McLennan Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

McLennan Community College is located in Waco, Texas. It was established in 1965 by the citizens of McLennan County. The college is partly funded by the taxpayers of McLennan County, Texas. MCC’s main campus is spread across an area of more than 200 acres. The college enrolls more than 8,000 students annually and employs over 600 people.

MCC sponsors several recognized student organizations and athletic teams. Its official mascot is the Scottish Highlander. Its sports teams are known as the Highlanders. They participate in sports like basketball, baseball, softball and golf.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in real estate and construction management and security and law enforcement.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,884 in 2009-2010 (5,885 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Agriculture

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (32 awarded)

• Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist
• Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor
• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (48 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences
• System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

• Education
• Indian/Native American Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (15 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Child Development

LAW (11 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (209 awarded)

• Asian Studies/Civilization
• General Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Sociology

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (34 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (92 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Tech/Tech
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Surgical Technology/Technologist
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (167 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (20 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (19 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (80 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling