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About SFCC

State Fair Community College offers associate of applied science degrees and professional certificates in nearly 30 programs, including the two newest offerings, dental hygiene and radiologic technology. In addition to vocational-technical degrees, SFCC offers an associate of arts degree, allowing for transfer to a baccalaureate program.

The college is also the career and technical center for high schools within the district. Lifelong learning programs include adult basic education, literacy classes, customized training for industry, and a growing community education outreach program.

SFCC has long held a place in the community as a source for arts entertainment with flourishing art, music and drama departments. The addition of the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art to campus in January 2002 has further solidified that place in the community and in the state.

Service Area

SFCC serves the educational needs of 14 counties in west central Missouri. The taxing district, designated in 1966, includes most of Benton and Pettis counties as well as the following school districts: Benton County R-I, Cole Camp; Benton County R-II, Lincoln; Benton County R-IX, Warsaw; Cooper County R-VI, Otterville; Pettis County R-I, La Monte; Pettis County R-IV, La Monte; Pettis County R-V, Hughesville/Houstonia; Pettis County R-VI, Smithton; Pettis County R-VIII, Green Ridge; Pettis County R-XIII, Dresden; and the Sedalia 200 School District.

Otterville was added to the district by annexation in an April 1985 election. In 1995, state legislation expanded the college's service area to include Carroll, Cooper, Moniteau, Cole, Morgan, Miller, Johnson, Henry, Saline, St. Clair, Hickory, and Camden counties. SFCC has now extended its services to eight locations throughout this service area, offering the opportunity of a college education to thousands of central Missourians.

Accreditation

SFCC has been affiliated with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since it was founded. Correspondence status was granted in 1968. Full accreditation was granted in 1976, 1981, 1988, and 1999. SFCC became accredited through admission to the NCA/Higher Learning Commission's Academic Quality Improvement Project (AQIP) in August 2005 and continues to be accredited on an annual basis.

Initial accreditation of the college by the Missouri Department of Higher Education was granted in June 1969. Continued accreditation was granted in 1972, 1978, 1983, and 1988.

Growth and Responsiveness

From its humble beginnings when a single building served the first 436 students and 18 faculty members, SFCC has grown to encompass 11 buildings, including a student residence hall, all situated on 130 acres. Classes or dual credit courses are offered at the Sedalia campus, eight extended campus sites, and more than 20 other locations to more than 3,000 students.

By continuing to be responsive to the needs of the communities it serves, SFCC continues to grow and prosper while at the same time keeping true to its "students first" philosophy that has helped it become a vital component in serving the educational needs of thousands of people.