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Miles Community College company history timeline

1939

The college was founded in 1939.

1957

In 1957, MCC moved into the former Milwaukee Railroad Depot building.

1967

In June 1967, the college moved into a new building that was constructed after passage of a bond issued by county voters.

1968

1968 - Auto Mechanics Technology and Electronics Technology (AAS) programs established.

1969

All of which began when higher education courses were initiated through extension services offered by Dawson Community College, Glendive, Montana in 1969.

1970

On April 4, 1970, voters of the district elected the first independent board of trustees for the college.

1970 - Independent Community College District established, with newly elected Board of Trustees.

1972

1972 - New Student Union Building completed. (HUD subsidized loan)

1974

1974 - All-Weather (rubberized asphalt) Track and Field Complex completed. (Local fund-raising)

1976

1976 - Adjacent land for future campus expansion purchased by MCC Endowment.

1977

A cooperative agreement between the Tribal Executive Board and Miles Community College, Miles City, Montana in 1977, provided for the first reservation based courses.

A grant of $1.5 million from the Montana Coal Board in 1977 enabled the college to construct a new vocational building and a library learning resource center classroom addition.

1978

Fort Peck Community College is a tribally controlled community college, chartered by the Tribal Executive Board of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Indian Reservation in 1978.

1979

1979 - New Library/Business Classrooms and Vocational Education buildings completed. (Funds from Montana Coal Board grant)

1981

1981 - New "Big Sky Dormitory" (46 residents) completed. (MCC Endowment investors)

1982

1982 - 12-acre tract of land acquired from Bureau of Land Management (BLM grant) Rodeo Arena facility construction begins.

1996

1996 - MCC linked to Service Area high schools via Interactive fiber-optic Telecommunications Network. (Rural Utilities System [RUS] grant). Building Technology Program (AAS) implemented.

1997

1997 - New "family style Dormitories" (48 residents) opened. (HUD subsidized loan through four local banks)

2001

Accreditation was reaffirmed following the 2001 Interim Report, and site visit.

2003

Six years later, in October 2003, the college completed a new $2.3 million dormitory.

The Wolf Point campus facility was completed for the start of Fall semester, 2003.

2006

Miles College is strong financially, and in 2006 purchased a new 41-acres campus adjacent to the existing campus.

2022

"Miles Community College: Narrative Description ." College Blue Book. . Encyclopedia.com. (June 21, 2022). https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-and-education-magazines/miles-community-college-narrative-description-0

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