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Edmonds Community College is a public community college in Lynnwood, in the metropolitan area of Seattle, Washington, United States. More than 21,000 students annually take courses for credit toward a certificate or degree at the college in Snohomish County, Washington. The college employs more than 1,697 people, including 138 full-time and 443 part-time instructors and 292 students. ==History and governance== Established in 1967, and governed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, the college is (accredited ) by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The (Board of Trustees ) of Edmonds Community College was composed of five members appointed by the governor of Washington state, until July 1, 2013, when a sixth member representing students was appointed by the governor. Each member serves a five-year term, except the student representative, who serves a one year term, and all must reside within the college's district boundaries. The board, on behalf of the citizens of College District #23, ensures the accountability of Edmonds Community Coll Edmonds Community College officially came into being on July 1, 1967. That year the state legislature separated community colleges from the common schools and created 22 community college districts, including District 5 for Everett and Edmonds Community Colleges. Governor Daniel J. Evans in May 1967 appointed a five member board of trustees for District 5 to administer the operations of the already existing Everett Junior College and the new Edmonds Community College. In June 1967 the trustees established a district administrative structure with Dr. Paul McCurley, President of Everett CC, as the district president and district offices were located at Paine Field in 1968. On July 1, 2013, the governor appointed the college's first student trustee, John Jessop to a one year term.〔http://patch.com/washington/edmonds/edmonds-cc-appoints-first-student-member-of-board-of-trustees〕 Byron Norman was named acting president of the college on July 5, 1967. Other presidents of the college in succeeding years have been Dr. Carleton Opgaard (1968–69, 1995–96), Dr. James Warren, Thomas Nielsen, Dr.(in higher education and community college administration) Jack Oharah (1996-2010), and Dr. (in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies) Jean Hernandez (2011-). The EdCC Board of Trustees removed Nielsen as president on May 23, 1995, after he was accused of accepting kickbacks and bribes; he accepted a $49,700 contract buyout on November 1, 1995, and later plead guilty to bribery and income-tax fraud, receiving a two-year prison sentence. Formal dedication ceremonies were held September 7, 1967 with Senator Henry M. Jackson as the featured speaker. The college is located on in Lynnwood, the site of a former military installation, the Northwest Relay and Radio Receiving Station, U.S. Army. The property was declared surplus by the U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and transferred to Edmonds Community College on December 6, 1967. Other parts of the originally site were transferred to the Edmonds School District, the U.S. Post Office and Snohomish County. Classes at the college began in the fall of 1967 in leased space at Woodway High School, now Edmonds Woodway High School and the college used portable buildings at the college property while permanent building were being constructed. Two duplex buildings, built in 1941, (which now house International Student Services) remain on campus as virtually the only part of the old Army Relay Station left today. A plaque at the northeast entrance to Alderwood Hall on the college campus commemorates the former site of the Globe Wireless Radio Station. It was dedicated by the Edmonds-South Snohomish County Historical Society. The radio station was built in 1930 and was operated by the U.S. Army and the Alaska Communication System to provide service to Alaska during World War II. The college's first buildings, the duplexes, were called “A” and “B” until the college began a tradition of naming buildings after local areas. What is now known as the Mountlake Terrace Hall was the first building constructed for the college campus in 1970. The building was renovated in 2006. The college's student newspaper, ''The Triton Review'', was originally called, ''The Quagmire,'' due to the muddy campus in the early days of the college. The first graduate of Edmonds Community College was Susan Blackborn, 19, the class of '68 (she was the only graduate that year). Don Wick was the first elected student body president at Edmonds Community College. He was named a Distinguished Alumni of the college by the Edmonds Community College Foundation in 2002 and became the Executive Director of the Economic Development Association of Skagit County. Edmonds Community College has partnered with Central Washington University〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cwu.edu/lynnwood/ )〕 to provide bachelor’s degrees locally since 1975. Accounting and business administration were the first programs offered at the Lynnwood Center. The school now offers eight Bachelor's Degrees and one Master's program.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://catalog.edcc.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=133 )〕 The opening of Snoqualmie Hall in 2002 gave Central a permanent presence on campus. Edmonds Community College became a single district college July 1, 1981 when the legislature approved the new District 23 for Edmonds Community College (which shared boundaries with the Edmonds School District, an explanation for why the college is named "Edmonds," although it has a Lynnwood address). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmonds Community College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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