Student Support Services
MCC’s student body is a lively, diverse mix of recent high school graduates, returning adults, parents, full-time employees, veterans and more. The College offers a variety of student support services, programs, activities and resources designed to:
- Meet a student’s individual needs
- Assist in academic studies
- Provide opportunities for personal and social growth
- Guide students to graduation and beyond
Academic Support Services
Academic and Transfer Advising
- New Student
- Pathway/Undecided Advising
- Academic, Transfer, Dual Enrollment and Veteran Advisement and Planning
- Credit for Prior Learning Assessment
- Academic Progress and Standing
Academic Centers for Enrichment (ACE)
- In-person and e-Tutoring – available in most subjects
- Writing Center
- Reading/Study Skills Lab
- Supplemental Instruction (group study sessions)
- Learning Online and Grammar and Style Bootcamps
- Support for navigating college systems and software, such as Blackboard, Navigate, MS Office, etc.
- Pathfinders program
- Networking
- Scholarships and other funding
- Study space and computer access
- Summer programs including courses and research opportunities
Student Support Services
- Career exploration
- Internships and student employment
- Assistance with resumes, cover letters and mock interviews
- Service Learning
- Community Service
- Alternative Spring Break
- Civic Initiatives
- Disability accommodation needs assessment
- Appropriate accommodation plan, including note taking, interpreters, readers, books in alternative form, tape-recording lectures
- Physical accommodations as needed, including ramps and magnification devices
- Assistive technology
- Advising and registration assistance
- Alternate forms of testing
- Faculty consultation
- Facilitation of referrals for support services on and off campus
International Student Services Office
- F-1 Visa support
- Programming for International students
- Leadership development
- Clubs and organizations
- Faculty partnerships for co-curricular education
- Student Government
Success Scholars ProgramEligibility: Asian American, Black, African American, LatinX and LGBTQ+ students
- Peer and faculty mentorship
- Financial education and FAFSA assistance
- Academic advising and career exploration
- Diversity Inclusion and Belonging
- College tours to four-year public and private institutions
TRiO-Program for Student AchievementEligibility: Registration with Disability Support Services
- Disability support services and assistive technology
- Financial aid advising
- Career and transfer counseling
- Tutoring
TRiO-Student Success ProgramEligibility: First-generation status
- Study and self-improvement workshops
- Financial aid assistance and advising
- Transfer assistance and college information
- Academic and career planning and assessment
- Tutoring
- Mental health assessment
- Referral services
- Food and housing resources, including a Food Pantry
- Financial Information and resources
Student Support Centers
- FREE program for adult learners
- Improve basic academic skills, including English
- Prepare for the HiSET, GED, further education, job training or better employment
- Links program for eligible students to start college with skills and support that lead to success
Asian American Connections Center
- Program for Asian American Student Advancement
- Holistic support system
- Advising and mentorship
- Leadership development opportunities
- Multicultural Achievement Peer Program
- Multicultural Student Support Services
- Orientation programs for specialized populations
- Multicultural programs
- Diversity and skill development workshops
- Educational benefit information and support
- College and community resource connections
- Programming for veteran and military-connected students
- Academic and career planning
- Onboarding programs for new veteran and military-connected students
Additional Service Areas
- Research support
- Citation tools
- Course and subject guides
- The Technology Center
- Technical services and assistance
- Academic advising appointments
- Transfer-in credit
- Health immunizations
- Graduation requirements
- Commencement questions
- Withdrawing from classes
Financial Support Services
- Financial aid counseling
- FAFSA Workshops
- Computer availability for online processing
- Processing of student payment plans
- Manage third party billing and outside scholarships
- Appeals related to billing)
- MCC Foundation scholarships