Mercer County Community College
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Mercer County Community College (MCCC) is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public
, community college
located in Mercer County
, New Jersey
. The school's current president is Dr. Patricia C. Donohue. More than 13,000 students enroll in one or more credit courses each year.
Established in 1966, MCCC is a publicly supported comprehensive educational institution that provides opportunities for higher education through an open-door admission policy. The 292 acres (1.2 km²) West Windsor Campus was opened in 1971 to serve the needs of Mercer County residents. The main buildings on campus feature brutalist architecture, once popular in 1960's college campus construction. The newly-expanded James Kerney Campus, located in downtown Trenton
, serves as an educational and cultural hub for city residents.
, Rider University
, The College of New Jersey
, Montclair State University
, the New Jersey Institute of Technology
and Thomas Edison State College
. Mercer County Community College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
. In addition to the colleges noted above MCCC students have continued their educations at Harvard University
, New York University
, Cornell University
, and Columbia University
.
and is authorized by the State of New Jersey's Commission on Higher Education to award associate degrees. Many of the college's academic programs are also accredited by national professional associations and their boards of certification.
The college's nursing program is accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission. The Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology and approved by the New Jersey Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners. The Medical Laboratory Technology program is accredited by the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel. The Physical Therapist Assistant program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association.
The Legal Assistant program is approved by the American Bar Association
. The Funeral Service program is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education. Aviation Flight Technology is accredited by the Council on Aviation Accreditation.
Mercer has a program for students with special needs, called the Dream program, run by the offices of Special Services located on the West Windsor Campus. The program has students who are in the college work as mentors to the students who need help for the semester.
In September 2008, the programs adopted a new logo and moniker, "MCCC On Stage," to represent the combined output of the Theatre, Dance, and Entertainment Technology Programs. According to the most recent program description to appear in a Theatre Program production playbill:
Theatre, Dance, and Entertainment Technology Program faculty include Person (Theatre, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts
, M.F.A.), Janell Byrne (Dance, Juilliard), Robert Terrano (Entertainment Technology), M. Kitty Getlick (Kelsey Theatre), Kate Pinner (Stagecraft, Yale School of Drama
), Alex DeFazio (Theatre, Columbia University
, M.F.A.), and Louis Wells (Theatre, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts
, M.F.A.).
The Theatre Program is also home to the college's Drama Club, which produces Late Night Series, a twice-monthly open-mic night on campus.
Jim Adams
Bill Andracki
Shawn Garcia Gilbert Jean-Baptiste Stern John
Daouda Kanté
Darin Lewis
Evans Wise
Public university
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, community college
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
located in Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The school's current president is Dr. Patricia C. Donohue. More than 13,000 students enroll in one or more credit courses each year.
Established in 1966, MCCC is a publicly supported comprehensive educational institution that provides opportunities for higher education through an open-door admission policy. The 292 acres (1.2 km²) West Windsor Campus was opened in 1971 to serve the needs of Mercer County residents. The main buildings on campus feature brutalist architecture, once popular in 1960's college campus construction. The newly-expanded James Kerney Campus, located in downtown Trenton
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
, serves as an educational and cultural hub for city residents.
Dual admission
Students can also enroll in a dual admissions program, which guarantees transfer into the junior year at six New Jersey colleges: Rutgers UniversityRutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, Rider University
Rider University
Rider University is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university located chiefly in Lawrenceville, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States...
, The College of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey, abbreviated TCNJ, is a public, coeducational university located in Ewing Township, New Jersey, a suburb of Trenton....
, Montclair State University
Montclair State University
Montclair State University is a public research university located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, the Great Notch area of Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of October 2009, there were 18,171 total enrolled students: 14,139 undergraduate students and 4,032 graduate students...
, the New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering ....
and Thomas Edison State College
Thomas Edison State College
Thomas Edison State College is a public institution of higher education located in Trenton, New Jersey. One of New Jersey's 12 public universities and colleges, Thomas Edison State College offers degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level....
. Mercer County Community College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
. In addition to the colleges noted above MCCC students have continued their educations at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Accreditation
The college is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and SchoolsMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
and is authorized by the State of New Jersey's Commission on Higher Education to award associate degrees. Many of the college's academic programs are also accredited by national professional associations and their boards of certification.
