American Samoa Community College
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{{Infobox_University
|name = American Samoa Community College
|established = 1970
|motto = Saili le Atamai<br>''Seek the Knowledge''
|type = 2-year [[community college]]
|image = [[Image:ASCC logo2.gif]]
|students = 1,537 undergraduates
|president = Dr. Adele Satele-Galea’i
|faculty =
|staff =
|campus = 20 [[acre]]s
|endowment = Territory supported, grant from U.S. Economic Development Administration
|city = [[Mapusaga, American Samoa|Mapusaga]] (near [[Pago Pago, American Samoa|Pago Pago]])
|country = [[American Samoa]]
|website = [http://www.amsamoa.edu/]
}}
[[Image:ASCC campus.jpg|thumb|250 px|]]
'''American Samoa Community College''' is a two-year [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges|WASC]] college located in the village of Mapusaga, on the island of [[Tutuila]] in [[American Samoa]], an unorganized, [[unincorporated territory]] of the [[United States of America]]. [[Pago Pago]], the capital of the territory and location of the territory's center of commerce, is roughly nine miles to the east of the school.
Only legal residents of [[American Samoa]] who have graduated high school or obtained a [[General Equivalency Diploma]] are admitted to ASCC.
==History==
The college was established in 1970 as part of the [[American Samoa Department of Education]] in order to provide American Samoa residents the opportunity to enjoy post-secondary education in the [[liberal arts]], [[teacher training]], vocational-technical education, and general education. The first freshman class had only 131 students, while the school moved around a few buildings on the island a bit before being permanently situated in its current location in Mapusaga in 1974.
In 1979, the [[U.S. Economic Development Administration]] provided a grant that allowed the college to add five modern buildings for the [[fine arts]], [[nursing]], [[science]], and [[vocation|vocational training]]. ASCC was also able to add a [[cafeteria]] and a [[gym]]nasium. A brand new [[library]] was added in 2003.
==Academics==
ASCC offers Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees, as well as Certificate programs in the areas of [[liberal arts]], teacher training, vocational-technical education, and general education. Other academic programs include:
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* Agriculture and Life Science
* Art, Music and Drama
* Business
* College and Life Planning
* Criminal Justice
* Education
* English Language Institute
* Health and Human Services
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* Mathematics
* Nursing
* Physical Education
* Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
* Samoan Language and Culture
* Science
* Social Studies
* Trades and Technology
|}
==External links==
*[http://www.ascc.as/ American Samoa Community College]
{{Colleges and Universities in U.S. Dependencies}}
[[Category:Two-year colleges in the United States]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in United States insular areas]]
[[Category:Education in American Samoa]]