learning - Monroe County Community College

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
In a survey completed last year, Monroe County Community College learned that an
overwhelming majority of those we serve believe that MCCC is meeting its mission
to provide a variety of higher education opportunities to enrich the lives of the
residents of Monroe County.
Transformational Learning, the theme for the 2009-2010 Annual Report to the
Community, is one of the core values that MCCC upholds in meeting that mission.
At MCCC, transformational learning is made possible through dedicated faculty and
staff, small class sizes, affordable tuition, and flexible schedules and locations – all of
which result in practical, personal higher education that offers a lifetime of value for
students and the community at large.
Examples of the various forms of transformational learning that occurred at MCCC
in 2009-2010 include:
• The Learning Bank Network of Monroe County officially opened, allowing for
expanded opportunities for success in postsecondary education.
• The first class completed MCCC’s new accelerated, 10-week welding program.
• Students partnered with faculty and staff to restore the telescope observatory deck
on the east side of campus.
• The Foundation at MCCC funded numerous innovative learning programs
at the college.
• Culinary skills and management students cooked for state legislators at the Capitol.
• The registered and practical nursing students achieved 100 percent passage on
state licensure exams.
• MCCC played a lead role in the planning and execution of a celebration to
dedicate the River Raisin Heritage Trail, including an appearance at the college
by Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin.
• The college received a federal earmark to begin its own nuclear engineering technology
program, announced a training partnership with a new wind tower manufacturer and
was awarded a DTE Energy grant to support alternative/renewable energy curriculum
development.
In addition, the college earned maximum accreditation from the Higher Learning
Commission and focused firmly on the future by adopting a new strategic plan and
completing a study on the achievability of conducting a comprehensive major gifts
campaign.
I invite you to read on to find out more about how MCCC provided transformational
learning in 2009-2010.
Sincerely,
David E. Nixon, Ed.D
President