South Piedmont Community College (South Piedmont or SPCC) is a

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consisting of two campuses and two auxiliary centers in

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counties. It is part of the

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History

SPCC was created in 1999 by the North Carolina General Assembly. When SPCC was created, the school replaced Anson Community College and Union Technical Education Center; through these predecessors the college can trace its roots back to 1962. * In 1962, the Ansonville unit of the Charlotte Industrial Education Center was founded in order to assure quality education was available to local

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residents. Working with Stanly Community College, South Piedmont Community College provided years of service in Union County under the name of Union Technical Education Center. *In 1967, a local Board of Trustees changed the Ansonville Industrial Education Center to the Anson Technical Institute, a unit of the Department of Community Colleges of North Carolina. *In 1971, the legislature authorized the chartering of Anson Technical Institute. *From the early 1970s through 1981, Anson Tech, Central Piedmont, and Stanly Community College offered credit and non-credit courses in Union County. *In 1977, due to increased enrollment (including from Polkton Mayor W. Cliff Martin) Anson Technical Institute acquired land, obtained additional funds, and completed the construction of a building in Polkton. *On June 7, 1979, Anson Technical Institute became Anson Technical College. *In 1981, the Union Technical Education Consortium was created when Central Piedmont voluntarily withdrew from Union County and the N.C. Department of Community Colleges authorized service in the county by a consortium of Anson and Stanly community colleges. *In 1982, construction was completed in Polkton on a second building, the Martin Learning Resources Center, named in honor of trustee and benefactor W. Cliff Martin. *In 1986, Union County Commissioners appointed a 12-member committee to study the need for technical education in Union County. *On Nov. 1, 1987, Anson Technical College was renamed Anson Community College. *On May 19, 1999, Gov. Jim Hunt signed a bill abolishing Anson Community College and Union Technical Education Center and creating North Carolina's newest community college: South Piedmont Community College. *On August 3, 1999, South Piedmont Community College was named as the result of a naming contest.

Campuses

*L.L. Polk Campus in

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*Lockhart-Taylor Center in

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*Old Charlotte Highway Campus in Monroe, North Carolina *Tyson Family Canter for Technology in Monroe, North Carolina

References

External links

Official website
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