Mitchell Community College (MCC) is a two-year community college in Statesville, North Carolina. The main campus is close to downtown. MCC also runs a learning center in Mooresville. The school was founded in 1852 in Statesville, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
| Overall Score (about) | 51.8 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $4,241 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 12 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 51% / 39% |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 3,164 |
There are four main academic departments at MCC: Business, Engineering, and Computer Technologies; Humanities and Fine Arts; Mathematics, Natural, Social, and Human Sciences; and Nursing, Allied Health, and Public Service Technologies. In addition, the Public Safety Training Center at MCC offers basic law enforcement training, fire training, EMS training, and rescue training.
Programs in the Nursing, Allied Health, and Public Service Technologies department include Cosmetology, Early Childhood, Medical Assisting, and Nursing. Most students in these programs enter the workforce directly, with the exception of nursing students who transfer to four-year institutions to earn a bachelor
In keeping with their mission to provide higher education to any adult who wishes to receive them, admissions at MCC are open. Incoming students take placement tests to find out what course of study is most appropriate.
In addition to the normal range of federal and state aid that are available to any college or university student in North Carolina, MCC administrates dozens of their own need- and merit-based scholarships. MCC offers a free student resource for budgeting and financial planning called CashCourse.
Although there are no residential halls or dining services at MCC, there is a local food vendor (Tom
The city of Statesville is the county seat of Iredell County. It was originally settled by German Lutherans and Scots-Irish Presbyterians in 1753. Since the mid-nineteenth century, it has been a manufacturing and distribution center for tobacco, tobacco products, and whiskey. As early as 1833, Statesville’s leaders began laying track for railroads to connect the Piedmont area of North Carolina with the rest of the country.
Every October there is a hot air balloon festival. In November, there is an annual Crossroads Pumpkin Fest, which includes a Kid Zone, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin painting, pumpkin smashing, a cornhole tournament (not the dirty kind), a pumpkin pie eating contest, a 5K race and fun run/walk, biggest pumpkin contest, and skateboard races.
MCC students have access to the Statesville Fitness Center, which includes a group fitness studio, an outdoor pool, a gymnasium with two courts, a climbing wall, and a supervised child care room. Statesville is convenient to the urban areas of Winston-Salem and Charlotte. Many students travel to these areas for recreation as well.
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