In June 1965, the local Board of Education successfully petitioned the State Superintendent of the Public Instruction to create a countywide community college.

A year after the original petition was granted, the voters of Allen County had approved a $1,500,00 bond issue, permitting the construction of the main campus on the northern edge of Iola.

A large animal and classroom building was built on the farm grounds in 1982, and in 1988 an official horse barn was added.

[5] ACCC was rapidly enhancing its campus, drawing in attention from possible students from nearby cities and this was starting to become an issue that was essentially an easy fix.

The Activities Building measures in at 1800 square feet with the purpose for student recreations and winter indoor sport practices.

[6] Also built in 1989 on the Allen County Community College campus was a 15,000 square foot Technology Building along with an Interactive Television Studio.

Allen County Community College now enrolls approximately 1,800 students each semester in the programs offered on the campuses in Iola and Burlingame, over Interactive Television, on the Internet, and at the outreach sites located within the six-county service area.