About MCC
Students of any age who possess the desire to pursue higher education are welcome at Manchester Community College. MCC is a learner-centered institution committed to access, excellence, and relevance.Overview
Manchester Community College is proud of its academic excellence, new facilities, flexible schedules, small classes, low tuition, and faculty members with both academic and “real-world” credentials. MCC is the largest of the state’s community colleges, with nearly 6,000 undergraduates in credit programs each year, and it has the largest percentage of traditional-aged college students among its sister schools.Founded in 1963, Manchester Community College is the only community college in the country nationally recognized for academic excellence by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
Flexible, Affordable Offerings
MCC offers more than 90 degrees and certificates, with programs designed to fit the varying needs of students. Classes are held days, evenings, weekends, and online, and they prepare students for entry into a growing career field or transfer to a baccala-ureate institution for further study. Articulation agreements with the state’s universities provide ease of transfer and maximize credits awarded. Financial aid is available, and comprehensive packages of grants, loans, scholarships, and work-study opportunities help make an MCC education affordable for all.Setting
The college’s newly built Learning Resource Center and Arts, Sciences, and Technologies Center provide leading edge educational spaces and include multimedia teacher stations, PC and Macintosh labs, a new library, a television studio, a 350-seat auditorium, science and allied health labs, a fine arts gallery and studios, and numerous study spaces. The college is situated on 160 acres in suburban Manchester, only ten minutes from downtown Hartford, with easy access to interstates I-384 and I-84.The College Experience
MCC has more than 35 student clubs and organizations, including an award-winning newspaper, an international honor society, business organizations, professional clubs, social groups, cultural organizations, and a vibrant student government. The college hosts four NJCAA Division III sports teams - soccer and basketball for women, soccer and baseball for men - and its fitness center offers aerobic and weight-training facilities coupled with course offerings to meet students’ individual fitness goals.The Center for Student Development offers a broad spectrum of support services, including counseling, advising, tutoring, transitional programs, and services for international and minority students. Career services and cooper-ative education opportunities provide students with the guidance and resources they need to achieve their career goals - both while in school and after graduation.