MCC Facts

How We Impact Lives & Communities

Post-Completion Outcomes

MCC is one of just 10 community colleges nationwide — and the only one in New York State — selected for the inaugural cohort of Unlocking Opportunity: The Post-Graduation Success and Equity Network, a national initiative aimed at advancing reform in higher education. Participating colleges are committed to improving student access, completion, and post-completion outcomes. The network, developed in partnership with the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and the Community College Research Center, will run through 2028.

86%

of MCC career program graduates with full-time jobs stay in our region

NYS Wages 1 Year After MCC Graduation

(annual median)

$51,082

Certificate holders

$43,994*

All graduates

$42,886

Associate degree holders

*Graduating classes included: Degree Years: 2019-22, Wage Years: 2020-23; Certificate holders: 454; Degree holders: 2,081; Percentage working in New York state: 87.7%

Sources: WHTCO Report, NYSDOL

Notable Grants

  • New York State Education Department Science and Technology Entry Program 5-year grant | $2,727,935
  • U.S. Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services 5-year grant | $1,598,810
  • New York State Education Department Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program 5-year grant | $1,297,750
  • U.S. Department of Education Perkins V one-year grant | $1,195,386
Two students working with MCC professor in Downtown Campus chemistry lab

Student and Faculty/Staff Honors

  • MCC scholars Amanda McGinnis, Alex Rowley, Ana Silvia Santos, and Jemeah Scott were among the 193 students who received the 2024 Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence (CASE), SUNY’s highest honor for academic excellence and leadership.
  • The entire 2024 dental hygiene class passed the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments examination with a score of 100%. This examination is one of three required for New York State Licensure.
  • Monroe Community College Culinary Arts program student Tajineaque Scott won the American Culinary Federation Rochester chapter (ACFR) Student-Chef-of-the-Year while adjunct professor Chef Chris Januzzi, won Rochester area Chef-of-the-Year.
  • Professor Tokeya C. Graham (English and Philosophy) received the ROC the Future Alliance’s Jacque Cady Annual Advocacy for Children Award, which recognizes an individual for extraordinary accomplishment in advancing public policy or funding decisions for the benefit of our community’s children.
  • Professor Angelique Johnston (English and Philosophy) was named an American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) 2024 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty honoree. This award recognizes the outstanding achievements of faculty making a difference in students’ lives, both in and out of the classroom.
Students operating FANUC robots in a Forward Center lab

Fueling Ambition & Powering Progress

  • The Finger Lakes Workforce Development Center on MCC’s Downtown Campus offers increased opportunities for diverse residents of the Finger Lakes region to access technology-oriented, industry-driven education and training for high-demand careers in a 21st-century economy. Fast-track programs enable individuals of all ages to earn microcredentials and progress toward an associate degree.
    Go online for a list of offerings.
  • MCC is proud to partner with Learn to Ride Inc. which has been providing motorcycle training to the region for 30 years. The Basic RiderCourse Beginner is the most popular program and covers best practices for operating a motorcycle. Over each of the past four years, Learn to Ride has consistently trained over 1,000 safety-conscious motorcycle enthusiasts at MCC.

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