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About Manchester Community College
New Hampshire's system of post-secondary vocational-technical education developed in response to conditions in New Hampshire following the end of World War II. Recognizing that many soldiers, sailors, and airmen, among others, would be demobilized and in need of retraining for civilian life, two State Trade Schools were developed. Since that time, the Community College System of New Hampshire has grown to seven colleges and several satellite locations throughout the state.
One of the seven colleges falling under the auspices of the System is Manchester Community College. Serving the needs of the Merrimack Valley, the college is governed collectively by the state's Governor, Executive Council, System Board of Trustees, and individually by Advisory Committees, a President and a Chief Academic Officer.
The college enrolls about 3,000 students per semester and offers more than 20 degree and certificate programs as well as workshops and professional development programs. The college includes a Center for Academic Planning and Support, a spacious new Library, state-of-the-art instructional labs, auditoriums, and a full-service Childhood Education Center. The college is accessible to people with physical challenges.
Located on 57 acres near the banks of the Merrimack River, north of the city center, the Manchester campus offers classes and programs in three major connected buildings and a separate Automotive Training Center, and has ample room for future growth while retaining more than adequate green space and parking. As part of New Hampshire's largest city, the campus is actively engaged in community outreach, and plays an integral role in the increasing ethnic and cultural diversity of the area.
Manchester Community College is dedicated to the belief that each individual should be provided a continuing opportunity for the development of skills and knowledge, and an increasing awareness of his or her role and responsibility in society. The college is devoted to serving the occupational/educational needs of the State of New Hampshire and assumes a responsibility to help meet the requirements for a skilled workforce through a cooperative effort with local industry, business, service and health organizations.
The college prepares learners for essential professional and workforce occupations with broad, high quality, practical education. Programs employ equipment and materials consistent with the modern workplace, and the faculty blend academic credentials with pertinent work experience. The major programs of study include liberal arts and the intellectual skills necessary for the competent, lifelong learner.
The college believes it is important that individuals establish a set of personal values which are able to be reflected in their own eyes and in the eyes of the community. These values increase through an educational program geared to the continual development of human potential. Acquisition of basic knowledge and saleable skills is only the beginning of the process of education and development that continues throughout life.
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Manchester Community College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission, Inc., a non-governmental, nationally recognized organization whose affiliated institutions include elementary schools through collegiate institutions offering post-graduate instruction.
Manchester Community College has been granted accreditation from the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc.’s Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. Accreditation of an institution by the New England Association indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for theassessment of institutional quality periodically applied through a peer group review process. An accredited school or college is one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation.
Accreditation by the New England Association is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of the quality of every course or program offered, or competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.
Specialized Accreditations:
Business Programs (Accounting, Accounting Operations - Specialization, Finance, Management, Marketing, Small Business Management) - Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
Medical Assistant - MCC’s Medical Assistant Programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MERB): Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 210-2350.
Nursing - National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), full accreditation; New Hampshire Board of Nursing (NHBON), full accreditation.
Compliance
The policy of this College is not to discriminate in its education programs and activities of employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, language, sex, age, or handicapping condition under the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975. The college has an Equity Committee for Equal Access, which regularly reviews policies with administration and faculty and provides training for faculty and staff. Inquiries regarding compliance with these Acts may be obtained from co-chairs of the Manchester Equity Committee: Marion Knedler, Director of CAPS, and Anthe Day, Professor, or committee members: Robert Lott , Automotive Technology Professor; Diane Hebert, Associate Professor, English Department; Vandana Dhakar, Librarian; and Kevin Wason, Coordinator of Disabilities Services.
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