Meridian Community College was founded as a junior college in 1937, an off-shoot of the local high school established to absorb high school graduates of the area. The current college is located in downtown Meridian and from its humble beginnings has expanded to a 72-acre campus with a student population of about 4,000.
| Overall Score (about) | 59.0 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $12,180 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 17 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 54% / 20% |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 3,494 |
The range of academic programs is huge and diverse. While a substantial proportion of students joining the college seek two-year degrees, there are also many vocational courses provided and some run for periods as short as eight weeks. In total, there are 42 different career and technical education programs.
Under what the college calls business programs is a broad range of academic and technical programs covering such diverse areas as business marketing, hotel management, computer programming, cosmetology, early childhood education, graphic design and broadcast communication technology.
The broadcast technology program is aimed at students seeking careers in the broadcast media industry and covers areas such as production for both radio and TV as well as writing, editing, reporting, announcing and directing
Admissions are open. Applicants must submit high school graduation certificates or GEDs. In addition, the applicant must present a copy of their American College Test (ACT) scores. Where ACT scores are not available, MCC offers the applicant the opportunity to take the ACCUPLACER test at the college.
Students attending high school may enroll in classes using the college
The college has many scholarships which insures that academically gifted but financially challenged students get the help they need to meet their college expenses. In total, the college offers close to $500,000 in scholarships every year.
One of the biggest providers of scholarship money is the MCC Foundation. Beneficiaries are graduates of high schools in Meridian or Lauderdale counties. Home-schooled students from Lauderdale County also qualify. For such applicants, the foundation underwrites their tuition expenses for four semesters. To qualify, the applicant is required to complete 12 hours each semester and to maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
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The athletic department, known as the Eagles, compete in the NJCAA. They fields teams in basketball, soccer, football, baseball, golf, softball, tennis and cheerleading. Over the years the Eagles have won many honors, including five NJCAA national championships, and produced athletes who went on to excel at the national level.
Alumni who have excelled at their different sports include Ronald Murray (basketball) who went on to play for the Atlanta Hawks and Jamario Moon of the Miami Heat. Winners have also been produced by the soccer team such as Damani Ralph who was a star in Major League Soccer.
The college only offers accommodation in its three residential halls to single students and does not provide facilities for families or couples. The residential rooms are disability friendly and each room has a phone jack and cable TV jack. Cable is provided free of charge but residents have to foot their telephone and internet bills.
The college maintains its own police department. The department is staffed by ten full-time police officers and a number of security and housing officers. Since only a small number of students are housed on campus, with the greater majority living off-campus, the Campus Police Department shares intelligence with and collaborates with the Meridian Police Department and the Lauderdale County Sheriff
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