   pasadena city college (pcc) is a community college located in pasadena, california. right|240px|thumb|grand entrance to pasadena city college == school history == pasadena city college was founded in 1924 as pasadena junior college. in 1954, pasadena junior college merged with another junior college, john muir college, to become pasadena city college. in 1966, voters approved the creation of the pasadena area junior college district. the name was subsequently changed to the pasadena area community college district. pasadena city college is accredited by the accrediting commission for community and junior colleges of the western association of schools and colleges an institutional accrediting body recognized by the commission on recognition of postsecondary accreditation and the u.s. department of education. the shatford library is a direct descendent of the original pasadena high school library that originally occupied the campus. the $16.5-million shatford library opened in 1994, and holds 133,024 volumes in the general book collection, over 300 periodical subscriptions (plus over two thousand titles in electronic databases) 7,338 audio cassettes, 1,019 paperbacks, 661 cds and software, 404 volumes in the special services collection, and 1,186 videocassettes
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