The Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) is a network of seven community colleges in Dallas County, Texas (USA). It is headquartered at 1601 South Lamar in Dallas.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of DCCCD includes the following:
- all of Dallas County, and
- all territory included in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (a portion of which is in adjacent Collin County and Denton County).
The district was founded in 1965 and the first school, El Centro College, located in downtown Dallas, was established in 1966. In addition to the system of colleges, DCCCD also has a large distance learning program that utilizes the internet and videoconferencing.
DCCCD maintains an "open-door" admissions policy regarding new students, allowing many people to attend college who otherwise might not be able to do so.
The seven schools in the Dallas County Community College District, with the years they opened, are as follows:
- Brookhaven College (1978)
- Cedar Valley College (1977)
- Eastfield College (1970)
- El Centro College (1966)
- Mountain View College (1970)
- North Lake College (1977)
- Richland College (1972)
The district also runs the Bill J. Priest Institute campus of El Centro College which operates educational programs and support services for small businesses, and the Dallas TeleCollege (DCCCD's online campus).
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