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Maricopa Community Colleges

historyoface

  • ACE established in 1987 at SMCC
  • ACE expanded to GCC in 1990
  • Maricopa ACE expanded to seven other colleges in MCCCD in 2001 with federal funds
  • In 2004 MCCCD and the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation committed to raise campaign funds to support Maricopa ACE Programs
  • In 2007 Jr. ACE Programs started at 4 colleges and expanded to a 5th college in 2008
  • In 2007 the ACE Native American Initiative began
  • In 2009 a Rio Salado online program joined as ACE Puente, bringing ACE to 10 high school programs, 5 middle school programs and 1 adult program