Mayland Community College
200 Mayland Drive, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777 -
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At Mayland Community College it is our goal to give the community the opportunities they need to improve their lives through high-quality, accessible, education....
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- Community College Avg.
| County | Mitchell County, NC | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 564 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 1,074 students | 1,443 students |
| Total Enrollment | 1,638 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 21% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 10% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,972 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 1% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $417 | $1,275 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 6% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $748 | $1,147 |
School Notes:
- Mayland Community College is located in Blue Ridge section of the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina on the Avery/Michell county line. MCC is chartered to serve Mitchell, Avery and Yancey counties (hence the name Mayland) and has since 1971. MCC serves more than 8000 persons each year through our educational programs, including more than twenty percent of the adult population within our service area. Mayland has recently opened two satellite campuses in Yancey County, 2001 and Avery County in 2002. MCC also houses the Phillips-Gwaltney Child Development Center which provides spacing for the care of more than 100 children from birth to age 6.
- Mayland Community College is a proud member of the Appalachian Alliance, an association of ten institutions of higher learning in Western North Carolina dedicated to increased access to high quality instruction and learning through technology.
- The college offers Degree and Diploma in Arts & Sciences (College Transfer), Basic Skills, Business, Engineering & Public Service, Health Sciences and Public Safety & Occupational Technologies Programs.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- Mayland book club to meet Friday (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on March 19, 2010 at 07:24:10 am
SPRUCE PINE — Mayland Community College’s Book Club, BOOKWORMZ, will meet at 2 p.m. Friday at Mayland’s Main Campus in Spruce Pine to discuss the novel Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff. Anyone who has read the book or who is interested in the Book Club is welcome. - State lawmakers file for election (The Mountaineer)
posted on February 15, 2010 at 05:31:56 pm
Rep. Ray Rapp of Mars Hill is seeking his fifth term in House District 118, which serves Madison, Haywood and Yancey counties. Rapp is a former mayor and alderman of Mars Hill and serves as dean of the Adult ACCESS Program at Mars Hill College, a position from which he will retire on Feb. 28. - MCC announces its fall academic honors (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on February 8, 2010 at 05:23:52 am
SPRUCE PINE — Mayland Community College has announced the names of students on fall president's list and honor roll. President's list students earned a perfect 4.0 GPA; those on the honor roll earned a 3.5 or better. - Mayland Community College book club to meet Feb. 19 (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on February 6, 2010 at 06:49:22 pm
SPRUCE PINE — Mayland Community College’s Book Club, BOOKWORMZ, will meet at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 19, at Mayland’s Main Campus in Spruce Pine to discuss the novel Al-Naqba (The Catastrophe) by Barbara Goldscheider. Anyone who has read the book or who is interested in the Book Club is welcome. - U.S. shouldn't fund education, Foxx says (Winston-Salem Journal)
posted on January 21, 2010 at 06:00:34 am
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx , criticized for a string of polarizing statements made last year on the floor of Congress, drew attention this week for saying that the U.S. government should not pay for education.
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