Middlesex County College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Middlesex County College, or MCC, was established in 1964. The main campus encompasses over 200 acres in Edison, New Jersey, and features around 27 buildings. In addition, MCC has campuses in Perth Amboy New Brunswick. The college has approximately 80 degree and certificate programs and is organized into several academic units. Some of the departments of MCC are accounting and legal studies, business administration and management, radiography and computer science.

MCC offers numerous scholarship programs including the Academic Excellence Scholarship, Americana Hospitality Group Annual Scholarship, Mary Braun Memorial Scholarship, Gale Cooperstein Annual Scholarship, Excellence in Technology Award, Susan Green Endowed Scholarship, and many more.

There are a number of student clubs at MCC. Some of these are the Educational Opportunity Fund Club, Student Association of Radiographers, Art and Photography Club, Anime Game Tech, Computer Enthusiasts Club, Hispanic-American Club, Society of Mechanical Management Technology, and International Student Union.

Learn more about MCC by reading BrainTrack's exclusive interview with the college's career services manager.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, security and law enforcement, law, science, hospitality, and business and management.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• 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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 12,381 in 2009-2010 (9,237 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 7% 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)

ART STUDIES (14 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (207 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Small Business Administration/Management
• Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (23 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (2 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (120 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering Science

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (42 awarded)

• Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
• Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

HOSPITALITY (34 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (32 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (361 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDIA (22 awarded)

• Graphic Communications

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (79 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (4 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

• Dietitian Assistant
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

SCIENCE (96 awarded)

• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (90 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician