This is a story of the founding of Nevada's community colleges. It is told by people who had a hand in the opening and building, each life a part of the mosaic. There is a common set of characters--regents, advisors, governors, legislators, chancellors, presidents, deans, faculty, staff members, and students. What happened to any one of the participants was of great consequence to the others. Their resources and destinies were so closely intertwined that each was woven into the fabric of the whole.Download People's Colleges as pdf file]]>
From the "Acknowledgements":
This is a story of the founding of Nevada's community colleges. It is told by people who had a hand in the opening and building, each life a part of the mosaic. There is a common set of characters--regents, advisors, governors, legislators, chancellors, presidents, deans, faculty, staff members, and students. What happened to any one of the participants was of great consequence to the others. Their resources and destinies were so closely intertwined that each was woven into the fabric of the whole.Download People's Colleges as pdf file
A book-length collection of writings, oral histories, and remembrances of the establishment of Nevada's community colleges, with a special focus on the Elko Community College (ECC), later to become Northern Nevada Community College (NNCC) and then Great Basin College (GBC).
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