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Clinton Community College opens doors to new $1.5 million Maquoketa Center

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) and Clinton Community College (CCC) have officially opened the doors in 2009 to the new Clinton Community College Maquoketa Center.

Construction on the $1.5 million center began a year ago with funding made possible through a 2007 bond referendum passed by the residents of the community college district, as well as a donation from the family of the late John Fagerland.

Fagerland, a Maquoketa resident, was a long-time member of the EICC Board of Trustees and it was his dream that the college have an educational facility in the community.

The center is located at 501 W. Washington Street, adjacent to Maquoketa High School (MHS). The Maquoketa Community School District helped make the project possible by allowing EICC to purchase the property for just $1.

The 11,000-square-foot building houses two state-of-the-art computer labs, a large meeting room, four classrooms and additional learning space.

Clinton Community College has provided college services in Maquoketa for more than two decades. The new center provides the college with an exciting opportunity to expand on the variety of services it delivers in the Maquoketa area, including:

• A full schedule of credit classes, making it possible for to earn an Associate's Degree from CCC entirely in Maquoketa. 
• A wide range of non-credit continuing education classes to meet the training and personal enrichment needs of residents of all ages. 
• Expanded ability to offer college-credit classes for students from nearby MHS and surrounding high schools
• Improved services for area business and industry clients. Staff from CCC is available on a daily basis to answer questions about college and careers, and to help with registration for both credit and non-credit classes.

The new building also houses the offices of Iow@Work and Iowa Workforce Development, bringing those important resources together with the career education experience offered by CCC.

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Clinton Community College has been a strong presence in the Maquoketa area for more than 20 years, offering:

• a full schedule of college credit classes. Most of these classes are held in the evening for the convenience of residents who are working during the day.
  
  Students can earn their Associate in Arts degree by entirely taking these classes or by combining them with classes at the main campus and online classes. The Maquoketa classes are provided in cooperation with the Maquoketa School District and held at local schools.
  
  
• many short term, non-credit classes. These are classes that individuals can take to pursue a general interest or hobby, or to improve specific work skills.
  
  Some of classes that have been offered include foreign language, the internet, basket weaving, retirement planning, investing and computer training in word processing, spreadsheets and more.
  
  
• preparation for the General Education Development (GED). This free program is for individuals who did not complete high school and wish to attain their GED.

 Maquoketa Center

501 W. Washington St.

(563) 652-5000

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