Assuming the Presidency in difficult times, Casey's primary effort was to reunite and refocus the campus community which had been seriously affected by budget cutbacks.

1984 - Casey revised the Administrative structure, decreasing the number of PCC Vice Presidents from four to two, in order to streamline the Administrative process and reduce expenditures.

Enrollment fees ($5/unit) initiated at the California Community Colleges.

1985 - PCC celebrated its 60th anniversary.

1986 - KPCC transmitter moved to Mt. Wilson.

1987 - ED 78040 allowed free-flow enrollment for community college students in California.
A Lottery was established in California, with some of the monies realized allotted to the community colleges.

"More than a million people have received the educational benefits of Pasadena City College! What a tremendous contribution to the people of the Pasadena Area Community College District. Of course, the influence of the college reaches far beyond these local boundaries. I am constantly amazed and pleased to find our former students in positions of prominence all over the world.

But that is our past; what about our future?
Our aspirations and dreams for the future are consolidated in two words--excellence and access . . .

Building on the proud heritage of excellence, we have traditions of quality that are built into the very fiber of the institution. Taking these strengths, we are now anticipating a broader expansion. Through the determination of specific needs of business and industry, we are meeting those needs through contract education, thereby reaching out again to fulfill our mission of being a community college.

We will never become so broad that we diminish our ability to continue to do that which we do best--providing transfer and occupational courses that are so vital to the future plans of the students. After all, the student is our only product." (On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary)