MxCC Fast Facts

Students

• MxCC serves more than 4,400 credit students and 1,600 non-credit students a year.

• Towns/cities served by MxCC: Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Portland, Rocky Hill, Wallingford, and Westbrook.

• Fall 2010: 2,952 students (credit-only); 1,713 (full-time equivalent).

• Fall 2009: 2,914 students (credit only); 1,706 (full-time equivalent).

• Average age: 26.4; 58 percent women; 40.2 percent full time (system average, 39 percent); minorities: 25.9 percent; employed: 70 percent; receive financial aid: 55 percent; previous college experience: 48 percent

• MxCC serves "returning students" with associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

• The Division of Continuing Education serves over 1,600 non-credit students each year.

• More than 600 students enroll in classes offered at the Meriden Center each semester, representing 21 percent of all MxCC students.

Faculty

• MxCC has 44 full-time faculty and 130 part-time faculty, 76 full-time staff and administrators, and 34 part-time staff, administrators, and educational assistants.

• Faculty and staff earned degrees from more than 150 institutions.

• 18 full-time faculty and staff are graduates of MxCC.

Degrees and Certificates

• 7,456 degrees awarded since 1966.

• 550 certificates awarded since 1966.

• MxCC offers associate degrees in art and in science in more than 25 disciplines. Broad areas of study include accounting, broadcast cinema, business, business administration, computer information systems, computer science and technology, criminal justice, early childhood education, fine arts, general studies, health careers, human services, humanities, and the liberal arts and sciences.

• MxCC offers programs of a shorter duration in each of the areas listed above, resulting in the awarding of a certificate. The certificate programs range from 6 to 32 credits, and some may be completed in as little as one year.

• Through its Continuing Education division, MxCC also offers a wide variety of credit-free specialist and certificate programs. Examples include Certified Nurse Aide, Complete Microsoft Office, Pharmacy Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Medical Coding and Billing Specialist, CNC Certificate, LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation, Web Design, and Real Estate.

 Transfer

• MxCC graduates are guaranteed admission to the Connecticut State Universities. The transfer compact between MxCC and the Connecticut State Universities provides special opportunities for students to complete an associate degree in a program designed for transfer.

• Incoming students who have earned 16 or fewer college credits may enroll in the Guaranteed Admissions Program (GAP) at the University of Connecticut provided they maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and graduate with an associate degree. The GAP provides access to more than 60 majors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

• MxCC Business Program graduates have the opportunity to continue their studies through the UCONN Business and Technology Transfer Pathway Program.

• MxCC graduates have successfully transferred to more than 100 public and private universities, both in Connecticut and throughout the country.

 Budget

• Annual budget: $19 million.

• Tuition and fees: $1,745 per semester for full-time, in-state students.

Facilities, Programs, Special Events, and Community Activities

Library open to the public; bookstore, Pegasus Art Gallery, cafeteria, Child Development Center, Career and Counseling Center,  Academic Support Center, MxCC Foundation, customized training for businesses, credit-free courses, numerous student organizations. MxCC hosts various seminars, workshops, exhibitions, Shakespeare in the Grove outdoor series, MxCC Bowlathon, Annual 5K Scholarship Run, MxCC Classic Golf Tournament, and guest speakers each year.