Washington State Community College (WSCC) is a two-year community college

Community college

A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...

 located in Marietta

Marietta, Ohio

Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...

, the county seat of Washington County, Ohio

Washington County, Ohio

Washington County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,778. Its county seat is Marietta. The county, the oldest in the state, is named for George Washington. Washington County is included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia-Ohio...

. It was established in 1971 as Washington Technical College. Thanks to former college president Carson K. Miller

Carson K. Miller

Carson K. Miller, Ph.d., is the President Emeritus and founding President of Washington State Community College, a comprehensive state college serving southeast Ohio and northern West Virginia...

, the college moved to its current location in 1991. Since then it has added the Arts and Sciences Center (1996),the Carson K. Miller Library (1998), the Center for Business and Technology (2003), and the Evergreen Child Development Center (2003). The college offers over fifty Associate degree programs. The current student enrollment is approximately 2,300 students. Its current president is Dr. Charlotte Hatfield.
On June 9, 2006, the college held its 34th Annual Spring Commencement

Graduation

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 Ceremony, in which the school graduated a record breaking 374 students; 285 of those graduating participated in the ceremony http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/story/new76_610200630951.asp. College tuition for the 2006-2007 academic year is $81.50 per quarter credit hour for in-state students and $163 per credit hour for out of state students. The Alpha Rho Gamma Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa, also ΦΘΚ or sometimes PTK , is the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs, particularly community colleges and junior colleges. It also includes Associate's degree-granting programs offered by four-year colleges...

 International Honor Society, the college's Student Senate, and the Opportunity Scholar's Program all have a strong and influential presence on campus. The college strongly promotes its dual enrollment

Dual enrollment

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 program (known as the Post Secondary Enrollment Options

Post Secondary Enrollment Options

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 or PSEO), and there are, therefore, several hundred high school students matriculating at the college. "Washington State," as it is known to many on campus and in the community, has agreements with several senior institutions of higher learning that either allow credits from Washington State to transfer more favorably or that allow students attending the community college to complete a Bachelor's Degree by taking a combination of classes at Washington State and at the other institution on-line. Colleges with these programs include Marietta College

Marietta College

Marietta College is a co-educational private college in Marietta, Ohio, USA, which was the first permanent settlement of the Northwest Territory. The school offers 42 majors along with a large number of minors, all of which are grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation...

, University of Rio Grande

University of Rio Grande

The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College are twin colleges in Rio Grande, Ohio, United States....

, and Franklin University

Franklin University

Founded in 1902, Franklin University is the third-largest private university in Ohio.Classes are taught at five Midwest locations in Ohio and Indiana, as well as online. The university was founded to serve the needs of adult students, and has since grown to become Central Ohio's foremost educator...

.

The college offers the following degree programs as of July 2006:

Associate of Arts (A.A.) Programs

• Business Administration Transfer
• Education Transfer
• Liberal Arts Transfer

Associate of Science (A.S.) Programs

• Biological Sciences Transfer
• Engineering Transfer
• General Science Transfer
• Mathematics Transfer
• Physical Science Transfer

Associate of Applied Business (A.A.B.) Programs

• Accounting
• Business Management
• Computer Systems Technology
• Mass Media Technology
• Office Administrative Services

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Programs

• Associate Degree Nursing
• Automotive Technology
• Criminal Justice Technology
• Early Childhood Development
• Electrical Engineering Technology (EET)
• Industrial Technology
• Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Medical Laboratory Technology
• Physical Therapist Assistant Technology
• Radiologic Technology
• Respiratory Therapy
• Social Services Technology

Notable Alumni

• Travis Flores, Children's Book Author, Actor, Cystic Fibrosis
  Cystic fibrosis
  Cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disease affecting most critically the lungs, and also the pancreas, liver, and intestine...
  
  advocate, CEO/President Travis Flores Children's Foundation - www.tfcf.org