Pikes Peak Community College

Pikes Peak Community College was established in 1968 as El Paso Community College, a two-year college offering three associate degrees. Operating out of rented buildings in Old Colorado City, first-year enrollment was roughly 800 students. The first graduation was held in April 1970 at Bancroft Park, yielding 17 associate degrees and 70 certificates. Enrollment rapidly grew, in part because of an emphasis placed on military programs, which have become a significant aspect of the college, and the need for permanent facilities became apparent. Early in 1973, the U.S. Government declared 212 acres of land along the northern boundary of Fort Carson as surplus land and on Feb. 15, 1974 the deed to the site was transferred to the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education for use by El Paso Community College. The full-service Centennial Campus was built in 1978 and the College Council approved a new name, Pikes Peak Community College.

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