Metropolitan Community College-Longview

Location and Contact Information

500 Longview Rd
Lees Summit, MO 64081-2105
USA
Main Tel: (816) 604-2000
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Metropolitan Community College-Longview is a co-educational, public, community college. The college's campus is located on Longview Road in Lee's Summit, Missouri. It was established in 1969. In 2001, Time magazine chose MCC-Longview as the "College of the Year," making it the first community college in the USA to receive this prestigious honor.

The academic divisions of MCC-Longview include:

  • Humanities
  • Math, Engineering and Physics
  • Natural Science
  • Social Science
  • Technology and Business

MCC-Longview fields intercollegiate teams in baseball and women's cross country and volleyball squads.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts, engineering, and engineering technician.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Metropolitan Community College-Longview:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, NY6,987
2Metropolitan Community College-Maple WoodsKansas City, MO4,549
3Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, NY23,015
4Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, MN8,236
5Ocean County CollegeToms River, NJ9,811
6Burlington County CollegePemberton, NJ8,688
7Saint Louis Community College-MeramecKirkwood, MO10,209
8Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, MN9,407
9Bellevue CollegeBellevue, WA13,035
10St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, MO7,334

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate46210
1-2 year certificate64
< 1 year certificate53

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  85

Students

Student enrollment was 5,848 in 2009-2010 (4,185 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% 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.

Athletics

The school is in the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 19 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 15 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (40 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

  • Computer Programming, Specific Applications
  • Computer and Information Sciences

ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

  • Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (35 awarded)

  • Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying

LIBERAL ARTS (359 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (1 awarded)

  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (5 awarded)

  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Corrections

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