Caption on back of photo reads: "Wilder Ranch, Future Site of WCC. Scanned photo is from Trillium Corp. Photographer is unknown. Road running east-west at bottom of picture is Bakerview. Bottom of T is Allen Road". Date of photo is unknown, must be prior to 1986 when Laidlaw Center construction was begun.
Laidlaw Center, named after former WCC President Bill Laidlaw, was the first building constructed for WCC at the current Cordata Campus. Sign on trailer reads: "Dawson Construction Co.". Sign in background reads: "Future Site Core Facility, Whatcom Community College". Label on back of photo reads: "Laidlaw Center, 6-20-86". Construction on Laidlaw Center was completed in 1987.
Label on back of photo reads: "Aerial Photos: August 2002". WCC buildings visible in photo are Heiner Center, Baker Hall, Syre Student Center, Laidlaw Center, Pavilion, and a small part of Cascade Hall. Photo by Tore Ofteness.
Label on back of photo reads: "Aerial Photos: August 2002". WCC buildings visible in photo are Kelly Hall, Cascade Hall, Pavilion, Laidlaw Center, Heiner Center, Baker Hall, and Syre Student Center. Photo by Tore Ofteness.
Label on back of photo reads: "Aerial Photos: August 2002". WCC buildings visible in photo are Kelly Hall, Cascade Hall, Pavilion, Laidlaw Center, Heiner Center, Baker Hall, and Syre Student Center. Photo by Tore Ofteness.
Label on back of photo reads: "Aerial Photos prior to Kulshan Hall". WCC Campus buildings which can be seen in photo are Kelly Hall, Cascade Hall, Pavilion, Laidlaw Center, Heiner Center, and Baker Hall. Absence of Syre Student Center indicates photo was taken prior to 2001. Photo by Tore Ofteness.
Label on back of photo reads: "Aerial Photos prior to Kulshan Hall". WCC Campus buildings which can be seen in photo are Kelly Hall, Cascade Hall, Pavilion, Laidlaw Center, Heiner Center, and Baker Hall. Absence of Syre Student Center indicates photo was taken prior to 2001. Photo by Tore Ofteness.
Label on back of photo reads: "Bookmobile in Ferndale early 70's. Outreach, Bookstore, etc". Sign in front of Bookmobile reads: "Need to sit awhile? Come in for a cup of coffee. Chat with us about opportunities for you". Sign on side of Bookmobile reads: "Whatcom ... on Wheels"
Label on back of photo reads: "Bookmobile in Ferndale early 70's. Outreach, Bookstore, etc". Sign in front of Bookmobile reads: "Need to sit awhile? Come in for a cup of coffee. Chat with us about opportunities for you". Sign on side of Bookmobile reads: "Whatcom ... on Wheels"
WCC occupied the Broadway Center building ca. 1980-1988. Broadway Center was located at the intersection of Broadway and Meridian in Bellingham, WA. Label on back of photo reads: "Broadway: early 80's, moved to Northwest Fall 1988"
Prior to the construction of Roe Studio on the Cordata Campus, WCC held classes in the Crafts Studio at Boulevard Park in Bellingham, ca. 1973-2004. Sign on building reads: "Whatcom Community College Crafts Studio. Class hours vary each quarter, please call Whatcom Community College for class information or emergencies"
Caption on back of photo reads: "3rd Street Ferndale remodeled building. WCC also took over the liquor store. March 1982". Actual address was probably 3rd Avenue in Ferndale.
One of WCC's first leased classroom locations in Whatcom County. Building was located next to a Washington State Liquor Store. Caption on back of photo reads: "811 3rd St Ferndale". Actual address was probably on 3rd Avenue in Ferndale.
The Ferndale Grain Company building housed WCC's first office. Caption on back of photo reads: "Ferndale, front of Feed Store. Counseling, registration, business office, testing, instructional program planning"
Label reads: "WCC Heiner Center Library". The WCC Library is located inside Heiner Center. Heiner Center, which opened in 1997, was named for former WCC President Harold Heiner. Date of photo is unknown.
Label reads: "WCC Heiner Center Library". The WCC Library is located inside Heiner Center. Heiner Center, which opened in 1997, was named for former WCC President Harold Heiner. Date of photo is unknown.
Label on back of photo reads: "Laidlaw Center, 1987". Laidlaw Center, which opened in 1987, was named for former WCC President Bill Laidlaw. It was the first building constructed for WCC on the current Cordata Campus.
Label on back of photo reads: "Laidlaw Center, 1987". Laidlaw Center, which opened in 1987, was named for former WCC President Bill Laidlaw. It was the first building constructed for WCC on the current Cordata Campus.
Label on back of photo reads: "Laidlaw Center, 1987". Laidlaw Center, which opened in 1987, was named for former WCC President Bill Laidlaw. It was the first building constructed for WCC on the current Cordata Campus.
Marine Drive was the second location of WCC's Learning Resource Center, the original name for the library. Caption on back of photo reads: "Marine Drive - Library next to Instructional Center. Was Nalley Potato Chip. March 1982"
The Learning Resource Center was the original name of the Whatcom Community College Library. Caption on back of photo reads: "WCC Learning Resource Center, Ferndale High School parking lot. Originally was the Library. 1973". A nearly identical photo is labeled 1971. The Learning Resource Center occupied the trailer ca. 1971-1973.
WCC occupied the Lynden Instructional Center building ca. 1974-1998. Label on back reads: "WCC Lynden, 17th & Grover, Professional Plaza 2nd Floor, 1980. March 1982"
WCC occupied the Marine Drive Instructional Center building in Bellingham ca. 1975-1987. Label on back of photo reads: "Marine Drive 1975, Bellingham. Was Thriftway Store. March 1982"
WCC occupied the Midtown Instructional Center building ca. 1979-1988. Label on back of photo reads: "WCC Midtown". The Mt. Baker Theater can be seen in the background.
WCC occupied the Midtown Instructional Center building ca. 1979-1988. Label on back of photo reads: "WCC Midtown". Sign for "Magnolia St". can be seen in the background.
WCC occupied the Midtown Instructional Center building ca. 1979-1988. Label on back of photo reads: "WCC Midtown. March 1982". Sign for "Magnolia St". can be seen on the right-hand side. The Mt. Baker Theater can be seen in the background.
Label on back of photo reads: "WCC Midtown. R. Collings". WCC occupied the Midtown Instructional Center building ca. 1979-1988. Sign for "Magnolia St". can be seen on the left-hand side.
WCC occupied the Northwest Service Center ca. 1972-1998. Caption on back reads: "Whatcom Community College 5217 Northwest Road Bellingham, WA 98225, College Service Center. WCC Northwest Center #1"
WCC occupied the Northwest Service Center ca. 1972-1998. Caption on back reads: "NW Center - 80's. Board Room, Medical Assisting Program and other classes. March 1982"
