Clinton Community College (CCC) is a two-year

community college A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an "open enrollment" for students who have graduated from high school (also known as senior se ...

Clinton Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...

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. The college was founded in 1946 in classrooms at the local high school. Its first class of less than 100 students was primarily composed of veterans returning from World War II. The college offers both associate in arts/college transfer classes and a number of career technology programs. Its fall enrollment regularly exceeds 1,500 students. The college offers intercollegiate athletics in men's basketball and women's volleyball. Its team name was changed in 1995 from the Huskers to the Cougars. The college is part of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges that also includes

Muscatine Community College Muscatine Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Muscatine, Iowa Muscatine ( ) is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,797 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase from 22,697 in 2000 ...

and

Scott Community College Scott Community College is a community college in Riverdale, Iowa, near Bettendorf,

. All three colleges are located near the Mississippi River. The district is accredited by the

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. The college's main campus is located at 1000 Lincoln Boulevard. It also includes the CCC Technology Center at 1951 Manufacturing Drive in Clinton. The college includes the Maquoketa Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. The center offers college transfer, career programs and continuing education for Maquoketa and the surrounding area. The Paul B. Sharar Foundation for Clinton Community College raises funding to support the college, its faculty and students. Each year, the foundation awards more than 100 scholarships to the college's students.

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