The Community College of Beaver County (''CCBC'') is a

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Beaver County, Pennsylvania Beaver County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215. Its county seat is Beaver. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties. It took ...

. The college includes approximately 3,600 credit students and over 3,200 non-credit students from in and around Beaver County.

History

CCBC was formed in 1966 and was originally located in

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. The college originally leased floors of the

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building and 17 vacant storefronts for classrooms and offices. CCBC moved to

Center Township, Beaver County Center Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 11,632. It is a suburban community located approximately northwest of Pittsburgh. It is home to two colleges, Penn State ...

where it created its own campus in 1971. In 1976, CCBC added a building called "The Golden Dome," a geodesic recreational facility that houses the athletic department and showcases local community events. This building is the most recognizable symbol of CCBC. In 1990, the college created an aviation building to house its aviation program in

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. The college built a new library in 1997 that also provides services to the Beaver County community.

External links

Official website
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