Montgomery Community College
- Montgomery Community College will provide quality educational opportunities including basic skills, occupational, associate, and pre-baccalaureate programs; support economic development by offering workforce training and retraining; improve the quality of life for individuals and the community; and respond to the changing needs of the local, state, and global environment.
School Highlights
Montgomery Community College serves 918 students (35% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 7:1 is lower than the state community college average of 10:1.
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 45%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 139 teachers has grown by 87% over five years.
| Montgomery Community College | (NC) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 139 staff | 256 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The State Board of Education issued a charter to Montgomery Technical Institute on September 7, 1967. As directed by law, eight members were appointed to the Board of Trustees. In November 1967, administrative and teaching personnel were employed. Extension classes were conducted in 1967-68, and full-time curriculum students were accepted in August 1968. The institution's first students were graduated in June 1969. Adult Basic Education and adult high school diploma programs began in October 1968. Montgomery Technical College in 1983 in accordance with legislative and board approval, and in September 1987, the Board of Trustees and Montgomery County Commissioners voted for the name to be officially changed to Montgomery Community College as authorized by the North Carolina General Assembly. The Montgomery Community College campus now includes facilities of approximately 125,000 square feet on 153 acres of land. The most recent addition to the campus is the newly constructed Business, Industry, Technology Resource Center. The Business, Industry, Technology Resource Center contains 44,800 square feet of floor space utilized for an electronic library, a totally interactive classroom to transmit and receive real-time voice, video, and data on the North Carolina Information Highway (NCIH), and classrooms/laboratories. The Center is designed to serve as a facilitation site for training both on campus and within a work place, and employers can utilize the Center for training all levels of staff. Montgomery Community College offers programs of study within five areas: Arts & Sciences, Business Technology, Commercial Technology, Health/Public Services Technology. Classes are offered during the day and evening. Successful completion of a program may result in an Associate degree, diploma, or certificate. The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to offer associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Montgomery Community College is Stanly Community College (20.6 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Stanly Community CollegePublic2,687 students | 20.60 Mi141 College Drive
Albemarle, NC 28001
(704) 982-0121 20.602,687 - 2,903 students | 21.20 Mi629 Industrial Park Ave
Asheboro, NC 27205
(336) 633-0200 21.202,903 - 4,039 students | 28.10 Mi3395 Airport Rd
Pinehurst, NC 28374
(910) 692-6185 28.104,039 - 3,136 students | 30.70 Mi680 Highway 74 West
Polkton, NC 28135
(704) 272-5300 30.703,136 - 2,586 students | 33.30 Mi1042 W Hamlet Ave
Hamlet, NC 28345
(910) 410-1700 33.302,586
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