Montgomery County Community College
{{Short description|Public college in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Montgomery County Community College
| native_name =
| latin_name =
| image = Coat of arms of the Montgomery County Community College.gif
| motto = Montco Momentum
| established = {{start date and age|1964}}
| type = Public community college
| endowment = $1.2 million
| staff =
| faculty = 181 full-time; 574 part-time{{URL|https://www.petersons.com/college-search/montgomery-county-community-college-000_10004316.aspx|Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA}}
| president = Victoria Bastecki-Perez{{cite press release |last1=VanDyke |first1=Diane |title=Dr. Victoria L. Bastecki-Perez named sixth President of MCCC |url=https://www.mc3.edu/news/2020/05/mccc-president-victoria-bastecki-perez |access-date=27 November 2020 |work=Montgomery County Community College |date=May 18, 2020 |language=en}}
| undergrad = 12,805
| city = Blue Bell
| state = Pennsylvania
| country = United States
| campus = Blue Bell (Blue Bell Campus)
Pottstown(Pottstown Campus)
| colors = Montco Red & Grey
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| mascot = Mustang
| nickname = Mustangs
| sporting_affiliations = NJCAA - Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
PCAA
| academic_affiliations = Space-grant
| website = {{URL|http://www.mc3.edu/}}
| logo = Montgomery County Community College logo.png
| logo_alt = Montgomery County Community College logo
| logo_size = 200px
}}
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC or Montco) is a public community college with campuses in Blue Bell and Pottstown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and online. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.{{cite web|title=Institution Directory|url=http://www.msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=308|website=Middle States Commission on Higher Education|access-date=2015-01-13}} Forbes ranked MCCC as one of Pennsylvania's top employers in 2019.{{Cite web|title=Montgomery County Community College|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/montgomery-county-community-college/|access-date=2021-02-18|website=Forbes|language=en}}
History
The college was founded in 1964 and offered classes from its campus in Conshohocken. In 1972, the school relocated to its current location in Blue Bell, and in 1996, it opened its Pottstown Campus (formerly known as West Campus).
Locations
=Blue Bell Campus=
Located on 186 acres. Construction is underway for a new Hospitality Institute, scheduled to open in fall 2024.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-01 |title=MCCC breaks ground on leading-edge Hospitality Institute |url=https://www.mc3.edu/news/2022/11/mccc-hospitality-institute-culinary.aspx |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Montgomery County Community College |language=en}}
=Pottstown Campus=
The Pottstown Campus includes the North Hall, a facility with classrooms and an art gallery. The building was formerly a knitting mill, brewery, and shoe polish factory until its renovation in 2006. It is connected to South Hall by an underpass that had been filled in since the early 1920s.{{Cite journal| last = Ezarik| first = Melissa| title = North Hall and Pedestrian Underpass at Montgomery County Community College| journal = University Business| volume = 13| issue = 3| page = 18| publisher = University Media, Inc.| location = Norwalk, CT| date = March 2010| url = http://universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1536| issn = 1097-6671| access-date = January 14, 2015| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120715200721/http://universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1536| archive-date = 2012-07-15| url-status = dead}} In 2022, the College opened a Challenger Learning Center at Montco Pottstown, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania {{Cite web |date=2022-08-26 |title=First Challenger Learning Center in Pennsylvania launches in Pottstown |url=https://www.mc3.edu/news/2022/08/challenger-learning-center-montco-pottstown.aspx |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Montgomery County Community College |language=en}}
=Municipal Police Academy=
Located in Blue Bell, the Municipal Police Academy is a licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Notable alumni
- Alexis Cohen, American Idol contestant
- Kylie Kelce, podcaster and media personality
References
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{{Public universities in Pennsylvania}}
{{Education in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}
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Category:Two-year colleges in the United States
Category:Community colleges in Pennsylvania
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1964
Category:Universities and colleges in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania