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u <br />r <br />WHEREAS, Lakewood State Junior College opened its doors on <br />September 18, 1967 to 503 students who paid a tuition rate of $5 dollars per credit <br />hour; and <br />WHEREAS, the College moved to its current location in 1969 and changed <br />its name in 1973 to Lakewood Community College; and <br />WHEREAS, Northeast Metro Technical College began as 916 Area <br />Vocational/Technical Institute in 1969 and moved into its present facility in 1972; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Lakewood Community College and Northeast Metro Technical <br />College merged in 1996 to become Century College; and <br />WHEREAS, Century College is now one of the largest and most diverse <br />two-year institutions in the State of Minnesota with a student population of more <br />than 21,000; and <br />WHEREAS, the College has given the Centerville community the opportunity <br />to pursue diplomas, certificates, associate and bachelor's degrees; and <br />WHEREAS, the College has made higher education affordable through a <br />variety of programs and financial aid, and provides one of the lowest tuition rates in <br />the state; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Centerville officially congratulates Century College on <br />transforming lives for 50 years. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Jeff Paar, Mayor of the City of Centerville, Minnesota, <br />do hereby proclaim September 18, 2017, as Century College Day. <br />................. <br />Jeff aeayor <br />