帕斯科坦克县的选民, 以超过2比1的票数通过, agree to pay a special tax of 15 cents per $100 valuation to support a new college. 12月16日, 正式章程发布, making 阿尔伯马尔学院 (COA) the first college chartered by the state under the Community College Act of 1957.

9月. 21, COA opens its doors to 113 students and eight full-time employees in the remodeled former Albemarle Hospital on Riverside Avenue in Elizabeth City. 大学转学是唯一提供的项目. 目录上列出了57门课程, 包括数学, 英语, 社会研究, 科学, 外语与商务.

COA在六月迎来了第一届毕业班.

COA开始提供职业和技术课程.

COA注册人数达到700人.

12月. 4, COA receives accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

COA begins offering classes throughout various borrowed facilities in 敢 County. 6月, COA President Petteway reports to the board that the college has secured 42 acres of land adjacent to Albemarle Hospital, 并开始计划扩建COA校园.

学习实验室每月平均帮助799名成年人. 这些, nearly half are engaged in the High School Equivalency or the Adult High School Diploma program.

2月. 17, a groundbreaking ceremony is held on Highway 17 North for the “new” COA campus.

In December, COA接受SACS的认证确认.

6月27日, the board of trustees reluctantly votes to discontinue the COA intercollegiate athletic program due to funding uncertainties.

COA基金会是特许的. A nonprofit charitable corporation is formed to receive and manage gifts in support of the educational mission of the college. It provides funds for capital needs, equipment, staff development, program support and scholarships.

COA -大胆, located in Manteo, is established as COA’s first satellite campus.

COA庆祝成立25周年. Student enrollment reaches 1,487 with 120 full-time employees.

COA社区礼堂已完工,000 square-foot building with seating for more than 960 patrons. 礼堂的特色是一个绿厅, 管弦乐队的坑, rooms for lighting and sound equipment and several areas for storage.

在11月, COA opens the Chowan County Adult Education Center in Edenton to help improve literacy in the region.

In December, the Chowan County Adult Education Center is reestablished as the Chowan County Center. 在新设施中, the center offers basic skills classes as well as instruction in reading, 数学, GED准备和英语作为第二语言.

6月, the COA’s nursing program receives national accreditation from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).

COA -伊丽莎白市开放其新科技大楼, 后来被命名为约翰伍德福尔曼技术中心.

COA庆祝服务Albemarle地区40周年.

9月. 21, COA restores and erects the “阿尔伯马尔学院” arch from the “Old Hospital Campus” in Riverside at the entrance of COA -申博平台.

COA在联合Dr. 扎克维. 和玛莎A. Owens 健康 Sciences Center and Albemarle Family YMCA building.

COA接受SACS的认证确认.

的博士. 扎克维. 和玛莎A. Owens 健康 Sciences Center and Albemarle Family YMCA building opens.

COA breaks ground on COA -申博平台 Building A expansion Project.

COA celebrates 50 years of service to the Albemarle area – Pasquotank, 卡姆登, Chowan, Currituck, 敢, 盖茨和佩尔奎曼斯县.

4月19日, a press conference was held at the Currituck Regional Airport to announce the cooperative partnership of Currituck County and COA to build the Regional Aviation & 库里塔克县技术培训中心.

2011年9月, both Pasquotank County and the city of Elizabeth City commemorated the college’s 50th anniversary with proclamations celebrating COA Anniversary Week – Sep. 2011年9月18日至24日及COA日. 21, 2011.

COA - Edenton-Chowan celebrates its consolidated location on North Oakum Street with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 18.

3月8日, a ground breaking ceremony was held in Currituck County for the college’s Regional Aviation & 技术培训中心.

COA’s Community Auditorium in Elizabeth City is rebranded as the Performing Arts Center.

The COA bookstore is relocated and fully renovated in Building C on COA -申博平台. 2月10日举行盛大的开幕庆典. 8.

8月. COA为他们的区域航空公司剪彩 & 技术培训中心, a state-of-the-art, 37,000 square-foot facility. 这个项目是与Currituck县合作的.

The Strategic Transition in Education Progression Center (STEP Center) opens to assist Associate Degree Nursing graduates begin work toward their bachelor’s degree in nursing.

A ribbon cutting ceremony is held for the newly renovated Dolphins Den Student Center, 位于COA -申博平台举行.

4月9日, COA and Currituck County receive the prestigious Distinguished Partners in Excellence Award by the State Board of the North Carolina Community College System. This marks the first time in State Board’s history that a partnership between a college and a county government was selected.

1月, COA护理副学士学位, 实际的护理, Surgical 技术 and Medical Assisting programs all had a 100 percent pass rate on their NCLEX exams.

The Welding Lab at COA -申博平台 is completely renovated and a ribbon cutting ceremony is held.

6月，COA通过了2016 - 2021年战略计划. The plan includes three strategic focus areas of Engage, Transform and Invest.

6月, COA celebrated nine members of the inaugural class of the President’s 领导 Academy. The program included two book studies and an all-day meeting once a month. Several guest speakers visited the campus from other community colleges as well as from the North Carolina Community College System.

9月, COA是北卡罗莱纳州其他九所社区学院之一, 以中卡罗莱纳为首, 他们获得了9美元的奖励.200万美元的世界首创基金.S. 教育部.

10月. 29, 阿尔伯马尔学院 revealed their new college brand – including a new logo and tag line to students, 教师, 工作人员和社区成员.

COA的作用接近4,000名学生在库里塔克的四个校区, 敢, 艾登顿-乔文和申博平台.