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A rewarding educational experience awaits students at Cedar Valley College, where a dedicated faculty, innovative programs, functional campus design and the beauty of nature combine to create an exciting learning environment.
Cedar Valley was among the last of seven colleges to open in the Dallas County Community College District, enrolling its first students in 1977. It is a small and inviting campus enrolling approximately 2,500 college credit students and a similar number of non-credit continuing education students each fall semester.
A comprehensive curriculum with a variety of flexible formats is offered at Cedar Valley including academic transfer programs, career programs including work force development training for area employers, and noncredit continuing education courses. In addition,' the college offers:
- Mini-mesters between the traditional fall and spring semesters
- Special services (such as tutoring and note-taking) for disabled students
- A host of distance learning opportunities that can be taken at home by telecourse, computer, and live TV, as well as the DCCCD's only completely on-line biology course
- A nationally recognized Music & Fine Arts program with two internationally known artists on the faculty
- A Law Enforcement Academy
- A Student Resource Center equipped with state-of-the-art computers with Internet access
- A Career and Job Placement Center
- Programs for high school students including Tech Prep, Dual Credit, and TAAS/TASP preparation
- A Kiddie Kollege.
The Campus
Cedar Valley is located on 353 acres in southern Dallas County just south of 1-20. The campus plan enhances the natural beauty of the site. A pedestrian walk along two sides of a 17 acre lake links campus facilities. Cedar Valley has a gazebo that extends int6 the lake, a 400-seat performance hall, a gymnasium, baseball field, and a surgery and barn for the Veterinary Technology program.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of DCCCD and Cedar Valley College is to equip students for successful living and responsible citizenship ma rapidly changing local, national and world community. We do this by providing accessible, accredited, affordable, cost-effective, quality educational opportunities for the development of intellectual skills, job skills, personal growth and/or transfer to a baccalaureate program. In fulfilling our purpose, we further cultural, economic and workforce development in the communities we serve. In all our efforts, Cedar Valley strives to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of those the college serves.
Cedar Valley's specific mission is to enrich the potential and increase the productivity of people in the southern part of Dallas County by providing quality educational experiences in a caring and innovative environment.
Accreditation
Cedar Valley, of the Dallas County Community College -District, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 300334097: telephone number 404~794501 ) to award the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree and the Associate of Applied Science degree.
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