MCC Facts

Who We Are

Since it opened in 1962, Monroe Community College has unlocked opportunity for more than 600,000 students. Led by President DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna and using our Vision2027 Strategic Plan as a guide, MCC is expanding its capacity to innovate and operate in fulfillment of our mission with a laser focus on students' success. We are catalyzing bright futures for our community and its people.

Data as of fall 2025

19,985

Students
(credit, 2024-2025)

23,504

Students
(credit/noncredit, 2024-25)

259

Military Veterans/
Active-Duty

210

Student-Athletes

81

in Honors
Institute

MCC is an inclusive educational community dedicated to a collaborative and supportive culture where everyone belongs and thrives.

Race

23.3%

African American

0.3%

American Indian

6.0%

Asian

14.4%

Hispanic

47.4%

White

8.6%

Other**

142

International Students**
representing over

41

Countries
** Non-U.S. citizens with nonimmigrant visas

Age

Median age of students is 22. Percentages of student ages: Under 20 is 30.8%, 20 to 24 is 30.4%, 25 to 29 is 14% and 30 years of age or more is 24.8%
Dual-Enrollment Program (2024-25): 4,515 high school students from 52 schools and BOCES locations in the Finger Lakes region.
Seven diverse high school students in front of a row of blue lockers

Students’ Educational Goals

Student educational goals: 66.6% Enrolled in Transfer Programs, 24.2% Enrolled in Career Programs, 9.2% Not Enrolled in a Program.

Prior Educational Experience*

Prior educational experience: 49.8% no college or university, 39.6% some college or university, 5.9% Bachelor's Degree or Higher, 4.7% Associate Degree.

* New and readmitted students enrolled in fall 2025.

Employees

Employee stats: 208 Full-time Faculty, 590 Part-time Employees and Adjunct Faculty, 535 Full-time Administrative/Professional Staff.
MCC professor working with student in Psychology classroom

Notable Tribunes

Tashanda Thomas
Class of 2006

Tashanda Thomas is the Senior Vice President and Chief People & Culture Officer at Foodlink and MCC’s newest Board of Trustees member. She has made a lasting impact across the non-profit and for-profit sectors through her strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Thomas has dedicated her time to organizations including Willow Domestic Violence Center, The Urban League of Rochester, St. John Fisher University, and the YMCA. Her leadership and community service have earned numerous honors, including the Rochester Business Journal’s Circle of Excellence Award in 2025 and induction into the MCC Alumni Hall of Fame in 2024. She has also been recognized as a Rochester Business Journal Women of Excellence honoree, an ATHENA Young Professional Award finalist, an IGNITE Future Leaders Award finalist, and a "Forty Under 40" honoree.

MCC Alumni Tashanda Thomas portrait

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