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"DACC" redirects here. "DACC" may also refer to the Danish American Chamber of Commerce.
Danville Area Community College 
Established 1946 Type Community college President Alice M. Jacobs Academic staff 53 full-time, 99 part-time Admin. staff 123 Students 2700 according to collegesource.org Location Danville, Illinois, USA Campus 75 acres (300,000 m2) Colors Green and Gold Mascot Jaguars Affiliations The Higher Learning Commission Website www.dacc.edu Danville Area Community College is a public two-year community college located in Danville, Illinois. DACC was founded in 1946 and has grown into an independent college serving about 5000 students per year in over 1500 unique courses. Students at DACC are enrolled in programs and courses including college transfer, occupational degrees and certificates, re-training, skill development, customized training and areas of special interest.
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History
In 1946, the University of Illinois opened extension centers in several Illinois towns to help meet the educational needs of World War II veterans. In Danville, the center was housed at Danville High School under the direction of Principal R. M. Duffin. The centers were closed in the spring of 1949, and Danville School District 118 decided to continue teaching college classes using the name Danville Community College. Mary Miller, who had headed the DHS English department, led the new college.[1] At that time the tuition rate was $5.00 per credit hour, with a $5.00 student and library fee. In 1951, the name was changed to Danville Junior College.
In 1965, the college moved to buildings provided by the US government which had been part of the Veterans Administration on the southeast side of town; this provided the present-day 75-acre (300,000 m2) campus. Local citizens raised money for the renovation of the buildings.
The building which became the Clock Tower Center at DACC
In June 1966, the College separated from District 118 under the provisions of the Public Junior College Act and became an independent two-year area college under the control of the Board of Trustees of Junior College District No. 507. The name Danville Junior College was changed to Danville Area Community College on July 1, 1979 to be more reflective of the services rendered.
Since the campus opened in 1965, several new buildings have been added, including the Mary Miller Center (named for the college's first president and housing the gymnasium and the Sciences division), the Ornamental Horticulture building, the Technology Center, the Child Development Center, and Lincoln Hall. In addition, several of the existing buildings, dating from the late 1890s, have been renovated, including the Clock Tower Center, Vermilion Hall, Cannon Hall and Prairie Hall. The expanded Bremer Conference Center is scheduled to re-open in November 2007.
In 2002, DACC opened the Downtown Center in the heart of downtown Danville in order to facilitate the growing demand for career-preparatory classes. In 2006 the Downtown Center moved to the Job Training Partnership facility at 407 North Franklin Street.
DACC has hosted the NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship since 1994. This takes place in the Mary Miller Center Gymnasium and is a source of pride and joy for the college and the local community. Members of the Danville community volunteer to help the college.
In the early 1990s DACC hosted an Illinois High School Basketball Tournament called the Topper Classic, which featured such schools as Farragut Academy, ML King High and Danville High. Players in this tourney include Kevin Garnett, Ronnie Fields, and Keon Clark among others. Farragut would beat King in the championship game, which is considered one of the greatest games in Illinois High School History. Kevin Garnett put on a show while Ronnie Fields stole the show.
Presidents
- Mary Miller, 1946-1972
- William Langas, 1972-1979
- Joseph Borgen, 1979-1980
- Ronald Lingle, 1980-1989
- Harry Braun, 1989-1999
- Alice Jacobs, 1999-present
Cost and residency
Community College District No. 507 encompasses portions of Vermilion, Edgar, Iroquois, Champaign and Ford counties in Illinois. As of March 2009, residents of this district, or students who work in-district more than 35 hours per week, pay tuition of $79.00 per credit hour, and all students pay a $12 per credit hour technology / activity fee.[2] Additionally, out-of-district students with authorization from their local districts also pay the in-district rate.
Out-of-district students pay $150.00 per credit hour, with the exception of a designated 7-county area in Indiana, covering Vermillion, Parke, Fountain, Warren, Tippecanoe, Benton and Montgomery counties; students in these counties pay $93.33 per credit hour.
As of July 1, 1984, in-district students aged 60 or older pay a tuition rate of $1 per credit hour, as well as applicable course fees.
For current and complete information, consult the DACC website.
References
- ^ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.. p. 107.
- ^ McGee, Noelle (2009-03-23). "Most see DACC's planned tuition increase as inevitable". The News-Gazette. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/03/23/most_see_daccs_planned_tuition_increase_as_inevitable. Retrieved 2009-04-07.[dead link]
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Coordinates: 40°07′45″N 87°35′16″W / 40.129261°N 87.587883°W
Categories:- Universities and colleges in Illinois
- Education in Vermilion County, Illinois
- Community colleges in Illinois
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- Buildings and structures in Vermilion County, Illinois
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