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{{Short description|Public community college in Micronesia}} |
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The college has a state campus in each of the states (Chuuk Campus, Kosrae Campus, Yap Campus) with its national campus in the capital of [[Palikir]], [[Pohnpei]]. Pohnpei Campus located in [[Kolonia]] later became the CTEC Campus. The COM-FSM system also includes the Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) on the [[Yap]] islands.<ref name="FMI">{{cite web |url= http://www.comfsm.fm/fmi/index.html |title= Fisheries and Maritime Institute |work= COM-FSM website }}</ref><ref name="JICA">{{cite web|url=http://www.jica.go.jp/english/evaluation/project/term/oc/archives/14-1-52.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011631/http://www.jica.go.jp/english/evaluation/project/term/oc/archives/14-1-52.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-28 |title=Outline of the Fisheries Training Project in the Federated States of Micronesia |work=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] |quote=Partner Country's Implementing Organization: Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI), College of Micronesia (COM) }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Thomas R. Murray explains the Community College of Micronesia originated from a teaching training center on the grounds of the Pacific Islands Central School, later known as Pohnpei Island Central School (PICS) and now [[Bailey Olter High School]], established in 1962.<ref name=Thomasp91>Thomas, R. Murray. "The U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Micronesia)" (Chapter 3). In: Thomas, R. Murray and T. Neville Postlethwaite (editors). ''Schooling in the Pacific Islands: Colonies in Transition'' . [[Elsevier]], January 26, 2016. {{ISBN|1483148556}}, 9781483148557. Start: [https://books.google.com/books?id=7U1tBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA67 67]. CITED: p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7U1tBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA91 91].</ref> The official school history alternatively says it originated in 1963 when the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) contracted the University of Hawaii to administer the Micronesian Teacher Education Center, an in-service training facility for selected TTPI teachers.<ref name="so whos right">{{Cite web|url=http://www.comfsm.fm/?q=bor-policy-manual-historical-reference|title = Historical Reference | College of Micronesia - FSM}}</ref> |
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According to Thomas R. Murray, Community College of Micronesia began operations in 1969 as a way of enhancing the training of area teachers, and it initially issued elementary education associate degrees. Teachers of elementary school students who desired more advanced degrees formed the bulk of the student bodies of the College of Micronesia-FSM extension centers.<ref name=Thomasp91/> However, the school's official history, that it was in 1970 the TTPI High Commissioner signed Administrative Directive No. 70-2 changing the name of the center to Community College of Micronesia (CCM), after which the college began offering a college curriculum in its own name.<ref name="so whos right"/> Beginning in 1971, the TTPI Department of Education began assuming more responsibility for the college; the university involvement was phased out in 1973. CCM remained essentially a teacher college until 1974 when the first non-education-related associate degree program was added to the curriculum.<ref name="so whos right"/> |
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According to Thomas R. Murray, the school as it is known today was formed by the 1976 merger of the Community College of Micronesia in [[Kolonia]], [[Pohnpei]]; and the Micronesian Occupational College,<ref name=Thomasp91/> which was built in [[Koror]], [[Palau]] between the late 1960s and the middle of the 1970s.<ref>''Compact of Free Association in the Micronesian States of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands: Environmental Impact Statement''. [[United States Department of State]], 1984. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_6g4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA36 36]. "From the late 1960s to mid-1970s the major high school complexes throughout the Trust Territory were constructed: notably,[...]additions to the Ponape High School[...]"</ref> However, the school's official history says the change occurred in 1978 when an act of the Seventh Congress of Micronesia joined CCM with the then Micronesian Occupational Center in Palau and the College’s nursing school in Saipan to form the College of Micronesia (COM) as a public corporation governed by a Board of Regents.<ref name="so whos right"/> |
