American Samoa Community College

American Samoa Community College
MottoSaili le Atamai
Seek the Knowledge/To Seek Knowledge
TypePublic land-grant community college
Established1970
EndowmentTerritory supported, grant from U.S. Economic Development Administration
PresidentRosevonne Makaiwi Pato
Academic staff
42
Administrative staff
109
Students1,537 undergraduates
Location,
14°19′18″S 170°44′32″W / 14.3217°S 170.7422°W / -14.3217; -170.7422
Campus39 acres (16 ha)[1] – 53 acres (21 ha)[2]
Colors     
NicknameChiefs
Websiteamsamoa.edu
American Samoa Community College is located in American Samoa
American Samoa Community College
Location in American Samoa
American Samoa Community College

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]

  1. ^ Crocombe, R.G. and Malama Meleisea (1988). Pacific Universities: Achievements, Problems, Prospects. The University of the South Pacific. Page 218. ISBN 9789820200395.
  2. ^ http://www.amsamoa.edu/files/ASCC_External_Evaluation_Visit_Team_Report_12_02_2014.pdf (Page 47)
  3. ^ Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western & American Samoa: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. Page 179. ISBN 9780864422255.
  4. ^ 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)