[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 181 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2119]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CAPE COD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 2011

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Cape Cod 
Community College's 50th anniversary.
  Our Nation's community colleges provide the dream of achieving a 
higher education to millions of students each year. They are the 
Nation's key supplier of workforce development and retraining needs, 
and--just as importantly--they build lasting partnerships and 
contribute significantly to the communities they serve. Cape Cod 
Community College is a leading institution of education, not only for 
the Cape, but for the entirety of Massachusetts.
  Since 1961, Cape Cod Community College has served as a beacon of 
higher education in West Barnstable County, the second institution to 
open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in 
Massachusetts. When Cape Cod Community College's doors opened, there 
were 166 students enrolled. Two years later, the first evening program 
found 130 students enrolled in ten different degree-credit courses. By 
that spring, the first summer session had enrolled 145 students from 50 
colleges and universities taking degree-credit courses. Now, 50 years 
later, that number has increased to nearly 7,000 students with over 80 
degrees and certificates being offered.
  Cape Cod Community College has a true tradition of excellence thanks 
to its outstanding leadership, superior faculty and staff and motivated 
students. They have received national prominence both for their 
programs as well as their inclusion of Cape Cod residents. Cape Cod 
Community College has been recognized as much for its sustainability 
education as its service to the adult Plus 50 learner and military 
personnel at Otis, the Massachusetts Military Reservation.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
Cape Cod Community College, its President Kathleen Schatzberg and the 
entire college community on the celebration of 50 years of service to 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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