| Type | Public, land grant,HBCU |
|---|---|
| Established | 1851; 174 years ago (1851) |
Parent institution | University of the District of Columbia |
| Chairman | Christopher Bell |
| Provost | Dr. Lawrence T. Potter |
| Dean | Dr. Marilyn Hamilton |
| Chief Academic Officer | Dr. Lawrence T. Potter |
Academic staff | 37 (100 part time adjuncts)[1] |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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TheUniversity of the District of Columbia Community College (UDC-CC) is an open-enrollment,public community college located inWashington, D.C. It operates the associate degree, Certificate, Continuing Education and Workforce Development programs that are offered by theUniversity of the District of Columbia. The primary campus is located inForest Hills (also known as Van Ness).
TheNormal School for Colored Girls was established in 1851 and by 1879, the name was changed to "Miner Normal School". Washington Normal School was established in 1873 for girls, and renamed the "Wilson Normal School" in 1913. In 1929, theUnited States Congress made both schools four-year teachers' colleges and renamed as "Miner Teachers College" forAfrican Americans and "Wilson Teachers College" for whites. In 1955, the two schools merged and were renamed the "District of Columbia Teachers College".
In 1967, Congress awarded the University of the District of Columbia (UDC)land-grant status and a $7.24 million endowment (USD), in lieu of a land grant.
Beginning with the 2009–10 academic year, UDC's programs were split and the UDC Community College (UDC-CC) assumed UDC's associate degree, Certificate, Continuing Education and Workforce Development programs, with UDC's other colleges and schools going forward with the bachelor and graduate degree programs. While UDC-CC maintains an open enrollment policy, UDC has instituted higher admission standards for the bachelor and graduate programs.[2] These changes were in response to UDC's low graduation rate, where only 7.9% of students complete their degrees within 6 years.[3]
In early 2012, University of the District of Columbia Community College tried achieve independent accreditation but discovered that it couldn't get accredited because UDC's, its host university, finances were so unstable.[4]
UDC-CC offers the following academic programs:[5]
The 2009-10 year was a transition period where UDC-CC operated from the UDC campus while a new location for its programs was being developed. UDC-CC now provides classes at ten locations throughout Washington DC.[6]
The main (Van Ness) campus of UDC is located atConnecticut Avenue and Van Ness St. inNorthwest Washington, DC. UDC is primarily a commuter school and opened its first residential accommodations ordormitories in August 2010 by leasing an apartment building across the street from its campus.[3] Some UDC-CC students live in this dorm.[3] The main UDC campus will continue to house UDC-CC's mortuary science program.
UDC-CC has established a number of other locations to conduct its programs beginning with the Fall 2010 semester:
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