Randolph Township Schools history

In 1814 Hercules Aber sold land to Isaac Blackford for the construction of a school on Old Brookside Road where Freedom Travel is today and housed Grades 1 - 8.

It had a pot belly stove and had two classrooms, four grades on each side with sliding doors in between. It was built in 1825 but burned down.

The Mill Brook School on Millbrook Avenue at the bridge near Gristmill Road was built in 1884 and was in School District 6.

The large four room school on the corner of Millbrook Avenue and Route 10 was built in 1924.

Another two room schoolhouse existed on Brookside Road which was abandoned when the Consolidated School was built in 1938.

When the Consolidated School was opened in 1939 all the children from all the schools around the Township were transported here.

In 1959, a group of 20 citizens organized a society to start a private school and founded Randolph School.

The college first opened its doors to students in 1968 after Henderson Hall, the first building on campus, was completed.

The original high school became the Middle School when a new High School was built in 1975.

Formed in 1979, the Historical Society of Old Randolph (HSOR) is a non-profit organization created to promote and preserve the unique heritage of Randolph Township.

After two decades of leadership, President Masten retired in 1986 and Doctor Edward J. Yaw became the second president of CCM. Under his leadership, the college continued to grow.

Opened in 1988, the original Museum of Old Randolph museum had been housed in a Brundage Park two-family summer cottage that was one of Randolph’s forty-five bungalow colonies.

Want more information? Check the 1990 Census data or maps.

Expansion of the campus continued in 1994 with the construction of two additions that joined the three academic buildings.

Unemployment, in 1995, was 4.2%. Per capita income in Morris County is the second highest in the state, $36,441 in 1995.

In 2004, the college broke ground for the renovation and expansion of the Student Community Center.

By the Fall 2005 Semester, the building was open for students to enjoy.

Building upon the college’s sustainability efforts, the Morris County Improvement Authority in 2012 installed solar panels over Parking Lots 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 and on the rooftop of the Student Community Center.

In 2015, the Media Center, located within the LRC, was renovated and renamed in honor of late Assemblyman Alex DeCroce.

In early 2016, the college opened its Music Technology Center, a state-of-the-art facility that houses the digital media technology, drama, media technology, music and music recording academic programs.

Doctor Anthony J. Iacono is inaugurated as the third President of CCM on October 6, 2017.