The Annual Fund for Monroe Community College

FACULTY AND STAFF CAMPUS CAMPAIGN

Innovation Empowered

Whether you choose to make an unrestricted gift or restrict your gift to a specific scholarship fund, support from faculty and staff is vital to the health and continued growth of MCC.

Your gifts to the Annual Fund for Monroe Community College make it possible for MCC students to overcome financial challenges that may seem like insurmountable barriers to a college education. Your gifts allow us to help build a more promising future for our students and our community by making the possibility of a college education a reality.

Grow your gift! Now is an extraordinary time for faculty and staff to inspire success and support MCC students with a gift to the MCC Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of MCC Foundation donors, your gift could be matched--up to three times in some cases—increasing the impact of your support.

  • MCC Emergency Assistance (MCC Assist) provides funds to students who face unexpected financial emergencies, one of the top reasons community college students drop out of school. Your gift will allow MCC to continue meeting students’ emergency needs so that they can remain on the path to college completion.
  • The Esteban/LaBella Matching Challenge will match new unrestricted Annual Fund leadership gifts of $1,000 or more to the President’s Circle and President’s Circle of Honor.

Every student at MCC is working to build a strong foundation for a promising future. Every gift to the MCC Foundation helps students achieve their educational and career goals. 

Faculty, Staff and Retiree Annual Fund Honor Roll of Donors

FACULTY AND STAFF RISE TOGETHER TO INSTILL A SENSE OF DUTY AND CURIOSITY THAT HELP THE GREATER GOOD.

Matthew Fox

“I work with underrepresented students in my classroom, and I see firsthand how the MCC Foundation helps those students through scholarships and direct support. These students are essential to three of the five directions in MCC’s strategic plan, but too many of them drop out because of financial shortfalls and lack of basic needs, such as food and transportation. The support the Foundation provides them is invaluable. It is often the difference between students walking the stage at Commencement and leaving the college without a degree.

Supporting MCC students and scholarships is important to me because receiving an education helped me to change my life, and I hope to have the same impact on others. Providing financial support to MCC students can eliminate one more barrier—giving them a fair chance to be successful.  It is my way of giving back to the college and the students that give so much to me.” - Matthew Fox

There is a story inside every Monroe Community College student.

Gifts to the Annual Fund enable talented students to earn a transformative MCC education by providing scholarship and other support for their remarkable MCC experience. Meet students Jessica Horner and Ruben Muanda Likoke who benefited from your support.

Jessica Horner

Jessica Horner

Jessica Horner grew up in the small town of Brasher Falls, NY, located about 4 hours away from MCC’s Brighton Campus. Her family was never financially stable and this worsened when in May of 2018, Jessica lost her father. This was a devastating time for her family, and the financial strain that they faced increased.

In her senior year of high school, Jessica was thrilled to be accepted into Monroe Community College’s nationally accredited Dental Hygiene program. Yet her life was about to be turned upside down again as her mother, her greatest role model, passed away unexpectedly, just one month before she was about to embark on her journey at MCC. Her mental health suffered and she was faced with the difficult decision to leave her family at such a vulnerable time to pursue her dreams.

Jessica and her siblings were faced with a surplus of expenses with their mother's passing and she knew that she would be responsible for all of her own expenses when attending MCC. She applied for and received scholarship support that allowed her to follow her dreams.

“These scholarships have decreased the stress of the financial burden I am under and have ultimately allowed me to focus on my studies, rather than attempting to find a job to pay for my education,” she said. “I am so thankful for all the programs that MCC has to offer to help students in need, it is truly is a great community. I am very honored to be a recipient of these scholarships and am extremely grateful to be able to share my story.” Jessica Marie Horner

Jessica will graduate from MCC in Spring 2024 and has already received an offer of employment in a pediatric dental practice.

Ruben Muanda Likoke

“The scholarships I received are helping me pay my college debt. Being the first in my family to go to college is a blessing and I must utilize every opportunity I come across. I am very grateful!” - Ruben Muanda Likoke

Ruben Likoke was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As a young child, his family migrated to Uganda and in 2015, they moved to the United States. “My early childhood was a blessing because I was able to experience new and different cultures, customs and beliefs,” he said.

Ruben desired to be the first in his family to attend college and he did just that! He enrolled at SUNY Brockport as a biochemistry major. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Ruben's grades dropped and he withdrew. Pivoting, Ruben enrolled at Monroe Community College. He has secured a job working in the College’s Library and plans to become a tutor for math students.

After graduation from MCC, Ruben hopes to return to SUNY Brockport and earn an advanced degree. He hopes to one day start his own business.

MCC retirees help our community grow.

Retirees continue to help MCC students take their first step toward changing their futures by helping keep higher education at MCC accessible, affordable and inspiring every day!

Black and white photo of donors who are retirees

"Our desire is that, through a strong Annual Fund, the college will be able to assist any and all students with needs as they strive to complete their academic goals."