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Community college in Compton, California

Compton College is a public community college in Compton, California. From 2006, when it lost its regional accreditation, to 2017, when it regained that accreditation, it operated as a part of El Camino College. Before and after the partnership with El Camino College, the college was operated by the Compton Community College District.

Compton Community College was established in 1927 as a component of the Compton Union High School District. From 1932 to 1949, it operated as a four year junior college, incorporating the last two years of high school as well as the first two years of college. The campus was devastated by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, leaving two buildings standing. Nobody on campus was killed. In the 1940s, several thousand Compton College students entered the armed forces, and during World War II the campus housed a military unit and a defense plant. In 1950, voters approved a bond issue separating the college from the high school district. The new college campus was then constructed at the college's present site, 1111 East Artesia Boulevard. Classes began on the new campus in the fall of 1953. In the 1960s, the composition of the student body changed dramatically from predominantly Caucasian to overwhelmingly African American. As a result, it has sometimes been called "California’s historically black college." In 1970, the Board of Trustees appointed the institution's first African American President/Superintendent, Abel B. Sykes Jr. Highlights of his 14 year administration included the construction of the first two new campus buildings since 1952: the Jane Astredo Allied Health Building and the Abel B. Sykes Jr. Child Development Center (named after him in 1995). The 1980s was a period of reduced funding and partial retrenchment for the institution, but by the early 1990s, the college had once again stabilized. The second major demographic shift occurred in the 1990s, making the campus population 46% African American and 46% Hispanic (3% White, Non Hispanic; 3% APISA; 2% other). In 1996, the Board appointed Ulis C. Williams as Interim President/Superintendent and in January 1997, made this appointment permanent.

The library on campus opened in 2014. Its opening was originally scheduled for 2007. At that time, it had a cost of $25 million. The opening was delayed by almost seven years with an additional $4 million spent due to violations in the building code. It was extensively renovated.

The Compton College Police Department is responsible for law enforcement and safety at the college. Its police officers are California peace officers and are authorized to exercise peace officer powers pursuant to applicable state law under Penal Code §830.1. The department is also responsible for publishing an annual crime report covering the previous three years as required by the Clery Act. The Compton Fire Department provides fire protection.