College in Mohave County, Arizona
Mohave Community College
(
MCC
) is a
public
community college
with campuses in
Kingman
,
Lake Havasu City
,
Bullhead City
, and
Colorado City
, serving
Mohave County, Arizona
and the surrounding communities. MCC is accredited by the
Higher Learning Commission
.
History
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In October 1970, a public vote established MCC as a
county college
and elected its first
board of governors
. The board planned to have three campuses (in Kingman, Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City), later expanding to Colorado City. In June 1971, J. Leonard and Grace Neal donated 160 acres of land north of Kingman where the college's first facilities were developed,
[3]
and in October 1972, McCulloch Properties donated a parcel of land located in Lake Havasu City. The college became part of the Arizona State System of Community Colleges in 1974, and received full accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 1981.
North Mohave Campus in Colorado City
Academics
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In the early 1970s, MCC's courses were offered at night and were occupational in nature. In 1981, the college started offering nursing classes
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and was accredited in 1982 ? eventually partnering with
Allied Health
. In the late 1980s, MCC became the primary provider of Adult Education/
GED
program services in
Mohave County
.
MCC's programs expanded to include Business, Culinary Arts, Computer Information Systems, Education, Engineering, Industrial Technology, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Public Safety & Legal Studies. Recently, the school
welding
program has grown significantly and met national standards.
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MCC's Neal Campus in
Kingman, Arizona
.
MCC also has a long history of distance education. In the late 1980s MCC began delivering instruction by
videotape
and connected the campuses by telecommunication links.
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Presently, the school utilizes online classes and
smartboard
technology for distance education.
Enrollment and demographics
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Enrollment at MCC has increased since its founding in 1981. In 2008, Mohave Community College placed 24th nationally among community colleges in enrollment growth.
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As of 2011 it had 1,707 full-time students and 4,400 part-time students on all campuses, with 64% being female and 75% being non-Hispanic white.
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