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62 > COMMUNITY COLLEGES<br />
Monroe<br />
Community College<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Admissions<br />
585.292.2200<br />
admissions@monroecc.edu<br />
Brighton Campus<br />
1000 East Henrietta Road<br />
Rochester, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> 14623<br />
585.292.2200<br />
Damon City Campus<br />
228 East Main Street<br />
Rochester, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> 14604<br />
585.262.1740<br />
www.monroecc.edu<br />
Enrollment 18,977<br />
Men: 8,896 Full-time: 12,160<br />
Women: 10,081 Part-time: 6,817<br />
Most Unique Programs<br />
Addictions Counseling; Diversity and Community<br />
Studies; and Optical Systems Technology<br />
Faculty 959<br />
Chancellor’s Awards for<br />
Excellence in Teaching: 52<br />
Distinguished Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Awards for<br />
Excellence in Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Service: 30<br />
Campus<br />
Monroe Community College <strong>of</strong>fers a wide range <strong>of</strong><br />
programs and courses and attracts students with a<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> interests and career paths. <strong>The</strong> College has<br />
two campuses—the Damon City Campus in downtown<br />
Rochester, and the Brighton Campus, about<br />
3.5 miles from downtown. A residential college, MCC<br />
has an active student activities program, with over<br />
80 clubs and organizations, intramural and intercollegiate<br />
athletic programs, student governing bodies,<br />
media programs, and special events. MCC is one <strong>of</strong><br />
only 20 community colleges nationwide selected for<br />
membership in the prestigious League for Innovation<br />
in the Community College.<br />
<strong>The</strong> College’s 300-acre Brighton Campus consists<br />
<strong>of</strong> 12 interconnected buildings, in cluding an arts<br />
build ing with theater, science and technology building,<br />
library, fully equipped health, recreation, and<br />
physical education complex, and a residence hall<br />
complex.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Damon City campus opened in 1992 to serve<br />
city residents and workers. <strong>The</strong> campus <strong>of</strong>fers a full<br />
program <strong>of</strong> day and evening classes. <strong>The</strong> College<br />
also has an Applied Technologies Center, as well as<br />
the Public Safety Training Center.<br />
Unique Features<br />
Student activities include intercollegiate sports and<br />
intramurals, student-operated campus radio station,<br />
student newspaper, literary-art magazine, religious<br />
associations, and active student government.<br />
<strong>The</strong> College is architecturally accessible to the<br />
handicapped and has a strong counseling and<br />
service-learning component. <strong>The</strong> Brighton Campus<br />
features a child care center.<br />
Follow our president on Twitter at @MCCPresident<br />
and visit us on Facebook.<br />
To Visit the Campus<br />
To reach the Brighton Campus, take I-90 to exit 46<br />
(I-390); go north on I-390 to exit 16 (second east Hen -<br />
ri etta Road exit – Route 15A). Turn left and continue<br />
south for one-half mile to the campus entrances.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Damon City Campus is located in downtown<br />
Rochester, at the corner <strong>of</strong> East Main Street and<br />
Clinton Avenue.<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Applications are processed on a first-come, firstserved<br />
basis, provided that the applicant meets<br />
requirements. Each program has different prerequisites.<br />
Some programs have deadlines. See our<br />
Web site for additional information.<br />
EOP Admissions<br />
Students must be residents <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>State</strong>, gradu -<br />
ates <strong>of</strong> an approved high school or have equiva lency<br />
diplomas. Financial eligibility is assessed according<br />
to legislated guidelines. Must be a first-time, fulltime<br />
student.<br />
Honors Programs<br />
Students with a 3.5 average or better are eligible for<br />
the Honor‘s Institute. Honors program and courses<br />
are available.<br />
Programs <strong>of</strong> Study<br />
>Undergraduate programs lead to the AA, AS, or<br />
AAS degree.<br />
>AAS programs include account ing, air conditioning<br />
technology, automotive technology, biological technology,<br />
business, construction technology, computer<br />
technology, criminal justice, computer infor mation<br />
systems, dental hygiene, electrical engineering<br />
technology, engineering, fire protection technology,<br />
health information technology, hospitality, human<br />
services, interior design, mechanical technology,<br />
nursing, <strong>of</strong>fice technology, optical technology, paramedic,<br />
precision machining, radiologic technology,<br />
and visual communications technology.<br />
>AA or AS degree programs include communications<br />
and media arts, criminal justice, liberal arts and<br />
sciences, business administration, information<br />
tech nology, international business, computer<br />
information systems, performing arts-music,<br />
mathematics, diver sity and community studies,<br />
sustainability, sports management, and physical<br />
studies.<br />
><strong>The</strong> College also <strong>of</strong>fers cooperative education opportunities,<br />
and two-plus-two cooperative degree<br />
programs with over 30 colleges and universities,<br />
accelerated degree programs, and English for<br />
speakers <strong>of</strong> other languages.<br />
Accreditation<br />
>Middle <strong>State</strong>s Commission on Higher Education<br />
>American Dental Association<br />
>Accrediting Board for Engineer ing and Technology<br />
>American Medical Association Committee on Allied<br />
Health Education and Accreditation<br />
>National League for Nursing<br />
>Member, League for Innovation in the Community<br />
College<br />
>American Bar Association<br />
>National Alliance <strong>of</strong> Concurrent Enrollment<br />
Partnerships<br />
Housing<br />
<strong>The</strong> College maintains residence halls for 772 students.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Campus Cen ter also maintains a list <strong>of</strong><br />
available apartments from the Rochester Housing<br />
Council and individual landlords. <strong>The</strong> Center also<br />
has information on students looking for roommates.<br />
Athletics<br />
Intramural and intercollegiate sports programs<br />
feature aerobic dance, baseball, basketball, bowling,<br />
cheerleading, cross country, golf, ice hockey,<br />
lacrosse, racquetball, soccer, s<strong>of</strong>tball, swimming,<br />
tennis, track, and volleyball.<br />
MCC has a 53,000 square foot recreational/<br />
athletic training complex that features top-grade<br />
athletic amenities rarely found at community<br />
colleges.<br />
Career Services and Graduate Placement<br />
<strong>The</strong> staff <strong>of</strong> the MCC Career and Transfer Center<br />
assists students with their career decision-making<br />
process, transfer college planning, and job search<br />
exploration. MCC Career Center services and resources<br />
include: career counseling, transfer college<br />
counseling, job search counseling, the Career<br />
Library, the “Job Connection” (an online database <strong>of</strong><br />
full-time, part-time and summer job opportunities<br />
as well as internship and co-op positions), 2+2 dual<br />
admission programs, transfer scholarship information,<br />
résumé critique service, and online campus<br />
employer recruitment programs.<br />
Demographic and Geographic Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>State</strong> Residents: 97.8%<br />
Out-<strong>of</strong>-<strong>State</strong> Residents: 1.6%<br />
Foreign Nationals: .6%<br />
Financial Aid Recipients: 51.3%<br />
African-American: 18.2%<br />
Native American: .4%<br />
Hispanic/Latino: 7.8%<br />
Asian-American: 3.4%<br />
Special Programs<br />
>Early Admission<br />
>Dual Credit courses<br />
>Career Coach<br />
>Honors Institute<br />
Application Services Center Participant? Yes