Meridian Community College is a two-year community college in Meridian, Mississippi (USA). Founded in 1937, originally called Meridian Junior College but was changed
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History
Founded in 1937 as a "13" and "14" class at Meridian High School, Meridian Community College is the only one of 15 Mississippi state universities that comes from local school system initiatives. MCC began as a vision of Dr. H.M. Ivy (1884-1977), supervisor of the Meridian Separate School District in the 1930s. The college, later to be known as Meridian Junior College, operated at Meridian High School until 1964 when College moved to its present location.
In 1970, the College joined T.J. Harris Junior College as a result of a federal court order to the Separate Town Schools Meridian System. More than 400 students joined the MJC campus from Harris that year.
Meridian Junior College made the last breakthrough with the Meridian General school by setting up its own district and Supervisory Board in 1980.
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, the College changed its name to Meridian Community College to more accurately reflect the diversity of opportunities provided for the growing community areas.
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Campus
The campus is located on a 72 hectare (29 acre) campus located not far from downtown Meridian and is next to the campus of the University of Mississippi Meridian Campus. Other facilities that are not located on the main campus include Truck Driving School and Magnolia Hall are widely used by the community.
Organization and administration
The college president is Scott Elliot, Ed.D.
Academic profile
The latest data shows enrollment in nearly 4,000 students. Meridian Community College offers a variety of academic courses. Students can concentrate in technical fields such as construction trade technology, broadcasting, machine shop technology, electronics, cosmetology, dental hygiene, nursing, and many other fields of study. Students may also take pre-professional academic courses to prepare them for careers in medicine, science, engineering, mathematics, economics, education, language, law, architecture, and many other fields of study. Theatrical and musical performances are often produced.
Student life
Meridian Community College offers students a wide range of activities to participate. There are over 20 student organizations on campus representing various academic and vocational interests. Many student organizations have won praise from the local to international level. In fact, in 2006, Nu Upsilon University's Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for two-year universities was recognized as one of the top chapters of the Society in the world.
Sports
The MCC athletics team is called "Eagles." "Victor the Eagle" is the official mascot and can be viewed at various athletic events. MCC has won five NJCAA National Championships.
The MCC Golf program is the only Division I NJCAA program in Region XXIII. Twenty MCC golfers have signed scholarships with various four-year schools in the past decade, including Ole Miss, Mississippi State University, Troy University, Central Tennessee State University, Miss South, and the University of New Orleans. Former MCC golf coach Lou Hart was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame on July 27, 2007. Former MCC golf coach Sean Covich, who played under Coach Hart from 1998-2000, was named NJCAA Region XXIII Golf Coach of the Year and Mississippi Association of Community/Junior Colleges' Golf Coach of the Year in 2007 after leading the Eagles to a school record of nine tournament titles, including the MACJC State Championship/NJCAA Region XXIII 2007. The 2007 squad finished third in the men's NJCAA division in the men's second division. In 2009 Covich went on to become the only coach in the history of NJCAA Region XXIII to lead the team to finish the top ten NJCAA nationals in Division I and in Division II as he led the Eagles to sixth place at the first NJCAA at the National Division I National Championship. Covich leads MCC to complete the NJCAA I Division III national championship in 2010, and also lead Brandon Garon's new students to the first individual national championships at school. Garon won the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) the Arnold Palmer Award in 2010 and then GCAA Jack Nicklaus Award in 2011 as a national player this year.
Famous people
Jamario Moon, the current professional basketball player of the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA, played for Meridian "Eagles" for one season (1999/2000; his only college basketball season), and averaged 20.8 points and 8.7 pre- competition.
The current NBA player, Ronald "Flip" Murray (Chicago Bulls) attended MCC and played basketball for the Eagles in 1997/98-1998/99.
Two former MCC Track and Field athletes have competed in the Summer Olympics. Coby Miller competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and Miguel Pate competed in the 2008 Olympics.
Some MLB players have started their careers with MCC, including Cliff Lee and Corey Dickerson.
Former Major League Soccer star Damani Ralph plays football for MCC. He scored 59 goals in 45 games for the Eagles and was named MVP for the NJCAA 2000 tournament, which was also won by MCC. He then went on to play for the University of Connecticut before being drafted by the Chicago Fire.
References
External links
- Meridian Community College
- NJCAA.org
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