Montgomery County Community College

Montgomery County Community College

Motto	Think big.
Type	Public community college
Established	1964
Endowment	$1.2 million
President	Dr. James Linksz
Provost	Dr. Victoria Bastecki-Perez
Academic staff	181 full-time; 574 part-time^[1]
Students	12,805^[2]
Undergraduates	12,805
Location	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States
Campus	Blue Bell (Central campus) Pottstown
Colors	Maroon & White
Nickname	Mustangs
Affiliations	NJCAA - Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference PCAA
Website	MC3.edu

Montgomery County Community College also known as 'MCCC', 'MontCo,' or 'MC3' is a two-year, community college located in Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. MCCC also has two satellite campuses; 'West', campus in Pottstown, and 'Culinary Arts Institute', in Lansdale. MCCC is accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.^[3]

History

The college was founded in 1964 and offered classes from its campus in Conshohocken. In 1972, the school relocated to its current location.

Locations

Central Campus

The Central Campus sits on 186 acres in Blue Bell.

West Campus

The Pottstown campus includes the North Hall, a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m²) facility with classrooms, a computer lab 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 the South Hall by an underpass that had been filled in since the early 1920s.^[4]

Public Safety Training Campus

The Montgomery County Public Safety Training Campus, located in Conshohocken, is a licensed Municipal Police Academy by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The Culinary Arts Institute of Montgomery County Community College

Located in Lansdale

References

↑ Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA
↑ Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA
↑ "Institution Directory". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
↑ Ezarik, Melissa (March 2010). "North Hall and Pedestrian Underpass at Montgomery County Community College". University Business. Norwalk, CT: University Media, Inc. 13 (3): 18. ISSN 1097-6671. Retrieved January 14, 2015.

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Public colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

State-owned	Bloomsburg California Cheyney Clarion East Stroudsburg Edinboro Indiana Kutztown Lock Haven Mansfield Millersville Shippensburg Slippery Rock West Chester

State-related	Lincoln University Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses University of Pittsburgh Temple University

Community colleges	Community College of Allegheny County Community College of Beaver County Bucks County Community College Butler County Community College Delaware County Community College Harrisburg Area Community College Lehigh Carbon Community College Luzerne County Community College Montgomery County Community College Northampton Community College Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Community College of Philadelphia Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Reading Area Community College Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Westmoreland County Community College

Education in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Colleges and Universities	Arcadia University Bryn Athyn College Bryn Mawr College Gwynedd Mercy University Haverford College Manor College Montgomery County Community College Salus University Penn State Abington Rosemont College St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Temple University Ambler Ursinus College Westminster Theological Seminary

Public school districts	Abington School District Boyertown Area School District Bryn Athyn School District Cheltenham Township School District Colonial School District Hatboro-Horsham School District Jenkintown School District Lower Merion School District Lower Moreland Township School District Methacton School District Norristown Area School District North Penn School District Perkiomen Valley School District Pottsgrove School District Pottstown School District Souderton Area School District Springfield Township School District Spring-Ford Area School District Upper Dublin School District Upper Merion Area School District Upper Moreland School District Upper Perkiomen School District Wissahickon School District

Private secondary schools	Academy Of The New Church Boys School Academy Of The New Church Girls School Abington Friends School AIM Academy Baldwin School Bishop McDevitt High School Calvary Baptist School Christopher Dock Mennonite High School Coventry Christian Schools Episcopal Academy Friends' Central School Germantown Academy Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School The Haverford School The Hill School Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy Indian Creek Mennonite School Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School Lakeside School Lansdale Catholic High School La Salle College High School Lincoln Academy Main Line Academy Martin Luther School Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School Meadowbrook School Merion Mercy Academy Mount Saint Joseph Academy New Life Youth & Family Svcs The Pathway School The Perkiomen School Pope John Paul II Catholic High School Reformation Christian School Saint Aloysius School Saint Basil Academy Saint Katherine Day School Saint Pius X High School Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy Shipley School Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia Trinity Christian Academy Valley Forge Baptist Academy Wyncote Academy

Coordinates: 40°10′25″N 75°16′33″W / 40.1737°N 75.2757°W / 40.1737; -75.2757

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