Designed to serve the residents of Southern Monroe County and Northern Toledo, the Whitman Center in Temperance offers a wide range of credit courses applicable toward an Associate Degree, as well as many Lifelong Learning classes. Most of the student services are available at Whitman Center, including placement testing (COMPASS), academic advising, and career counseling. Students may also purchase textbooks at the beginning of each semester, and buy school supplies from the office throughout the year. The staff is available to provide the services that MCCC students need throughout their educational experience.

Whitman Center Office Hours

Whitman Center Office Hours:

Monday thru Thursday:  7:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Friday:  8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday:  8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Business Learning Lab (BLL) Hours
Monday thru Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Closed Saturday

College Transfer Fair
Tuesday, March 23, 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Meet with representatives from these colleges, Eastern Michigan, Heidelberg Univ, Lake Superior State Univ, Lawrence Technical Univ, Lourdes College, Mercy College, Siena Heights Univ, Spring Arbor Univ, University of Michigan and University of Toledo

Staff

Sandy Kosmyna, Director of Whitman Center
Cathy Spearing, Administrative Assistant
Rebecca Libstorff, Part-time Administrative Assistant
Dagmar Martin, Computer Lab Technician
Janet Keck, Part-time Computer Lab Technician
Susan Slovak, Part-time Adviser

Credit Class Schedule...

*Lifelong Learning Schedule...*This is a PDF file. Use Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view these documents.

Student Services

The COMPASS program is a series of basic skills assessments in English, reading, and math completed on the computer in the Business Learning Lab (BLL, Room 1).

Between September and April, COMPASS is available from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Call the Whitman Center for scheduled times in May through August.

After taking the COMPASS, an appointment is scheduled with a counselor to review the COMPASS results and plan your class schedule. Students are required to see a counselor before they register for the first time. Call to make an appointment.

Career interest and personality assessments are available at the Center and on-line. Schedule an appointment with a counselor to have your results interpreted and to discuss career options.

A comprehensive Career Decisions Series is offered in the Fall semester for students who prefer a group format to explore career options.

Financial Aid Counselors are available by appointment. Forms are available at the Center and can be sent or faxed to the main campus office.

Disability Services

A counselor is available to assist students with planning of schedules, coordinating accommodations, and securing appropriate services. Call to schedule an appointment.

Registration

Walk–in registration and fee payment dates are held at the Center on specific dates.

Transcript Applications, Degree Applications, Drop/Add, Audit, and Pass/Fail option forms can also be completed at the Center.

Throughout the year various educational seminars and social events are held at the Center. Students, faculty, and staff participate in several community events including the Bedford Relay for Life. See the MCCC home page for updated information. Visit the Campus & Community Events Listing web page.

Winter Presentations/Displays

PRESENTATION
In Celebration of Women Writers
The national theme for the 30th anniversary celebration of Women’s History Month is “Writing Women Back into His-tory.” For centuries women of diverse cultures and backgrounds have written novels, plays, poems, journals, biographies, and other kinds of fiction and non-fiction work. Dr. Carrie Nartker shares her expertise on these women and their contributions to writing.

Wednesday, March 10, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Whitman Rm 8 - FREE

Display: Earth from Space
Enjoy color reproductions of images captured by high-tech satellites circling the globe. Rare views of dust storms, forest fires, volcanic eruptions and hurricanes are accompanied by text that explains how satellite imagery is gathered and used to explore the earth.

On display April 1 thru 30.

PRESENTATION
Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy
Matt Melis, engineer at the NASA Glenn Re-search Center in Cleve-land, Ohio provides an inside look into what was done on the Colum-bia Accident Investigation and the efforts made by NASA to return the shuttle fleet safely to flying status. The presentation is full of rich still and motion imagery and is suitable for technical and non-technical audiences alike.

Date and time TBA—FREE.

Room Rental

Whitman Center rooms are available for rent at a reasonable cost to county residents.

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