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Imagine…Believe…Achieve…
College Summary
Morgan Community College continues to open windows of opportunity for people who live in Eastern Colorado. With its main campus in Fort Morgan, the college service area covers 11,500 square miles anchored by centers in Bennett, Burlington, Limon, Wray and Yuma. In the spring of 2006, MCC broke its enrollment record with 1000 FTE.
MCC is a partner with the Small Business Development Center, Cargill Meat Solutions Workplace Education, Adult Basic Literacy Education, and 28 high schools to provide a wide variety of educational opportunities. The technology of interactive distance learning and other flexible delivery methods enable students to take college courses in locations other than campus classrooms.
The college values the support of the Morgan Community College Foundation whose active fund raising and investing have provided scholarships, professional development and program enhancement. The importance of seeking permanent endowments is recognized as the sustaining vigor of the college by the foundation directors.
Besides providing college core courses, MCC provides specialized vocational training for nursing, automotive service technology, automotive collision repair technology, physical therapist assistant, massage therapy, computer information systems, agriculture / business management, construction trades, emergency medical services, real estate and welding—all fully accredited by the North Central Association for Accreditation of Colleges and Schools.
Student responses about their experiences at MCC rarely waver. They appreciate the opportunities for post-secondary education that are close to home, are financially reasonable, provide marketable job skills, and allow a head start for a baccalaureate degree. The student population at MCC represents ages 17 through 70. The faculty and staff are dedicated, in the strongest sense of the word, to the success of the students and the growth of the college. They are also active and productive citizens in their respective communities.
The existence of Morgan Community College is the result of the vision and perseverance of a group of past presidents of the Fort Morgan Chamber of Commerce. Their arduous labors laid the ground work of the college, only to be rejected by the State Board of Education not once, but twice in the mid-sixties. Strengthened by the addition of more community members, the Community College Action Now committee was more determined rather than discouraged by the rejections. Now convinced of the validity of the proposed community college, Colorado Senate Majority Leader Ted Gill and C.P. (Doc) Lamb went to bat for the cause. Their success in the 1967 legislative session was coupled with the a House bill that established a State System of Community and Technical Colleges under a board completely divorced from the State Board of Education.
Finally, in 1969, after a few court battles, the college contracted with its first president, Dr. Robert W. Johnson. With a proposed start up budget of $40,000 that was accepted by the Joint Budget Committee, a $3,000 scholarship fund, and the gift of a downtown building, “the little college that could” has never looked back except in appreciation to its founders who refused to give up their dream for Eastern Colorado. The struggle for survival that the college had to overcome is epitomized by the roadrunner mascot incorporated into our logo. He is a proud bird that survives in a harsh desert environment without compromising his determination and extraordinary speed. MCC celebrated its 35th Anniversary in 2005!
Unique Programs
The Downtown Center, 117 Main, Fort Morgan, for Adult Basic Education and supporting services such as GED Preparation, Citizenship Classes, English as a Second Language.
The Bloedorn Center at 300 Main, Fort Morgan, houses Customized Business and Community Service, Continuing Education, Young Farmers, Agriculture and Business Management, and Small Business Development Center.
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