Community College of Allegheny County is a community college in the Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania area. With four campuses and four centers, the college offers
associate's degrees, certificate and diploma programs.
Overview The college opened Boyce Campus, in
Monroeville, and Allegheny Campus, on Pittsburgh's North Side, in 1966. The
following year, South Campus was opened; North Campus opened in 1972. The college
also has centers, beyond the main campuses, that offer classes.
CCAC offers more than 150 programs, as well as lifelong learning, community
education, continuing education and workforce training courses. During the
2012-2013 academic year, it had more than 32,000 credit and 28,000 non-credit
students. Through articulation agreements, students are guaranteed
admission, and the recognition of courses, at a number of institutions
offering four-year degrees. CCAC's academic programs lead to an
associate degree, a certificate, or transfer to a four-year institution.
There are four student-run newspapers: the Allegheny View, the Boyce Collegian,
the South Forum and the North Voice. CCAC Campuses
The Community College of Allegheny County has a campus or center within ten
miles of more than 95% of Allegheny County residents.
= Allegheny Campus = In Pittsburgh's Central Northside
neighborhood and surrounded by Heinz Field, PNC Park, the Carnegie Science
Center, and other notable landmarks, CCAC’s Allegheny Campus is the largest
and only urban campus of the college. Allegheny Campus features a blend of
modern and historic architecture set on 10 acres in a neighborhood once known as
Pittsburgh’s Millionaires’ Row and extending to the once posh "Monument
Hill" area so named for a Civil War monument dedicated on May 30, 1871 by
General George G. Meade and Governor John W. Geary. The centerpiece of the
campus is the Student Services center, a 52,000-square-foot hub housing the
enrollment and financial aid offices, classrooms, a student lounge, dining
facilities and a 300-seat theatre/auditorium.
The campus also features a library, physical education facilities and Milton
Hall, the main campus classroom building. Along scenic Ridge Avenue and
Galveston Street are the following: West Hall, Jones Hall, the general
administration building; Byers Hall, housing the offices of the President;
and the Visual Arts Center. In March 2013, the K. Leroy Irvis Science Center
was dedicated. The 65,000-square foot building was constructed using green
building technology, earning the highly coveted LEED Silver Energy rating. The
building supports the course work in Biotechnology, Biology, Microbiology,
Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Geology,
Astronomy and Physical Science. = Boyce Campus =
The Boyce Campus, named after William D. Boyce who founded the Boy Scouts of
America, is on a 120 acres plot in suburban Monroeville, Pennsylvania and
can be accessed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Routes 48 and Business 22.
Adjacent to Boyce Park, the single-building campus features a
park-like setting and commanding views of the countryside.
The first of the four campuses to officially commence classes on September
19, 1966, Boyce moved to its current location in time for the start of fall
classes in 1969. With all of its programs under one roof, the
multi-purpose building houses a gymnasium, cafeteria, theater,
state-of-the-art library, high-tech medical instruction facilities and an
award-winning child development center. Boyce also provides the community,
students, faculty and staff with parking, an exercise room, an extensive
outdoor fitness trail and regulation baseball and soccer fields. A
Pennsylvania State Historical Marker in the parking lot recognizes Boyce's
contributions to Scouting. = North Campus =
CCAC's North Campus, located in suburban McCandless Township, Pennsylvania, was
established in 1972 and is housed in a 150,000-square-foot, single-building
campus. Located approximately 12 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh, the campus
draws more than 38,000 students from Pittsburgh's northern and western
suburbs every year. North Campus offers academic, workforce development and
continuing education programs and classes.
North Campus offers more than 55 different certificate and associate
degrees, including Accounting and Business Management, Child Development,
Computer & Information Science, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Land
Administration, Tourism Management, Social Work, Nursing, and American Sign
Language & Interpreting programs of study.
= South Campus = In suburban West Mifflin, CCAC’s South
Campus serves Allegheny County’s southern communities and the Mon Valley
region. The campus is located off of Route 885 not far from Century III Mall
and is easily accessed by routes 51 and 43 and by public transportation.
The campus moved to its current six-story, comprehensive education
facility in 1973. Its five buildings are connected by indoor walkways and house
lecture halls, classrooms, a learning assistance center, a community library,
a theater, a radio station, dining areas and office space. A solar-heated
greenhouse is adjacent to the campus complex and provides botanical accents
for picturesque outdoor walkways and trails. South Campus' recently expanded
Learning Resource center includes computer and media centers and allied
health and nursing laboratories. The campus also features a new Community
Education center building containing continuing education offices, a
gymnasium and a fully equipped fitness center, and the United States Steel
Business and Industry center. CCAC centers
CCAC has four centers in Allegheny and Washington counties.
= Braddock Hills Center = Replacing the former CCAC Braddock and
Turtle Creek centers, the Braddock Hills center is in the Braddock Hills Shopping
Center. The instruction facility contains six
classrooms, three computer labs, videoconferencing facilities and a
health careers program laboratory. The center offers degree and certificate
programs, community education, and customized workforce job training for
corporations and businesses. = Homewood-Brushton Center =
Situated on North Homewood Avenue, the Homewood-Brushton center is positioned
to serve the city’s east-end neighborhoods and outlying suburbs. A
community presence since 1967, the center’s current building dates from
1981, when popularity of the center’s programs necessitated the construction
of a new 32,000-square-foot facility. The center houses classrooms, including
a Learning Resource center, reading, computer, anatomy, chemistry and biology
laboratories and videoconferencing facilities.
The center offers a range of credit, non-credit and special programming
year-round and hosts four active clubs, an after-school homework clinic, a math,
science and computer institute conducted during the summer for kindergarten and
grade-school age children and has established a relationship with the
Carnegie Library of Homewood to be the center’s library. Numerous community
groups use the center as a meeting and gathering place.
= Washington County Center = Founded in 2001, the Washington County
center is the college’s first and only center operating outside of Allegheny
County. The center is located in Washington Crown Center mall.
The center affords Washington County residents the ability to take a wide
variety of credit, non-credit, community education, workforce training, dual
enrollment and Act 48 training classes at the center and at locations
throughout Washington County. = West Hills Center =
Opened in spring 2007, CCAC’s West Hills center replaces the former Airport West
and Technology centers. Located in a 150,000-square-foot facility in North
Fayette Township, the center features spacious, well-lit classrooms, and
comprehensive student life services. It also houses high-bay areas for
automotive, HVAC, welding and other trade-related programs. The West Hills
Center also has a book store for students, faculty and staff.
On April 16, 2014 both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden
visited the West Campus. References
External links Community College of Allegheny County
official website