[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E399]
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RECOGNIZING JEFFERSON COLLEGE AS IT CELEBRATES ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2013

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Jefferson 
College located in Jefferson County in Missouri, as the community 
celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year.
  The Community College District of Jefferson County was approved by 
voters on April 2, 1963. Senator Earl Blackwell of Hillsboro sponsored 
Senate Bill Number Seven, which made possible the formation and 
financing of public junior colleges in Missouri. Jefferson became the 
second junior college district in Missouri to be approved.
  Seventeen months later the first courses are offered at Hillsboro 
High School with 14 faculty members and 303 students. Jefferson College 
moved into its first permanent building on the Hillsboro campus in 
September of 1965, and held its first commencement in June of 1966, 
where 31 graduates received associate degrees.
  In 1967, Jefferson College became the first community college in 
Missouri to be designated as an area vocational school. Today, in 
addition to the Hillsboro campus, the college has expanded to sites in 
Arnold, Cedar Hill and Imperial, which offers programs in Certified 
Nurse Assistant, EMT-Paramedic and a Law Enforcement Academy, as well 
as a fifth campus which offers online instruction.
  As a testament to their vision to make higher education more 
accessible to their community, Jefferson College has successfully now 
grown to over 5,500 full and part-time college credit students and 
4,300 plus students in continuing education classes.
  In closing, I ask all my colleagues to join me in wishing the 
community of Jefferson College congratulations on their fiftieth 
anniversary.

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