Marshalltown Community College
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Former name
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Marshalltown Junior College |
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| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1927 |
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Parent institution
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Iowa Valley Community College District |
| Students | 1,726[1] |
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42°00′04″N92°54′32″W / 42.001°N 92.909°W |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | mcc |
Marshalltown Community College(MCC) is a publiccommunity collegeinMarshalltown, Iowa. It is part of theIowa Valley Community College District. The campus is located just to the south of Marshalltown along Highway 30. A second campus, Iowa Valley Grinnell, is located inGrinnell. MCC offers 55 degree/diploma options, has a student-faculty ratio of 13:1, and has an annual enrollment at about 2,000 students.
History
[edit]The college opened in 1927 as Marshalltown Junior College under the jurisdiction of the Marshalltown Community School District until moving into the Iowa Valley Community College District in 1966.[2]
Academics
[edit]This school offers most two-year courses of study, and many of the courses are four-year-college prerequisite courses.
The college is one of three in theIowa Valley Community College Districtsystem. The other two areEllsworth Community CollegeinIowa FallsandIowa Valley Community Collegeat Grinnell.
Campus
[edit]Unlike manycommunity colleges in the United States, MCC offerson-campus housingfor students.[3]Student housing consists of three new building units, two with 12 suites and one with 15. There are 156 tenants in these apartments. Each "apartment-style" room contains two bedrooms with two beds apiece, and a centralkitchenetteand "living room".
Transportation
[edit]MCC is connected to Marshalltown via the Purple Route ofMarshalltown Municipal Transit. The Purple Route runs weekdays from campus to downtown Marshalltown.[4]
Athletics
[edit]The college's sports teams are called the Tigers and compete in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference of the NJCAA. The men's sports available are baseball, basketball, and soccer.[5]The women's sports are basketball, volleyball, and softball.[6]
In the past, the school fielded a football team, as well as a men's and women's golf program along with men's and women's cross country.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Will Clyburn, professional basketball player, 2016top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League, 2019EuroLeague Final Four MVP
References
[edit]- ^"Marshalltown Community College History"(PDF). Retrieved7 October2019.
- ^"Marshalltown Community College History"(PDF). Retrieved7 October2019.
- ^"Housing & Residence Life".Marshalltown Community College. Retrieved7 October2019.
- ^"MMT Route Schedule". RetrievedJuly 24,2023.
- ^"Men's Sports".Marshalltown Community College Athletics. Retrieved7 October2019.
- ^"Women's Sports".Marshalltown Community College Athletics. Retrieved7 October2019.
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