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About MCC

Monroe Community College was founded in 1961 as part of a statewide system of two-year institutions designed to provide technical, para-professional and university-parallel education. Today, MCC is one of 30 community colleges within the State University of New York (SUNY). SUNY community colleges are financed by New York State, student tuition and a local government sponsor. MCC's local sponsor is the Monroe County Legislature.

The first students-a class of 720-entered MCC in September 1962. They were taught by a full-time faculty of 36. The College's first campus was located at 410 Alexander Street, in the former East High School.

In June 1968, MCC moved to a new, modern campus at 1000 East Henrietta Road. The College opened its Damon City Campus, located at Main Street and Clinton Avenue, in January 1992. Monroe Community College's Brighton Campus

Today, more than 18,000 full- and part-time students register for credit courses each semester. Several thousand additional people take non-credit courses through MCC's Workforce Development programs.
Learn more facts about MCC or download our full history: HISTORY_mcc.

Mission
The Mission of Monroe Community College is to provide a high quality learning environment to a diverse community. In offering education and training opportunities, student success is the College's highest priority; as such, the College is committed to access, teaching excellence, comprehensiveness, lifelong learning, partnership building and economic development.

Accreditation
MCC is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Curricula are registered and approved by the New York State Department of Education.
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The College is one of 20 community colleges chosen from the more than 1,200 in the United States and Canada to be a member of the League for Innovation in the Community College. The League is a nonprofit educational consortium of resourceful community colleges organized to stimulate experimentation and innovation in all areas of community college development. Founded in 1968, the League serves as a catalyst, project incubator, and experimental laboratory for its member community colleges.

 

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