In 1939, the residents of the La Junta School District Number 11 voted that bonds be used to partially finance a junior college building to be administered by the Board of Education. On September 15, 1941, "La Junta Junior College" opened its doors to the first class. The college was operated by the school district. By state statute, the college was classified as a continuation school.
In 1949 an election was held on a county-wide basis to consider the proposal that the college become an independent unit supported by the county rather than by the local school district. This proposal was approved by the voters and the college was renamed, "Otero County Junior College."
On January 1, 1956, the college governing board voted to take over the existing facilities from the La Junta School District, and the college changed its name to "Otero Junior College." The college became primarily a transfer institution emphasizing the first two years of a four-year degree program.
In the Fall of 1969, Otero Junior College was designated as an area vocationaltechnical school, expanding its offerings in vocational education to public schools in the college’s tri-county service area as the Central Arkansas Valley Occupational Center. In the Spring of 1993, the eight area districts discontinued their participation with this vocational-technical program. The college supports vocational and academic transfer programs. OJC also supports certificate programs that ready students to step into the world of work or engage appropriate exams for specific external certifications.
Programs
Accounting, Applied Science, Art, Athletics, Biology, Business, Business Administration, Business Management, Chemistry, Computer Networking, Computer Science, Economics, General Studies, Geology, International Relations, Marketing, Math, Nursing, Psychology, Science, Sociology
Campus type
Normal
Carnegie
Associate's - Public Rural serving
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Address:
1802 Colorado Ave.
CO 81050 La Junta
Colorado
United States
Phone: (719) 384-6831
Fax: (719) 384-6933
http://www.ojc.edu
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