Mountain View College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Mountain View College's first classes were held in 1970. It is a part of the Dallas County Community College District. The college offers a number of degrees and certificate programs. MVC also offers several scholarship programs including the DCCCD Foundation Scholarships, Scholarships for Low Income and Minority Students, Erin Tierney Kramp Scholarship and the LeCroy Scholarship. At present, the college enrolls more than 10,000 students. MVC is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Division
• Business, Computer Science and Mathematics Division
• Career and Technical Education Division
• Communications and Teacher Education Division
• Science, Allied Health and Physical Education Division

MVC has several student clubs and organizations. Some of these are the Rising Star Club, Black Student Organization, Baseball Club, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Latin Dance Club, Xi De Texas, Sigma Delta Mu, National Spanish Honor Society, Aviation Club, Chess Club and the MVC Magic Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, business and management, engineering technician, and security and law enforcement.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.

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.
• Students may study abroad.
• 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 7,126 in 2009-2010 (4,472 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 9% 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)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (119 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (51 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Public Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (264 awarded)

• General Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (8 awarded)

• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
• Receptionist

PRODUCTION TRADES (11 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (52 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

TRANSPORTATION (1 awarded)

• Air Traffic Controller
• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations