Palau Community College is a public

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in the Republic of

Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the ...

. It is the only

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institution in the nation. It is an independent institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers associate degrees and certificates.

History

Palau Community College, together with the College of the Marshall Islands and the College of Micronesia-FSM, offers

Micronesia Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, ...

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programs. There is mention of the Community College having been founded as a vocational and technical school in 1927 when Palau was under Japanese occupation. In the 1980s, the U.S. Congress designated the College of Micronesia as the Land Grant College of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. This agreement was later extended by the three Micronesian governments, including Palau. On March 19, 1993, the Palau Higher Education Act of 1993 established the college as an independent college with its own governing board. Prior to this, the college was known as the Micronesian Occupational College. On April 2, 1993, it officially became the Palau Community College.

References

External links

Official Website
{{Coord missing, Palau Colleges in Palau Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Japan–Palau relations