St. Louis Community College (STLCC) is a

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St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...

. It is supported by the Junior College District of St. Louis City – St. Louis County, servicing 718 square miles.

History

In 1966 STLCC built three campuses: ''

Florissant Valley Community College Florissant may refer to: * Florissant, Colorado, a census-designated place * Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, a United States National Monument, Colorado * Florissant, Missouri, a city * Florissant Township, St. Louis County, Missouri Se ...

'' in Ferguson, '' Forest Park Community College'' in

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, and ''

Meramec Community College Meramec is a name for several places in the United States: * Meramec River in Missouri * Meramec Caverns on the Meramec River * Meramec State Park in Missouri See also * Merrimac (disambiguation) * Merrimack (disambiguation) * Meramec (series) The ...

'' in Kirkwood. Over the objections of the faculty and student body, in 1976 STLCC administration changed the names of the individual campuses to the format ''St. Louis Community College–Campus Name''. In August 2007, STLCC opened a fourth campus,

St. Louis Community College–Wildwood St. Louis Community College–Wildwood (also known as STLCC-Wildwood, or Wildwood for short) is the newest campus in the St. Louis Community College, STLCC system. The campus is located in Wildwood, Missouri, a western suburb of St. Louis, Missou ...

in Wildwood. In addition, there are four satellite facilities throughout the area. In 2011, Myrtle Dorsey was appointed as college chancellor.

Dissatisfaction with Chancellor Pittman

Jeff Pittman became chancellor of STLCC in July 2015. Pittman is reported to have received approximately 40,000 dollars for housing and car allowance in 2016. The Chancellor's level of compensation was characterized as 70 percent above the national average by some faculty concerned with the management of the college. Student protests occurred under Pittman. On November 28, 2017, the college's chapter of the NEA called for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Pittman and the board of trustees. Included in the NEA's call for a vote of no confidence was the statement by its President Robert Hertel, that the union was responding to "the levels of waste and mismanagement taking place at the college for YEARS." In January 2018, the Executive Council of the college's chapter of the National Education Association had a unanimous vote of "No Confidence" in Chancellor Pittman.

Academics

The college grants

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(A.A., A.S., A.A.S., A.F.A.), as well as Certificates of Proficiency (for completing a specified one-year course of study) and Certificates of Specialization (for completing a specified six-month course of study). A

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(B.S.) in Respiratory Care is offered.

Athletics

STLCC operates as a single entity in athletic competition (as opposed to each campus operating as a separate program, which was the case prior to consolidation). Athletic teams are open to any eligible STLCC student, regardless of which campus the student attends. The teams are known as the Archers (named for, and the athletic teams' logo incorporates, the

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) and participate in the

Missouri Community College Athletic Conference The Missouri Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) within its Region 16. The MCCAC is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Member ...

(MCCAC). *The Florissant Valley Campus hosts Men's Soccer. *The Forest Park Campus hosts Men's and Women's Basketball. *The Meramec Campus hosts Men's Baseball, Women's Soccer, Women's Softball, and Women's Volleyball. The Wildwood Campus does not host any STLCC athletic programs.

Noted alumni

David Freese David Richard Freese (born April 28, 1983) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009, where, two seasons later, he was a key player during the 2 ...

, professional baseball player *

Dana Loesch Dana Lynn Loesch ( ; ; born September 28, 1978) is an American radio and television host, TV host. She is a former spokesperson for the National Rifle Association and a former writer and editor for ''Breitbart News''. Loesch was the television ho ...

, talk show host *

T.J. Mathews Timothy Jay Mathews (born January 9, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, and Houston Astros. Mathews wa ...

, professional baseball player *

Mike Miano Mike Miano (born December 17, 1973, in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former American football player who played the position of defensive tackle. He is currently a teacher working for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA.) High schoo ...

, professional football player *

Josh Outman Joshua Stephen Outman (born September 14, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (2008-2009, 2011), Colorado Rockies (2012-2013), Cleveland Indians (2014), a ...

, professional baseball player *

Steve Pecher Steve Pecher (born St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former soccer defender who is currently the President of St Louis Scott Gallagher. Youth and college Pecher began playing soccer with the youth club, Florissant Cougars, then with his high ...

, professional soccer player * Joe Right, professional soccer player * Ronnie L. White, United States District Judge *

Deron Winn Deron Winn (born June 13, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. A professional mixed martial artist since 2017, he formerly competed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator MMA, fighting in their mid ...

, professional mixed martial artist

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Louis Community College Universities and colleges established in 1964 Community colleges in Missouri Universities and colleges in St. Louis 1964 establishments in Missouri NJCAA schools Two-year colleges in the United States