Morgan Community College
Tel:
(970) 542-3100
- Morgan Community College is a two-year community college, one of 13 community colleges in the Colorado Community College System, Colorado's largest system of higher education.
School Highlights
- Morgan Community College serves 1,837 students (22% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 32:1 is lower than the state community college average of 36:1.
- Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 36%.
- Morgan Community College is the only community colleges within Morgan County, CO.
- The nearest community college to Morgan Community College is Northeastern Junior College (39.5 miles away).
School Overview
- The teacher population of 58 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Morgan Community College | (CO) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Public | Private, non-profit |
| Total Faculty | 58 staff | 40 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 1,837 students | 1,643 students |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 32:1 | 36:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 412 students | 742 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 1,425 students | 901 students |
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| % American Indian/Alaskan | 1% | 1% |
| % Asian | - | 3% |
| % Hispanic | 13% | 17% |
| % Black | 1% | 5% |
| % White | 69% | 64% |
| % Two or more races | 2% | 3% |
| % Non Resident races | 2% | 1% |
| % Unknown races | 12% | 6% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.49 | 0.55 |
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| College Completion Rate | 28% | 36% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $32,200 | $33,100 |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- MCC serves students in 11,500-square-miles of Eastern Colorado including the counties of Morgan, Washington, Yuma , Lincoln, Kit Carson, and the eastern half of Adams and Arapahoe counties. The main campus at Fort Morgan and the five Centers throughout the service area provide the first two years of a college degree, occupational programs, adult basic education, college classes for high school students, customized training for business and community, and houses the Small Business Development Center. MCC's main campus at Fort Morgan is located 80 miles northeast of Denver, Colorado, on Interstate 76, exit number 82 on Barlow Road (County Road 20). It is the site of administration and business offices, classrooms, instructional shops and laboratories, The Learning Resource Center, Bloedorn Lecture Hall, the Aspen Founders Room, and the new Student Center. The Learning Resource Center (LRC), located in Cottonwood Hall on the Fort Morgan campus, houses a number of special areas and services to assist students with their instructional and informational needs. These areas include the MCC Library, the Testing Center, the Media Center, and the Distance Learning center.
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