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{{Short description|Community college in Monroe County, Michigan, U.S.}}
{{for|the community college in Monroe County, New York|Monroe Community College}}
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 | established            = 1964
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 | president              = Kojo Quartey<ref>Toledo News Now. [http://bedford.toledonewsnow.com/news/news/156091-mccc-names-dr-kojo-quartey-next-president MCCC names Dr. Kojo Quartey next President] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014213559/http://bedford.toledonewsnow.com/news/news/156091-mccc-names-dr-kojo-quartey-next-president |date=2013-10-14 }}</ref>
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 | city                   = [[Monroe Charter Township, Michigan|Monroe Charter Township]]<br>and [[Temperance, Michigan|Temperance]], [[Michigan]]
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'''Monroe County Community College''' ('''MCCC''') is a [[Public college|public]] [[community college]] in [[Monroe County, Michigan]].  The main campus is located in [[Monroe Charter Township, Michigan|Monroe Charter Township]] with a smaller off-campus location further south in [[Temperance, Michigan|Temperance]].

MCCC was founded in 1964 and is the only [[Higher education in the United States|higher education]] institution in the county.<ref name=MC3A>{{cite web| last=Monroe County Community College| url=http://www.monroeccc.edu/aboutus.htm| year=2010| title=MCCC: About the College| access-date=February 22, 2010}}</ref>  The college was established in 1964. Classes were initially held at the [[Ida Public Schools]] in the fall of 1965.  Classes were first held at the main campus in the fall of 1967.

==Academics==
MCCC offers a general education program for students seeking transfer to a four-year university or those seeking a career in a [[vocational education]].  The college has a [[nursing school]].  The highest degree that one can achieve solely through MCCC is an [[associate degree]].  Nearby universities, such as [[Eastern Michigan University]] and [[Siena Heights University]], offer some of their undergraduate courses at Monroe County Community College so students can earn a [[bachelor's degree]] without ever leaving MCCC's campus.<ref>{{cite web|last= Eastern Michigan University|author-link= Eastern Michigan University| url=http://extended.emich.edu/locations/monroe.aspx| year=2010| title=EMU – Monroe|access-date= February 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Siena Heights University| author-link=Siena Heights University| url=http://www.sienaheights.edu/CPSHome.aspx?CampusID=9| year=2010| title=Siena Heights University at MCCC| access-date=February 26, 2010}}</ref>  MCCC also has a student operated newspaper, and programs available in [[Distance education|distance learning]], courses on video, and [[E-learning|online courses]].

==Campus==
The main campus was built in 1967 just west of [[Monroe, Michigan]] in [[Monroe Charter Township, Michigan|Monroe Charter Township]] near the [[River Raisin]].  There are seven classroom buildings on the campus.<ref>{{cite web| last=Monroe County Community College| url=http://www.monroeccc.edu/generalinformation/campus_map.htm| year=2010| title=MCCC Campus Map| access-date=February 22, 2010}}</ref>  The property of the main campus is 274 acres (110.88 ha).  The newest buildings are the Health Building (1996) and the La-Z-Boy Center (2006) — the latter of which was so named since the [[La-Z-Boy]] company, whose headquarters are located in Monroe, donated money for the construction of the new building.  Each of the buildings on the main campus are commonly referred to by a letter abbreviation.

