Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) is a

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Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...

. It was established in 1967 and is part of the

Community Colleges of Spokane Community Colleges of Spokane is a community college district based in Spokane, Washington, USA. Founded in 1963, CCS serves some 28,744 students a year, spread across a service district in Eastern Washington. It comprises Spokane Community Col ...

History

The land upon which SFCC is located was given to the city after the U.S. Government declared

Fort George Wright Fort George Wright is a land area in the northwest United States, located in Spokane, Washington's West Hills neighborhood. It is named after General George Wright, who had been stationed in the area. History In 1895, local residents purchased ...

to be surplus. In 1960, it was proposed that a college be built upon the site. Seven years later, in 1967, SFCC was established on the site as part of

Spokane Community College Spokane Community College is a public community college in Spokane, Washington. It is part of the Community Colleges of Spokane and was established in 1963. Academics SCC offers associate degree, bachelor's degrees, and certificates. SCC's h ...

, which had been established across town in the Chief Garry Park neighborhood four years prior. In 1970, the two campuses split into separate colleges, though they maintain a cooperative approach.

Campus

Located on what was once Fort George Wright, a U.S. Army base from the late 1800s until the post-World War II era, in the West Hills neighborhood of Spokane. It is adjacent to the U.S. Campus of Mukogawa Women's University, which unlike SFCC has retained the historic buildings from the Fort Wright days. Both campuses are located on a relatively flat tableland surrounded by a bend in the

Spokane River The Spokane River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately long, in northern Idaho and eastern Washington in the United States. It drains a low mountainous area east of the Columbia, passing through the Spokane Valley and the city of ...

, which cuts a deep ridge to the south, east and north. The

Spokane River Centennial Trail The Spokane River Centennial Trail is a paved trail in Eastern Washington for alternate transportation and recreational use. It is managed by Washington State Parks as the Spokane River Centennial State Park Trail. The trail extends from Sontag ...

runs along the river on the northern edge of campus. The campus is home to about two dozen buildings used for education, most of which are clustered together with grass areas and walkways between them, though some are located among the parking lots which surround the center of campus.

Athletics

SFCC partners with

as the

, using the team name the Sasquatch. They compete in the

Northwest Athletic Conference The Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC), formerly the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC), is a sports association for community colleges in the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, along with the Canadian prov ...

(NWAC). The official colors are blue and gold.

Notable alumni

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, director of photography for films including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' *

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, Olympic athlete *

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, musician and songwriter *

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, comic book writer

References

External links

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Spokane Falls Community College history
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