Miles Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Miles Community College, MCC, is a community college in Miles City, Montana that was established in 1939 as Custer County Junior College. It was renamed Miles Community College in 1966. MCC, which moved to its present location in 1967, grants Associate of Science degrees (A.S.), Associate or Arts degrees (A.A.), Associate of Applied Science degrees (A.A.S.), Associate of Science in Nursing degree (A.S.N.), and Certificates (C.) to students.

All students of Miles Community College are members of various clubs and organizations including the Forensics Club, the Multicultural Club, the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the Rodeo Club, and Psi Beta. The sports teams of MCC are nicknamed the Pioneers and they participate in baseball, basketball and golf.

MCC offers scholarships like the Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship, the Endowment Scholarships, and numerous other private scholarships to eligible candidates.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in agricultural science and management, liberal arts, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for 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.
• Campus housing is available.
• 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 511 in 2009-2010 (454 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Miles Community College provides on-campus housing for 181 of its 454 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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 (4 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agricultural Production Operations

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (1 awarded)

• Equestrian/Equine Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Insurance
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician

LIBERAL ARTS (41 awarded)

• General Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (5 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Medical Reception/Receptionist
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (43 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

TRANSPORTATION (9 awarded)

• Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation