Montgomery County Community College

Public college in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, US

Montgomery County Community College

Motto| Montco Momentum
Type| Public community college
Established| 1964; 61 years ago (1964)

Academic affiliations

| Space-grant
Endowment| $1.2 million
President| Victoria Bastecki-Perez[1]

Academic staff

| 181 full-time; 574 part-time[2]
Students| 12,805[2]
Undergraduates| 12,805
Location|

Blue Bell

Pennsylvania

United States

Campus| Blue Bell (Blue Bell Campus)
Pottstown(Pottstown Campus)
Colors| Montco Red & Grey

Nickname| Mustangs

Sporting affiliations

| NJCAA \- Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
PCAA
Mascot| Mustang
Website| www.mc3.edu

Montgomery County Community College (MCCC or Montco) is a public community college with campuses in Blue Bell and Pottstown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and online. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[3] Forbes ranked MCCC as one of Pennsylvania's top employers in 2019.[4]

## History

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The college was founded in 1964 and offered classes from its campus in Conshohocken. In 1972, the school relocated to its current location in Blue Bell, and in 1996, it opened its Pottstown Campus (formerly known as West Campus).

## Locations

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### Blue Bell Campus

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Located on 186 acres. Construction is underway for a new Hospitality Institute, scheduled to open in fall 2024.[5]

### Pottstown Campus

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The Pottstown Campus includes the North Hall, a facility with classrooms and an art gallery. The building was formerly a knitting mill, brewery, and shoe polish factory until its renovation in 2006. It is connected to South Hall by an underpass that had been filled in since the early 1920s.[6] In 2022, the College opened a Challenger Learning Center at Montco Pottstown, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania [7]

### Municipal Police Academy

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Located in Blue Bell, the Municipal Police Academy is a licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

## Notable alumni

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* Alexis Cohen, American Idol contestant
* Kylie Kelce, podcaster and media personality

## References

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1. ^ VanDyke, Diane (May 18, 2020). "Dr. Victoria L. Bastecki-Perez named sixth President of MCCC". Montgomery County Community College (Press release). Retrieved November 27, 2020.
2. ^ a b Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA
3. ^ "Institution Directory". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
4. ^ "Montgomery County Community College". Forbes. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
5. ^ "MCCC breaks ground on leading-edge Hospitality Institute". Montgomery County Community College. November 1, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
6. ^ Ezarik, Melissa (March 2010). "North Hall and Pedestrian Underpass at Montgomery County Community College". University Business. 13 (3). Norwalk, CT: University Media, Inc.: 18. ISSN 1097-6671. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
7. ^ "First Challenger Learning Center in Pennsylvania launches in Pottstown". Montgomery County Community College. August 26, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

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Public colleges and universities in Pennsylvania

State-owned|

* Cheyney
* Commonwealth (Bloomsburg
* Lock Haven
* Mansfield)
* East Stroudsburg
* Indiana
* Kutztown
* Millersville
* Pennsylvania Western (California
* Clarion
* Edinboro)
* Shippensburg
* Slippery Rock
* West Chester

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* Lincoln
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* campuses
* Pittsburgh
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Community|

* Allegheny
* Beaver
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* Delaware
* Harrisburg
* Lehigh Carbon
* Luzerne
* Montgomery
* Northampton
* Highlands
* Philadelphia
* Reading
* Thaddeus Stevens
* Westmoreland

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Education in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Colleges and universities|

* Arcadia University
* Bryn Athyn College
* Bryn Mawr College
* Gwynedd Mercy University
* Haverford College
* Manor College
* Montgomery County Community College
* Salus University
* Penn State Abington
* Rosemont College
* St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
* Temple University Ambler
* Ursinus College
* Westminster Theological Seminary

Public school districts|

* Abington School District
* Boyertown Area School District
* Bryn Athyn School District
* Cheltenham Township School District
* Colonial School District
* Hatboro-Horsham School District
* Jenkintown School District
* Lower Merion School District
* Lower Moreland Township School District
* Methacton School District
* Norristown Area School District
* North Penn School District
* Perkiomen Valley School District
* Pottsgrove School District
* Pottstown School District
* Souderton Area School District
* Springfield Township School District
* Spring-Ford Area School District
* Upper Dublin School District
* Upper Merion Area School District
* Upper Moreland School District
* Upper Perkiomen School District
* Wissahickon School District

Private secondary schools|

* Academy Of The New Church Boys School
* Academy Of The New Church Girls School
* Abington Friends School
* AIM Academy
* Bishop McDevitt High School
* Calvary Baptist School
* Coventry Christian Schools
* Dock Mennonite Academy
* Episcopal Academy
* Friends' Central School
* Germantown Academy
* Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
* The Baldwin School
* The Haverford School
* The Hill School
* Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy
* Indian Creek Mennonite School
* Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
* Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School
* Kohelet Yeshiva High School
* Lakeside School
* Lansdale Catholic High School
* La Salle College High School
* Lincoln Academy
* Main Line Academy
* Martin Luther School
* Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School
* Meadowbrook School
* Merion Mercy Academy
* Mount Saint Joseph Academy
* New Life Youth & Family Svcs
* The Pathway School
* The Perkiomen School
* Pope John Paul II Catholic High School
* Reformation Christian School
* Saint Aloysius School
* Saint Basil Academy
* Saint Katherine Day School
* Saint Pius X High School
* Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy
* Shipley School
* Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia
* Trinity Christian Academy
* Valley Forge Baptist Academy
* Wyncote Academy

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