[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 11, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E950]
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             HONORING JEFFERSON COLLEGE'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 11, 2023

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, I rise today to recognize 
Jefferson College located in Jefferson County in Missouri, as the 
community celebrates its 60th 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 were 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 sites in Arnold and 
Imperial. Over 3,500 full and part-time students span 25 different 
fields of study, including education, nursing, and the liberal arts.
  Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, please join me in wishing the community of 
Jefferson College a well-deserved congratulations on their 60th 
anniversary.

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