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UR Student's Article About Value of MCC Gets Noticed


As reported earlier in The Daily Tribune, Peter Thayer, a MCC alum and current graduate student at the University of Rochester, wrote an opinion piece in the UR’s campus newspaper on the outstanding value of his community college education.

The article has continued to gain notice.  Peter was recently featured on local television. Catch his interview here:

https://www.rochesterhomepage.net/story/grad-student-urges-ur-freshmen-to-drop-out-go-to-m/d/story/neRwh_HhrUicHZ9pWK7NeA

Peter praises his MCC professors as some of the best teachers he ever experienced.  He also points out that he graduated with the same UR degree as those who paid thousands more.

Check out MCC’s Facebook site too. Current and former students are echoing Peter’s comments about how great the MCC faculty is!

Debra Davis
Marketing and Community Relations
12/12/2013