History
EICCD was established in 1965 by the Iowa General Assembly as one of 15 community college merged areas. The move combined Clinton Junior College, Muscatine Junior College and the vocational-technical programs of the Davenport schools.
In 1979 the District acquired Palmer Junior College to make Scott Community College a comprehensive institution.
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