El Paso Community College
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| Type | Public, 2-year, Community College |
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| Established | 1972 |
| President | Kirt Cormier |
| Rector | Kirt Cormier |
| Dean | Kristi Cormier |
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Academic staff
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15 |
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Administrative staff
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4 |
| Students | 24,642 (Fall 2008) |
| Location | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Nickname | Tejanos and Tejanas |
| Mascot | Tejano Jack |
| Affiliations | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) |
| Website | http://www.epcc.edu/ |
 EPCC Baseball Stadium
EPCC Baseball Stadium (Texas)
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| Full name | EPCC Baseball Stadium |
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| Location | El Paso, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31°53′28″N 106°26′18″W / 31.8912°N 106.4383°WCoordinates: 31°53′28″N 106°26′18″W / 31.8912°N 106.4383°W |
| Field size | 330 LF 390 CF 330 RF |
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El Paso Community College (EPCC) is a community college district headquartered in El Paso, Texas. EPCC operates five campuses in the Greater El Paso area, as well as courses offered at nearby Fort Bliss.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of EPCC is all of El Paso and Hudspeth Counties.
The El Paso County Community District was established in June 1969 when citizens of El Paso County voted to form a junior college district and elected a board of seven trustees to administer the College. By 1971, the Board of Trustees and citizens of the community requested state financial assistance to open the doors. The 62nd Texas Legislature appropriated funds and EPCC became a reality, enrolling 901 students in September of that year.
By Fall 1972, day classes started in buildings leased from the U.S. Army at Logan Heights on Fort Bliss. This first "campus" allowed for the standardization of instruction at one location and the consolidation of administrative facilities to support the expanding enrollment, which had grown to 5,041 students by Fall 1973.
During 1974, EPCC purchased a complex of buildings near downtown through a grant written in conjunction with Project Hope. Also, through the assistance of Project Hope, EPCC developed 12 programs in the fields of medicine and dentistry between 1974 and 1977. The Rio Grande Campus has housed the allied health programs and arts and sciences support programs since then. Construction of new facilities was essential as the vocational technical programs offered at EPCC increased from 27 to 91 during 1977-79. The first of two new campuses, Valle Verde in southeast El Paso, was completed at a cost of $15.5 million in time for classes in the Fall 1978. The second new campus, Transmountain in northeast El Paso, was fully operational a year later. Expansion and renovation at Rio Grande was completed in 1980, with the addition of a five-story wing, improved utilities, and handicap accessibility, all made possible through a $15 million grant from the Economic Development Administration and EPCC matching funds.
EPCC began the process of seeking academic accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1973. Meanwhile, EPCC embarked on the development of a Master Plan to provide for orderly growth and direction and to define its role in the community. Official accreditation was received in December 1978, following the completion of an institutional self-study and a site visit by a SACS committee.
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