College History • CCC Timeline, 1956 - Present
1956. . . . . | Clinton County Board of Supervisors selects committee for community college feasibility study |
1957. . . . . | George Angell, president of Plattsburgh State University Teachers College appointed chair of committee |
1966. . . . . | Establishment of Clinton Community College approved by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, October 14th |
1967. . . . . | Board of supervisors, led by Bob Bruno, approves community college resolution by 9 to 6 vote |
1967. . . . . | Irving A. Rabin appointed first chair of college board of trustees |
1967. . . . . | John A. Mears appointed first president of CCC |
1969. . . . . | County legislators approve leasing former Bellarmine College on grounds of former Hotel Champlain |
1969. . . . . | College opens doors to 189 full-time students September 16th |
1971. . . . . | Alfred B. Light appointed president of CCC |
1971. . . . . | College graduates first class; associates degrees awarded to 38 students |
1972. . . . . | Clinton County Legislature purchases hotel property for $1,045,000; college dedicated October 15th |
1977. . . . . | Two-year nursing program established at CCC; 32 nursing students enrolled |
1979. . . . . | Twenty-three nursing students receive degrees from CCC |
1986. . . . . | Jay L. Fennell appointed president of CCC |
1988. . . . . | LeRoy M. Douglas Sr. Library dedicated; named for former board of trustees chair |
1990. . . . . | Child Development Center dedicated; opens in McKinley Cottage |
1991. . . . . | William H. Forrence Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Center dedicated |
1997. . . . . | Expanded student union and cafeteria open in newly-constructed wing of main building |
1997. . . . . | CCC holds first December commencement |
1999. . . . . | Therese Bushner appointed president of CCC |
2000. . . . . | Former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton visits CCC |
2000. . . . . | Carol A. Eaton appointed president of CCC |
2000. . . . . | First CCC residence hall opens on former Plattsburgh Air Force Base |
2001. . . . . | Ronald B. Stafford Center for the Arts, Science and Technology dedicated (cornerstone laid 1998) |
2002. . . . . | Second CCC residence hall and dining facility open on former Plattsburgh Air Force Base |
2005. . . . . | Maurice B. Hickey appointed president of CCC |
2006. . . . . | Clinton Community College celebrates 40th anniversary |
2007. . . . . | George Moore Academic and Administrative Building dedicated |
2009. . . . . | John E. Jablonski appointed president of CCC |
2009. . . . . | Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial commemoration at Clinton Community College |
2010. . . . . | Newly restored Alumni Cottage opens (formerly HC Grandview Cottage built in 1890) |
2010. . . . . | CCC women’s soccer team wins national championship |
2011. . . . . | Centennial celebration of opening of second Hotel Champlain, July 1st |
2011. . . . . | Coolidge Student Support Services Center dedicated |
2017. . . . . | Ray M. DiPasquale appointed president of CCC |
2017. . . . . | Newly constructed Institute for Advanced Manufacturing opens to students, Fall |
2017. . . . . | Last winter commencement held, December 15, 2017 |
2018. . . . . | Newly renovated Learning Commons opens in the Moore Building |
Updated November 2018. © Clinton Community College, College Relations, 2018