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About the College

The following information is directly from the 2011-2012 College Catalog, pg. 8. To download a full pdf version of the catalog, click here.

Founded in 1966 as a branch campus of Manchester Community College, Middlesex Community College became an independent member of the Community College System in 1968. At the outset, the college operated principally in space rented from Middletown Public Schools and loaned by Connecticut Valley Hospital. In 1973, the college moved to its present 38–acre campus, which overlooks the scenic Connecticut River and the city of Middletown. MxCC is conveniently located in Central Connecticut and is easily accessible via major interstates.

Our college and our community are partners in a tradition of shaping the future, one person at a time. We believe our success depends upon our ability to treat others with respect, educate the whole person, recognize that each individual is vital to our mission, and develop programs and services responsive to the current and changing needs of our community.

MxCC believes that a college education should be available to everyone, and is therefore committed to providing excellence in teaching as well as personal support in developing the genius of each student. An open admissions college, MxCC awards associate degrees in more than 20 major areas and certificates in a variety of programs which lead to further study, employment and active citizenship. In addition, the college shares its resources and addresses community needs through numerous credit and non-credit courses, business programs, cultural activities and special events. Faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students achieve their academic, professional and career potentials. Such support is a continual process that recognizes student diversity in both background and learning ability. The educational goal of the college is to promote understanding, learning, ethics, and self–discipline by encouraging critical thinking.

To fulfill its mission, MxCC has established the following objectives in its advancement of the principle of lifelong learning:

General Education – To provide a range of courses enabling students to achieve occupational, educational, philosophical, recreational and personal goals for more satisfying lives.
College Transfer Education – To provide appropriate programs and courses for those desiring to continue their education at baccalaureate institutions.
Technical and Career Education – To offer associate degree and certificate programs of study for specific occupations.
Student Services – To provide personal, career, and job support services that help students reach their academic potential; to serve students with special needs; and to create an environment supportive of students from varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Community Services – To provide non-credit courses, workshops and conferences for skill development, career enhancement and personal enrichment.
Business and Industry Services – To assist area firms through consultation and educational services to take advantage of new technology and to improve staff skills.

Leaves by Carmelina Scionti-Privitera, MxCC Student Art Drawing I

Middlesex believes that a college education should be available to everyone...

Enrollment at Middlesex, one of twelve two-year community colleges in Connecticut, has grown from an original class of 320 to more than 2,200 full and part-time students. The college also serves the diverse educational needs of more than 1,700 continuing education students through its Non-Credit Division. Since 1968, more than 7,700 students have graduated from Middlesex. The majority of MxCC graduates, upon receiving a two–year associates degree, transfer to baccalaureate granting colleges and universities throughout the state and nation. Recent transfers include: Albertus Magnus College, Central Connecticut State University, Emerson College, Fairfield University, Quinnipiac College, Smith College, St. Joseph’s College, Trinity College, University of Connecticut, Wesleyan University and Yale University. MxCC alumni are employed by many of the region’s major businesses, industries and governmental agencies including Aetna, Chesebrough–Ponds, CuraGen, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Middlesex Hospital, Northeast Utilities, Pratt & Whitney, St. Paul Travelers, United Technologies and Yankee Gas.

In 1998 MxCC opened a new learning site which is now located in downtown Meriden at 55 West Main Street. Students have the option of enrolling in credit, non-credit, day, evening, and weekend courses. Greater Meriden–Wallingford area business and industry take advantage of education and training through Meriden’s Internet Training Center and certificate programs. Credit and non-credit courses are also offered throughout the year at the Shoreline location in Old Saybrook.

Through its Center for Business and Industry Services (CBIS), one of the original centers in the statewide Business and Industry Services Network (BISN), the College provides companies throughout Middlesex County and the Meriden–Wallingford area with a full range of customized training, instruction and consultation services. The list of notable CBIS clients includes Hamilton Standard, Sikorsky Aircraft, Pratt & Whitney, Wesleyan University, the State of Connecticut Attorney’s Office, and the City of Middletown.

One of Middlesex’s most valued resources is its faculty. Recognized for their service to the local and wider geographic community, MxCC faculty has received major awards, fellowships and grants. Members of the faculty are distinguished authors and writers, artists, communicators, Emmy-award winning broadcast designers, educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, business leaders, consultants, counselors, law enforcement and medical professionals, engineers and technicians. The goal of the faculty is to prepare students with marketable skills and fluency in verbal and mathematical languages – as well as to graduate individuals who respect themselves, others and their environment, and who have learned to act with courage, conviction, and dignity in their private and civic lives.

The College’s four main air–conditioned and handicapped accessible buildings – Snow, Wheaton, Founders and Chapman Halls – are located on a scenic campus approximately a mile and a half from the center of Middletown. Within this complex are general purpose classrooms, a computer center and computer classrooms, art studios, a state-of-the-art broadcast communications center, special purpose chemistry and biology laboratories, a learning laboratory for reading and writing, an ophthalmic design and dispensing laboratory, faculty and administrative offices, cafeteria, bookstore, multi-purpose rooms, and a library. There is ample free student parking; a municipal bus, which stops at the campus twice hourly, also serves the college. Because MxCC is a commuter college, there are no dormitories or housing agencies.

To further serve the needs of its non-traditional students, faculty, staff and families in the Middletown area, the college offers both part-time and full-time child care (ages 3-6 years) through its preschool/pre-K Child Care and Preschool Center. A State of Connecticut licensed facility, the Center has a 2,250 square-foot playground, is handicapped accessible, provides reserved parking for the drop-off and pickup of children, and offers flexible schedules.

From College Catalog 2011-2012, p. 8