In 1991, MCCC built the Whitman Center about 15 miles (24&nbsp;km) south in [[Temperance, Michigan|Temperance]], [[Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan|Bedford Township]] to better serve the growing population in the southern portion of the county, as well as providing a closer facility for those in [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]], [[Ohio]].  The Whitman Center offers the same services as the main campus, such as offices and a bookstore, but with limited space and class offerings since the complex consists of only one building with eight classrooms and one computer lab.  The complex was named after a nearby [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] dealership, Whitman Ford, which donated money for its construction.<ref>{{cite web| last=Monroe County Community College| url=http://www.monroeccc.edu/ccs/whitman.htm| year=2010| title=Whitman Center Campus| access-date=February 25, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512193413/http://www.monroeccc.edu/ccs/whitman.htm| archive-date=2010-05-12| url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{GeoGroup|section=Campus}}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"| Building
! width="400" | Description
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| style="background:LightYellow"| {{center|'''A'''}}
| [[File:MCCC A.png|125px|alt=Audrey M. Warrick Student Services–Administration Building|Audrey M. Warrick Student Services–Administration Building]]
| width="200" | Audrey M. Warrick Student Services–Administration Building<br><small>{{coord|41|54|57.1|N|83|28|8.0|W|name=Audrey M. Warrick Student Services–Administration Building}}</small>
| The Administration Building houses the [[Registrar (education)|registrar]] offices, cafeteria, bookstore, recreation room (The Cellar), conference rooms, and many other offices.  [[Culinary art]]s is held in this building.  There are also some art classrooms.
|-
| style="background:LightYellow"| {{center|'''C'''}}
| [[File:MCCC C.png|125px|alt=Campbell Learning Resources Center|Campbell Learning Resources Center]]
| Campbell Learning Resources Center<br><small>{{coord|41|54|58.2|N|83|28|13.0|W|name=Campbell Learning Resources Center}}</small>
| The main floor of this building contains the [[library]].  The basement and second floor contains numerous classrooms related to [[humanities]].  The basement contains a small theater, and the second floor contains the career and tutoring center and many faculty offices. 
|-
| style="background:LightYellow"| {{center|'''E'''}}
| [[File:MCCC E.png|125px|alt=East Technology Building|East Technology Building]]
| East Technology Building<br><small>{{coord|41|54|55.0|N|83|28|10.7|W|name=East Technology Building}}</small>
| The East Technology Building contains the [[Technical drawing|drafting]] classrooms (both manual and [[Computer-aided design|CAD]]), [[ceramic]]s and other art classes, electronics, other forms of [[industrial arts]] and [[vocational education]] classes, [[studio art]]s, and [[business education]]. 
|-
| style="background:LightYellow"| {{center|'''H'''}}
| [[File:MCCC H.png|125px|alt=Gerald Welch Health Education Building|Gerald Welch Health Education Building]]
| Gerald Welch Health Education Building<br><small>{{coord|41|55|08.8|N|83|28|03.8|W|name=Gerald Welch Health Education Building}}</small>
| Built in 1996, the Health Building contains a large, multi-purpose gymnasium, the college's [[nursing school]], [[health education]], and [[respiratory therapy]] programs, the fitness center and locker rooms, and an [[aerobics]] room.
|-
| style="background:LightYellow"| {{center|'''L'''}}
| [[File:MCCC L.png|125px|alt=Life Sciences Building|Life Sciences Building]]
| Life Sciences Building<br><small>{{coord|41|55|02.6|N|83|28|07.2|W|name=Life Sciences Building}}</small>
| The two-story Life Sciences Building is the largest building on campus, containing numerous [[social sciences]], mathematics, and science classrooms, two lecture halls, two laboratories, greenhouse, and numerous faculty offices.
|-
| style="background:LightYellow"| {{center|'''P'''}}
| [[File:MCCC P.png|125px|alt=Physical Plant|Physical Plant]]
| Physical Plant<br><small>{{coord|41|54|57.8|N|83|28|04.3|W|name=Physical Plant}}</small>
| The Physical Plant is not a classroom building, and its access is restricted.  This building, located near the Administration Building, houses the [[mechanical room]] and supplies the majority of power to the main campus.
|-
| style="background:LightYellow"| {{center|'''T'''}}
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| Career Technology Center<br><small></small>
| The Career Technology Center is the newest building on campus, housing three computer labs, mechanics garages, welding classrooms, and other engineering classrooms.
|-
| style="background:LightYellow"| {{center|'''W'''}}
| [[File:MCCC W.png|125px|alt=West Technology Building|West Technology Building]]
| West Technology Building<br><small>{{coord|41|54|55.8|N|83|28|13.1|W|name=West Technology Building}}</small>
| The West Technology Building hold the largest [[computer lab]] on campus, in addition to the automotive garage and classes, robotics, welding, engineering, [[construction management]], and various other industrial arts classes.
|-
| style="background:LightYellow"| {{center|'''Z'''}}
| [[File:MCCC Z.png|125px|alt=La-Z-Boy Center|La-Z-Boy Center]]
| La-Z-Boy Center<br><small>{{coord|41|55|01.2|N|83|28|12.0|W|name=La-Z-Boy Center}}</small>
| The [[La-Z-Boy]] Center contains the 550-seat Meyer Theater, which is used for various concert and drama performances.  The building also contains various [[performing art]]s classes.
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:LightYellow" colspan="4"| {{center|'''Whitman Center'''}}
|-
| style="background:LightYellow; color:LightYellow"| {{center|'''W'''}}
| [[File:MCCC Whitman.png|125px|alt=Whitman Center|Whitman Center]]
| width="200" | Whitman Center<br><small>{{coord|41|45|24.4|N|83|34|10.9|W|name=Whitman Center}}</small>
| width="400" | Located in [[Temperance, Michigan|Temperance]], the Whitman Center offers the same services as the main campus but in one, much smaller building.  It contains only eight classrooms, one computer lab, and several administrative offices.
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.monroeccc.edu Official website]

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