On behalf of our faculty and staff, welcome to Monroe County Community College in Monroe, Michigan.

Another year of record for enrollment at MCCC is an honor for our faculty and staff members – individuals who are deeply committed to the value of higher education.  They truly embody the mission of the college:  To provide a variety of higher education opportunities to enrich the lives of the residents of Monroe County.

My confidence in the above statements is supported by the recent publication of a new, 300-page Self-Study Report available on this Web site (http://www.monroeccc.edu/self-study/report.htm).  The report is the product of MCCC’s 10-year Higher Learning Commission accreditation process and lets you know where we have been and where we are headed.  It’s completion is a tribute to the 135 MCCC employees who served on various Self-Study committees, producing 665 pieces of evidence that can be viewed in an electronic “Resource Room” (http://www.monroeccc.edu/self-study/resources.htm).

We are celebrating the Self-Study process, which included months of campus-wide discussions, community focus group sessions, and thoughtful participation.  In the spirit of shared governance, the process culminated with approval by the Board of Trustees of the college’s new Mission Documents.  

I am proud to share the new MCCC Mission Documents with you.

MISSION

Monroe County Community College provides a variety of higher education opportunities to enrich the lives of the residents of Monroe County.

VISION 

Monroe County Community College aspires to be our community's first choice for higher learning.

CORE VALUES

Monroe County Community College is dedicated to these core values:

• Comprehensive educational offerings
• Instructional excellence
• Transformational learning
• Cultivation of informed and participating citizens
• Entrepreneurial and responsive leadership to community needs
• Cultural enrichment
• Affordability
• Accessibility
• Valuing human diversity
• Ethical integrity
• Accountability to students and stakeholders
• To be a source of pride for the residents of Monroe County

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

MCCC provides higher educational opportunities to the community through

• Offering freshman and sophomore college level programs in the liberal arts, sciences and pre-professional fields for students who plan to transfer to four-year colleges and universities;
• Offering one- and two-year occupational and/or career programs for students preparing for employment in technical, business, or health-related fields;
• Providing general education courses and experiences integrated throughout the curriculum which will enable students to write and communicate effectively, utilize mathematics, and employ appropriate methods of critical thinking and problem solving;
• Providing intellectual, cultural, and personal development for adults in a wide range of lifelong learning opportunities;
• Working with governmental agencies and employers to develop training and retraining programs to meet the needs of an evolving economy;
• Providing a strong complement of comprehensive support services to assist students in pursuit of their educational goals;
• Collaborating with school systems, civic groups, educational institutions, individuals, employers, and other constituencies to offer educational services and opportunities.

In closing, I invite you take a look around the MCCC Web site and visit our beautiful campus.  City buses run to the campus from the town center every 30 minutes.  For students in the southern part of Monroe County, MCCC offers classes at the Whitman Center in Temperance, Michigan.  This is a wonderful facility offering an exciting array of life-long learning opportunities, in addition to an outstanding selection of credit courses.

To arrange for a campus tour with one of our faculty advisers, contact the Office of Admissions and Guidance Services at 1-877-YES-MCCC or 734-384-4104.

David E. Nixon,  Ed.D.
President
Monroe County Community College