State Fair Community College is a

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, adjacent to the

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grounds. In addition to the Sedalia campus, there are extended campus locations in Boonville,

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, Clinton,

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, and

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. The college enrolled 4,284 students in 2019.

History

State Fair Community College is part of the Junior College District of Sedalia, which was established on April 5, 1966, to serve 14 counties in west central Missouri. However, due to a

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regarding the legality of community college districts in Missouri, that was not resolved until 1967 by the

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, the college's opening was delayed until Sept. 16, 1968. The college's name was selected by President Fred Davis and the Board of Trustees from names submitted by local residents to the board, with the winner being a submission from a local area high school student. The campus opened with one building – a 35,000-square-foot facility with six modular units connected by a central hallway. Presidents of the college have been Fred Davis (1925-2013; 1967-1984), Marvin Fielding (1984-1997), Stephen Poort (1997-2003), Marsha Drennon (2003-2013), and Joanna Anderson, (2013–2022). Over the years SFCC has added new programs such as Engineering, Sustainable Agriculture, Renewable Energy in Biomass, Wind, and Solar energy, online courses, and dual-credit courses at 28 high school locations. Additionally, SFCC has residence halls at the Sedalia campus

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to better serve students. The college is

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by the

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. Today, the college offers more than 30 academic programs.

The Daum

The college's campus is home to The Daum Museum of

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, which was constructed in 2002 to house the collection of local investor Harold F. Daum. The museum is noted as being part of an early 2000s U.S. Heartland mini-boom of local art museums. Construction cost approximately 2.6 million dollars, and has of exhibition space designed by Brian Smith.

Notable alumni

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(born 1993), basketball player in the

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* {{authority control Two-year colleges in the United States Educational institutions established in 1966 Buildings and structures in Pettis County, Missouri Community colleges in Missouri Education in Pettis County, Missouri 1966 establishments in Missouri NJCAA athletics