The college's nursing program is accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission. The Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology and approved by the New Jersey Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners. The Medical Laboratory Technology program is accredited by the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel. The Physical Therapist Assistant program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association.
The Legal Assistant program is approved by the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
. The Funeral Service program is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education. Aviation Flight Technology is accredited by the Council on Aviation Accreditation.
Mercer has a program for students with special needs, called the Dream program, run by the offices of Special Services located on the West Windsor Campus. The program has students who are in the college work as mentors to the students who need help for the semester.
Performing arts
In 2006, the Academic Theatre and Dance Programs at the college assumed new direction under Program Coordinator Jody P. Person. In partnership with the Entertainment Technology Program, the Theatre and Dance Programs set out to offer students two-year training in the performing arts after the model of a four-year conservatory.In September 2008, the programs adopted a new logo and moniker, "MCCC On Stage," to represent the combined output of the Theatre, Dance, and Entertainment Technology Programs. According to the most recent program description to appear in a Theatre Program production playbill:
The Theatre and Entertainment Technology Programs at MCCC combine intensive classroom study and hands-on experience to challenge the serious student who aspires to a career in the entertainment industry or wishes to pursue training at a four-year conservatory or liberal arts program. The Theatre Program is dedicated to developing the total actor who can cope with the demands of the contemporary stage and work with a range of dramatic materials – from classical to modern, musicals to the avant-garde – that reflect current productions in the theatre centers of this country today.
Theatre, Dance, and Entertainment Technology Program faculty include Person (Theatre, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Mason Gross School of the Arts is the arts conservatory at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It is named for Mason W. Gross, the sixteenth president of Rutgers...
, M.F.A.), Janell Byrne (Dance, Juilliard), Robert Terrano (Entertainment Technology), M. Kitty Getlick (Kelsey Theatre), Kate Pinner (Stagecraft, Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
), Alex DeFazio (Theatre, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, M.F.A.), and Louis Wells (Theatre, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Mason Gross School of the Arts is the arts conservatory at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It is named for Mason W. Gross, the sixteenth president of Rutgers...
, M.F.A.).
The Theatre Program is also home to the college's Drama Club, which produces Late Night Series, a twice-monthly open-mic night on campus.
Notable alumni
Trey AnastasioTrey Anastasio
Trey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
Jim Adams
Jim Adams (soccer)
Jim Adams is an American soccer goalkeeper who most recently played for the Cincinnati Excite in the American Indoor Soccer League. He played two seasons in the USISL earlier in his career where he was also the 1995 Coach of the Year....
Bill Andracki
Bill Andracki
Bill Andracki is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who had an extensive professional career playing both indoor and outdoor soccer.-Youth:...
Shawn Garcia Gilbert Jean-Baptiste Stern John
Stern John
Stern John is a Trinidadian football player currently playing for North East Stars in Trinidad. He played for a number of high profile English football clubs that included Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Coventry City.-Early Career in US:John moved to the United States to attend Mercer...
Daouda Kanté
Daouda Kanté
Daouda Kante is a Malian football defender. He spent three seasons in Major League Soccer, and two in the Major Indoor Soccer League.-Youth:...
Darin Lewis
Darin Lewis
Darin Lewis is a soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago who currently plays for WASA FC.-Youth:The son of former Trinidad and Tobago national football captain Steve Pierre, Lewis attended Mercer County Community College where he was part of Mercer's 1997 and 1998 JUCO soccer championship teams...
Evans Wise
Evans Wise
Evans Wise is a former Trinidadian football player who played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny in MLS and German football club SV Waldhof Mannheim....
Clubs and Government
MCCC is home to a wide variety of clubs and student activities boards.- Go Green Club
- Programs for Academic Services and Success Club
- Future Teachers Club
- Student Government Association
- Philosophy Club
- Phi Theta Kappa
- L.G.B.T.F Club - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Friends
- The College VOICE - student newspaper
- Viking 89 Radio Station
- International Student Organization
- Drama Club
- Christian Fellowship
- Muslim Student Association (MSA)- founded by Asim aka Dubes