History
The school was founded as the Logan Branch of Marshall College and the Williamson Branch of Marshall College in 1960 and renamed as branches of Marshall University when their mother institution achieved university status in 1961. It had community college jurisdiction over Logan County and Mingo County. In both cases, the schools were housed in the buildings that had been surplussed by the desegregation of public education.
In 1970, the two branches were merged and became a stand-alone community college. The college's jurisdiction was expanded to include Boone County and Wyoming County. Classes in these counties were held in leased locations until 1971, when a permanent building was constructed in Williamson.
In the 1980s, the college was refocused and permanent buildings were built in each county.
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