Monroe Community College

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For the community college in Monroe County, Michigan, see Monroe County Community College.

**Monroe Community College**
Established	1964
Type	Public
Students	35,000
Location	Rochester, NY, USA
Campus	Suburban
Website	www.monroecc.edu

Monroe Community College is a college located in Monroe County, New York with two campuses, one located in the Town of Brighton (a suburb of Rochester, New York) and another, the Damon City Campus, in the city of Rochester. The college operates two other training and education facilities and five extension sites.

MCC was founded in 1961 and began offering degree programs in September 1962. The college is part of the State University of New York system, also known as SUNY.

1 Academics
2 Campus life
3 Notable people
4 External links

[edit] Academics

Today, Monroe Community College hosts a diverse student body enrolled in 83 degree and certification programs.

Of the approximately 35,000 students who take classes through Monroe Community College annually, more than 60 percent are under 25 years old, and more than half are women. The majority of students are enrolled in certificate and degree programs. In addition, the college trains the area's workforce through open enrollment and corporate training programs, serving small to mid-size employers such as Melles-Griot and large employers including some of Rochester's largest, such as Kodak and Xerox.

Many students opt to take a "2+2" transfer program, in which they enroll in a program to earn their Associates Degree in two years with the intent of transferring to a college or university — primarily the University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Saint John Fisher College, Roberts Wesleyan College, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Brockport, Nazareth College, or the Eastman School of Music — to complete a Bachelor's degree.

Graduates have moved on to more than 100 different schools. In 2005, 2,680 people graduated from MCC. Of those who transferred to another college, 62 percent chose one of the region's four-year colleges and universities. Of those graduates who enrolled at MCC to prepare for a career, 89 percent stayed in the greater Rochester area and found work in business, communications, technology and health care.

[edit] Campus life

Students maintain a regular newspaper, The Monroe Doctrine, a radio station (closed circuit/web feed only), and 57 student clubs and organizations.

The college offers smart classrooms, interactive videoconferencing capabilities, eight electronic learning centers (the largest of which has 100+ workstations), the Warshof Conference Center (open to the public), dental and massage therapy clinics, fitness and dance studios, a new synthetic turf field, and a variety of dining and restaurant options on campus. Brighton Campus is one of the few college campuses that is nearly completely enclosed. Also, it is entirely wireless, as is the Applied Technologies Center on West Henrietta Road; and most of the Damon City Campus is equipped with 'hot spots.'

Unlike most U.S. community colleges, MCC provides residence halls for on-campus living. The Alice Holloway Young Residence Halls opened in 2003 on the Brighton Campus and ground was broken in July 2006 for another set of dormitories. The housing boasts modern technology services and a strong sense of community.

[edit] Notable people

Chris Economides, managing partner of the Carolina Railhawks and
Dave Sarachan, head coach of the Chicago Fire and former Monroe soccer player, both attended MCC.
Otis Young, actor, former assistant professor in communications who directed quite a few plays in the Theatre department.
City of Rochester Mayor Robert J. Duffy [1] graduated from MCC.