and community events, everything from seeing a play
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
, to learning to dance, to mastering the computer or any of the dozens of special programs for children and senior adults. The school does not provide certification to lenders providing secondary/alternative education loans.
St. Charles Community College earned Tree Campus USA recognition from the National Arbor Day Foundation
National Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation is the world's oldest and largest tree-planting organization. The foundation began September 3, 1971 with a mission "to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees". The Foundation is supported by donations, selling trees and merchandise, and by corporate sponsors...
for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship in 2010. This was the first year SCC has been named a Tree Campus USA, and it is one of the first three colleges to be Tree Campus USA–certified in the state of Missouri. SCC is home to more than 2,000 trees, 30 of which were planted last fall in a tree planting ceremony hosted by the SCC Tree Advisory Committee.
Student senate
The Student Senate is the official student governing body of SCC and serves as an advocate for the interests of SCC students presenting concerns and issues to the College Board of Trustees. Senators are chosen by both general election and appointment procedures. Senate meetings are held twice monthly: first and third Tuesdays of every month. The Student Senate encourages all students to attend Senate meetings to voice their ideas, concerns and suggestions.Activities
There are more than 30 student organized clubs offered through the Student Activities Office at SCC. The student activities office itself also provides a place for students to gather with air hockeyAir hockey
Air hockey is a game for two competing players trying to score points in the opposing player's goal.-Equipment:Air hockey requires an air-hockey table, two player-held mallets, and a puck....
, foosball and pool tables, recreational computers, a TV lounge and conference room available to students.
The St. Charles Community College Quiz Bowl team was the Top Community College at the Division II Intercollegiate Championship Tournament hosted by National Academic Quiz Tournaments on April 10, 2010. The team also won the Community College Championship Tournament also hosted by NAQT on February 27, 2010.
Student media
The student newspaperStudent newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
, the SCCougar, is an award-winning publication with both print and online editions. In 2009 and 2010, the SCCougar earned second place for best Web page at the Missouri College Media Association’s annual contest and in 2010, Carlos Restrepo won Journalist of the Year.