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In 1987, the newly independent nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a treaty affirming a desire to continue supporting COM. However, in 1991, the three nations signed an agreement to restructure COM to allow more local autonomy. As a result, in 1992, the Seventh Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia passed Public Law No. 7-79 establishing the College of Micronesia-FSM as a public corporation under its own Board of Regents. Thus, on April 1, 1993, the College of Micronesia-FSM became the national college of the federation.<ref name="so whos right"/> In 1999, through a memorandum of understanding with the national government, COM-FSM accepted management of the Fisheries & Maritime Academy (FMA) in Yap, renamed the FSM Fisheries & Maritime Institute.<ref name="so whos right"/> |
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==Academics== |
==Academics== |
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[[Image:CultureDance.jpg|thumb|Pohnpei students from the COM-FSM National Campus came out in their traditional colors at the Spanish Wall Field in Kolonia Town to celebrate the College’s Founding Day]] |
[[Image:CultureDance.jpg|thumb|Pohnpei students from the COM-FSM National Campus came out in their traditional colors at the Spanish Wall Field in Kolonia Town to celebrate the College’s Founding Day]] |
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The college awards [[associate degree]]s and certificates. It also has [[Articulation (education)|articulation]] agreements with several online and conventional institutions. |
The college awards [[associate degree]]s and certificates as well as two [[bachelor's degree]]s. It also has [[Articulation (education)|articulation]] agreements with several online and conventional institutions. |
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The College of Micronesia is [[ |
The College of Micronesia is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges]]. In 2004, the college was placed on "Warning" status by its accreditor; that status was removed the following year.<ref name="Warning">{{cite news |url= http://www.fm/news/kp/2005/07_9.htm |title= COM-FSM Regains Accreditation |work= The Kaselehlie Press |date= 21 July 2005 }}</ref> |
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==Notable faculty== |
==Notable faculty== |
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*[[Dirk Ballendorf]], historian of Micronesia, President of the College of Micronesia from 1977 to 1979.<ref name=mvariety1>{{cite news |first=Joy|last=White|title=Micronesia historian Ballendorf dies at 73 |url=http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/53345-micronesia-historian-ballendorf-dies-at-73 |work= [[Marianas Variety]] |
*[[Dirk Ballendorf]], historian of Micronesia, President of the College of Micronesia from 1977 to 1979.<ref name=mvariety1>{{cite news |first=Joy|last=White|title=Micronesia historian Ballendorf dies at 73 |url=http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/53345-micronesia-historian-ballendorf-dies-at-73 |work= [[Marianas Variety]] |date=2013-02-06 |accessdate=2013-02-17}}</ref> |
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*[[Iris Falcam]], former [[First Lady]] and [[librarian]] for the Pacific collection from 1979 to 2010.<ref name=mvariety2>{{cite news|title= |
*[[Iris Falcam]], former [[First Lady]] and [[librarian]] for the Pacific collection from 1979 to 2010.<ref name=mvariety2>{{cite news|title=FSM's former first lady passes away|url=http://www.mvariety.com/community-bulletin/fsms-former-first-lady-passes-away.php|work=[[Marianas Variety News & Views]]|date=2010-02-25|accessdate=2011-02-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110714141207/http://www.mvariety.com/community-bulletin/fsms-former-first-lady-passes-away.php|archive-date=2011-07-14}}</ref> |
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*[[Adelyn Noda]], Kosrae's youngest ordained deaconess.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Buck|first=Elden M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aq7YAAAAMAAJ&q=Adelyn+Noda|title=Island of Angels: The Growth of the Church on Kosrae : Kapkapak Lun Church Fin Acn Kosrae, 1852-2002|date=2005|publisher=Watermark Pub.|isbn=978-0-9753740-6-1|pages=523|language=en}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [http://www.comfsm.fm Official website] |
* [http://www.comfsm.fm Official website] |
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[[Category:Colleges in the Federated States of Micronesia]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:14, 6 November 2023
| Type | public |
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| Established | 1978 |
| Accreditation | unknown |
| Endowment | unknown |
| Budget | ~32 M$, 2021 |
| President | Theresa Koroivulaono |
| Undergraduates | unknown |
| Postgraduates | none |
| Location | , , Federated States of Micronesia (main campus) |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
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The College of Micronesia-FSM (COM-FSM) is a public community college in the Federated States of Micronesia. It began operation in 1963 as the Micronesian Teacher Education Center.
