Marshalltown Community College

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Coordinates: 42°00′04″N 92°54′32″W / 42.001°N 92.909°W / 42.001; -92.909

Marshalltown Community College
Former name
Marshalltown Junior College
TypePublic community college
Established1927 (1927)
Parent institution
Iowa Valley Community College District
Students1,726[1]
Location
Marshalltown
,
Iowa
,
United States of America
NicknameTigers
MascotTiger
Websitemcc.iavalley.edu

Marshalltown Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Marshalltown, Iowa. It is part of the . The campus is located just to the south of Marshalltown along Highway 30. A second campus, Iowa Valley Grinnell, is located in Grinnell. MCC offers 55 degree/diploma options, has a student-faculty ratio of 13:1, and has an annual enrollment at about 2,000 students.

History[]

The college opened in 1927 as Marshalltown Junior College under the jurisdiction of the Marshalltown Community School District until moving into the Iowa Valley Community College District in 1966.[2]

Academics[]

This school offers most two-year courses of study, and many of the courses are four-year-college prerequisite courses.

The college is one of three in the system. The other two are Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls and at Grinnell.

Campus[]

Unlike many community colleges in the United States, MCC offers on-campus housing for students.[3] Student housing consists of three new building units, two with 12 suites and one with 15. There are 156 tenants in these apartments. Each "apartment-style" room contains two bedrooms with two beds apiece, and a central kitchenette and "living room".

Athletics[]

The college's sports teams are called the Tigers and compete in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference of the NJCAA. The men's sports available are baseball, basketball, and soccer.[4] The women's sports are basketball, volleyball, and softball.[5]

In the past, the school fielded a football team, as well as a men's and women's golf program along with men's and women's cross country.

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Marshalltown Community College History" (PDF). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Marshalltown Community College History" (PDF). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Housing & Residence Life". Marshalltown Community College. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Men's Sports". Marshalltown Community College Athletics. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Women's Sports". Marshalltown Community College Athletics. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

External links[]



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