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Delaware Technical and Community College - Georgetown, Delaware

Next to the main building of the Georgetown campus, which is near the corner of US 113 and  Bridgeville Road
And we step back out of state again for this post! This may be a relatively short post (though after the last post, that may be a low bar). I found this sign on the way to the beach with relatives. My mother was amazing in letting me pull the car over to take this picture next to a building on US 113, which is a pretty rural US highway along the east coast. So thank you, Mom! And now onwards!

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Delaware Technical and Community College is the state's only community college, with school colors of blue and green. The College operates four campuses: the Georgetown Campus for Sussex County (where the above photo was taken), the Dover, DE, campus for Kent County, and the Stanton and Wilmington campuses for New Castle County. The College offers degrees and certifications across a variety of fields and across the four campuses. There are some athletic teams associated with DTCC. The Dover Hawks host a men's lacrosse team, a men's cross-country team, and a women's volleyball team. The Georgetown Roadrunners host a men's baseball team, a women's softball team, and men's and women's golf. The Stanton campus has a men's and a women's basketball team, and a co-ed cross-country team.

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House Bill 529 created the Delaware Technical and Community College and was signed into law on June 9, 1966. It was known as Delaware Institute of Technology until the institution received its current name in 1971. The first building to open its doors using the College's name was William C. Jason Comprehensive High School in 1967, the former black high school for Delawareans in Georgetown, DE (this high school also has a sign devoted to it near this building, so that'll be another post for another day). Soon after, they started classes in the newly opened "Northern Campus" in Wilmington, DE, in 1968 (versus this "Southern Campus" in Georgetown, DE). The Delaware State Legislature added another facility in New Castle County, recognizing the need for additional facilities for the county, and formally established the Stanton Campus in 1973 and the Wilmington Campus in 1974. The Legislature added a campus in Kent County in 1972. Currently, there are over 13,000 students enrolled across its four campuses.

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And that's kind of it! This is definitely one of my shorter posts, mainly because the life of DTCC is pretty short (though most community colleges have been around roughly as long as DTCC). Unless a school has been around for at least a century (see my UNC, Duke, and NC State posts), its history will be pretty uneventful. Since this marker is related to a nearby marker (I'm now kicking myself for not getting that picture while I was there), you may hear more about DTCC. But for now, that's it folks!
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Location: 21179 College Dr, Georgetown, DE 19947

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