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 1966 
- The citizens of Pima County approved, by a large margin, the formation of Pima College
 
 
1967 
- The citizens of Pima County elected the first Board of Governors for the College
 
- The voters approved a $5.9 million bond issue for the College
 
- The College chose 500 acres on the West side of Tucson for the first College campus
 
 
1969 
- Construction on the first campus began on what is now the West Campus
 
- The College issues its first credits to 28 Native American students who qualified to work as Head Start teachers and aides on the reservation
 
- The College’s first classes met at the Tucson Medical Center, Villa Maria, and in Marana
 
 
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