Monroe County Community College

MCCC offers a general education program for students seeking transfer to a four-year university or those seeking a career in a vocational education . The college has a nursing school . The highest degree that one can achieve solely through MCCC is an associate degree . Nearby universities, such as Eastern Michigan University and Siena Heights University , offer some of their undergraduate courses at Monroe County Community College so students can earn a bachelor's degree without ever leaving MCCC's campus. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] MCCC also has a student operated newspaper, and programs available in distance learning , courses on video, and online courses .

The main campus was built in 1967 just west of Monroe, Michigan in Monroe Charter Township near the River Raisin . There are seven classroom buildings on the campus. [ 5 ] The property of the main campus is 274 acres (110.88 ha). The newest buildings are the Health Building (1996) and the La-Z-Boy Center (2006) — the latter of which was so named since the La-Z-Boy company, whose headquarters are located in Monroe, donated money for the construction of the new building. Each of the buildings on the main campus are commonly referred to by a letter abbreviation. In 1991, MCCC built the Whitman Center about 15 miles (24 km) south in Temperance , Bedford Township to better serve the growing population in the southern portion of the county, as well as providing a closer facility for those in Toledo, Ohio . The Whitman Center offers the same services as the main campus, such as offices and a bookstore, but with limited space and class offerings since the complex consists of only one building with eight classrooms and one computer lab. The complex was named after a nearby Ford dealership, Whitman Ford, which donated money for its construction. [ 6 ]