TCCA-001 Box 1

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Documents, reports and pamphlets relating to the founding of Tacoma Community College.

Scope and Contents A report/supplemental data submitted to the State Board of Education by the Tacoma Public Schools in support of the standing application (submitted in 1961) to create Tacoma Community College. According to Dale Coleman's The Open Door: A History of Tacoma Community College (2015), the section headings of this report directly correspond to criteria created by the Washington State Legislature to determine appropriate communities for new colleges...

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The report contains a history of community colleges in the United States and Washington State. There is a listing of problems with the way things are done and recommendations as to what to do about these issues. Booklet contains a folded letter from the Washington State Legislature dated November 12, 1962, from Ralph E. Julnes, Administrative Assistant.

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This document served as blueprint for the foundation and eventual development of the Tacoma Community College.

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Fact sheet as to why Tacoma needs a community college. This answers several questions that people had about starting a community college including how much it cost, requirements, how successful students of community colleges are, location, etc.

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1 stapled report. The enclosed material reflects a stage of the specification IN PROCESS. It attempts to present an overview of those aspects necessary to lay out guidelines for general campus planning and assignment of priorities.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Documents, reports and pamphlets relating to the founding of Tacoma Community College.

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Booklet published by the American Association of Junior Colleges discussing the importance of community colleges and describes key aspects of a successful community college.