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| Motto | Saili le Atamai Seek the Knowledge/To Seek Knowledge |
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| Type | Public land-grant community college |
| Established | 1970 |
| Endowment | Territory supported, grant from U.S. Economic Development Administration |
| President | Rosevonne Makaiwi Pato |
Academic staff | 42 |
Administrative staff | 109 |
| Students | 1,537 undergraduates |
| Location | , 14°19′18″S 170°44′32″W / 14.3217°S 170.7422°W |
| Campus | 39 acres (16 ha)[1] – 53 acres (21 ha)[2] |
| Colors | |
| Nickname | Chiefs |
| Website | amsamoa.edu |
  Location in American Samoa | |
American Samoa Community College (ASCC) is a public land-grant community college in the village of Mapusaga, American Samoa. Only legal residents of American Samoa who have graduated from high school or obtained a General Equivalency Diploma are admitted to ASCC.
It is American Samoa's only tertiary education institution. The main Mapusaga campus has a variety of associate degree programs. Also associated with the college are a nursing school at LBJ Hospital and vocational facilities in the Tafuna Industrial Complex.[3]
ASCC awarded 139 degrees and certificates in 2016, including 75 Associate of Arts degrees, 60 Associate of Science degrees, 3 Certificate of Proficiency, and one Bachelor in Elementary Education. In 2016, the college had 1,254 enrolled full-time students and 553 enrolled part-time. Around 27% majored in liberal arts but other popular majors were business management, accounting, criminal justice, education, nursing, and health science.[4]
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- ^ http://www.amsamoa.edu/files/ASCC_External_Evaluation_Visit_Team_Report_12_02_2014.pdf (Page 47)
- ^ Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western & American Samoa: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. Page 179. ISBN 9780864422255.
- ^ http://doc.as.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/American-Samoa-Statistical-Yearbook-2016.pdf Archived 2019-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (Page 44)