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University description (as per official university website)
Established in 1961 as a unit of the State University of New York, Monroe Community College was a vision shared by a handful of industrious and determined business people, community leaders and government officials.
The time was right for MCC. Nationwide, a scattering of community colleges had begun to take root. For people who had been shut out of higher education, a publicly-funded two-year institution in their own community offered exciting new opportunities for growth.
Through the years, MCC has continually grown in degree programs, educational initiatives and facilities to meet the community’s diverse needs. The College offers classes in extension sites at area high schools, serves seventh through 12th graders in precollegiate programs, and incorporates community activism – service-learning – into its courses. Embedded in its history, MCC embraces diversity and inclusion, offering activities and programs to enhance the personal and professional development of faculty, staff and students.
As rooted in its history, MCC will continue to respond to the changing requirements of the local community. Today, the College has served more than a quarter of a million people.
MCC’s Brighton Campus is located on a 300-acre site just outside the city limits of Rochester in Brighton, N.Y. The campus includes 16 academic, administrative and athletic buildings, the Alice Holloway Young Commons (residential halls), and the MCC Child Care Center.
The Damon City Campus is a 200,000 square foot facility located in the heart of downtown Rochester. Weekday, evening, Saturday and summer classes are held here, for the convenience of those who live and work in the city.
MCC offers a variety of scholarship opportunities to assist new and continuing students in financing their education. All scholarship applicants must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to be considered for any award. |
