Montgomery County Community College

For the community college near Conroe, Texas, see Lone Star College–Montgomery.
Montgomery County Community College
Established 1964
Type Community college
Students 13,310 total [1]
10,500 Blue Bell
2,810 Pottstown
Location Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Website www.mc3.edu

Montgomery County Community College, also known as MCCC, Montco, or MC3, is a 2-year community college offering associate degrees, technical certificates and non-credit courses to the general public. MCCC is accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

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Campus

The college was founded in 1964 and offered classes from its campus in Conshohocken. In 1972, the school relocated and its Central Campus opened in nearby Blue Bell (Whitpain Township) where it remains today. There is also a West Campus in Pottstown which opened in 1996. Off-site locations include Lansdale and Willow Grove Naval Air Station in Horsham.

The Pottstown campus includes the North Hall, a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) facility with classrooms, a computer lab and an art gallery. The building was formerly a knitting mill, brewery, and shoe polish factory until its renovation in 2006. It is connected to the South Hall by an underpass that had been filled in since the early 1920s.[2]

While primarily serving the residents of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, the institution is also attended by residents of neighboring Philadelphia County and Bucks County as well as foreign exchange students. It has agreements with Temple University, Pennsylvania State University, Arcadia University, and other local institutions to facilitate the transfer of credits earned.

Noted people

The 2008 inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame include:
- Marcia Moll Barone
- K. William Lowa III
- George E. Marin
- Lt. Kevin R. McKeon
- Patricia A. Nunan
- James W. Vlahos, Jr
- Alex Moll

References

  1. ^ "College Navigator". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=montgomery+county+community+college&s=all. Retrieved 2011-07-27. 
  2. ^ Ezarik, Melissa (March 2010). "North Hall and Pedestrian Underpass at Montgomery County Community College". University Business (Norwalk, CT: University Media, Inc.) 13 (3): 18. ISSN 1097-6671. http://universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1536. Retrieved March 29, 2010. 

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