| 1961 |
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| February 3 |
Two-year Associate Degree in Nursing was approved. |
| April 3 |
Dr. and Mrs. William Perry and their family moved into the President’s home on Spencer Hill. |
| May 20 |
Ground breaking for the new campus on Spencer Hill. |
| June 10 |
59 students graduate at the Second Commencement. |
| September |
431 full-time students enrolled at CCC. |
| November |
First books for the Rare Book Collection were received in the Library. |
| November 9 |
The Board of Trustees of the State University of New York approved the contribution by the Board of Education of the School District of Corning of the Spencer Hill property of 283 acres with an educational value of $65,000 which sum was to be matched by the State for capital expenditures. |