The college has a state campus in each of the states (Chuuk Campus, Kosrae Campus, Yap Campus) with its national campus in the capital of Palikir, Pohnpei. Pohnpei Campus located in Kolonia later became the CTEC Campus. The COM-FSM system also includes the Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) on the Yap islands.[1][2]
History[edit]
Thomas R. Murray explains the Community College of Micronesia originated from a teaching training center on the grounds of the Pacific Islands Central School, later known as Pohnpei Island Central School (PICS) and now Bailey Olter High School, established in 1962.[3] The official school history alternatively says it originated in 1963 when the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) contracted the University of Hawaii to administer the Micronesian Teacher Education Center, an in-service training facility for selected TTPI teachers.[4]
According to Thomas R. Murray, Community College of Micronesia began operations in 1969 as a way of enhancing the training of area teachers, and it initially issued elementary education associate degrees. Teachers of elementary school students who desired more advanced degrees formed the bulk of the student bodies of the College of Micronesia-FSM extension centers.[3] However, the school's official history, that it was in 1970 the TTPI High Commissioner signed Administrative Directive No. 70-2 changing the name of the center to Community College of Micronesia (CCM), after which the college began offering a college curriculum in its own name.[4] Beginning in 1971, the TTPI Department of Education began assuming more responsibility for the college; the university involvement was phased out in 1973. CCM remained essentially a teacher college until 1974 when the first non-education-related associate degree program was added to the curriculum.[4]
According to Thomas R. Murray, the school as it is known today was formed by the 1976 merger of the Community College of Micronesia in Kolonia, Pohnpei; and the Micronesian Occupational College,[3] which was built in Koror, Palau between the late 1960s and the middle of the 1970s.[5] However, the school's official history says the change occurred in 1978 when an act of the Seventh Congress of Micronesia joined CCM with the then Micronesian Occupational Center in Palau and the College’s nursing school in Saipan to form the College of Micronesia (COM) as a public corporation governed by a Board of Regents.[4]
In 1987, the newly independent nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a treaty affirming a desire to continue supporting COM. However, in 1991, the three nations signed an agreement to restructure COM to allow more local autonomy. As a result, in 1992, the Seventh Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia passed Public Law No. 7-79 establishing the College of Micronesia-FSM as a public corporation under its own Board of Regents. Thus, on April 1, 1993, the College of Micronesia-FSM became the national college of the federation.[4] In 1999, through a memorandum of understanding with the national government, COM-FSM accepted management of the Fisheries & Maritime Academy (FMA) in Yap, renamed the FSM Fisheries & Maritime Institute.[4]
Academics[edit]
The college awards associate degrees and certificates as well as two bachelor's degrees. It also has articulation agreements with several online and conventional institutions.
The College of Micronesia is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. In 2004, the college was placed on "Warning" status by its accreditor; that status was removed the following year.[6]
Notable faculty[edit]
- Dirk Ballendorf, historian of Micronesia, President of the College of Micronesia from 1977 to 1979.[7]
- Iris Falcam, former First Lady and librarian for the Pacific collection from 1979 to 2010.[8]
- Adelyn Noda, Kosrae's youngest ordained deaconess.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Fisheries and Maritime Institute". COM-FSM website.
- ^ "Outline of the Fisheries Training Project in the Federated States of Micronesia". Japan International Cooperation Agency. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
Partner Country's Implementing Organization: Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI), College of Micronesia (COM)
- ^ a b c Thomas, R. Murray. "The U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Micronesia)" (Chapter 3). In: Thomas, R. Murray and T. Neville Postlethwaite (editors). Schooling in the Pacific Islands: Colonies in Transition . Elsevier, January 26, 2016. ISBN 1483148556, 9781483148557. Start: 67. CITED: p. 91.
- ^ a b c d e f "Historical Reference | College of Micronesia - FSM".
- ^ Compact of Free Association in the Micronesian States of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands: Environmental Impact Statement. United States Department of State, 1984. p. 36. "From the late 1960s to mid-1970s the major high school complexes throughout the Trust Territory were constructed: notably,[...]additions to the Ponape High School[...]"
- ^ "COM-FSM Regains Accreditation". The Kaselehlie Press. 21 July 2005.
- ^ White, Joy (2013-02-06). "Micronesia historian Ballendorf dies at 73". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ "FSM's former first lady passes away". Marianas Variety News & Views. 2010-02-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ Buck, Elden M. (2005). Island of Angels: The Growth of the Church on Kosrae : Kapkapak Lun Church Fin Acn Kosrae, 1852-2002. Watermark Pub. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-9753740-6-1.
