Mercer County Community College

The Student Center, Welcome Center, and Library in 2016 As an open enrollment college, the student body of MCCC reflects the diverse county around it. In terms of racial diversity, it is 37% white, 26% black, and 26% Hispanic, 10% are mixed race, and 4% are international students. The student body is 52.6% female. While 45% of students are in the typical junior college age range of 18–20 years old, there are a significant number of "non-traditional" aged students . More than 8% of students are age 40 and up. [ 2 ] MCCC also has a program for students with intellectual disabilities, known as the DREAM program, allowing them to be integrated into mainstream classes with support from mentors through the Academic Student Resources division. [ 5 ]

The Quad in 2014 Established in 2006, MCCC's Honors program offers course sections across the curriculum that give academically strong students opportunities for greater challenge. Honors classes feature smaller, seminar-style classes. Students are encouraged to lead discussion and the pace and depth of learning is generally more vigorous than in standard sections. Students participate in annual Honors Conferences. [ 6 ] Depending on the number of Honors courses they have completed, students may receive an Honors cord at graduation and recognition on their transcripts. In addition to state schools such as Rutgers University and The College of New Jersey , Honors Program students are known for gaining admission to other transfer schools. [ 7 ]

MCCC has a 385-seat on-campus community performing arts center, Kelsey Theatre, which hosts local production company performances as well as student plays and musicals throughout the year. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Typically twenty or more different full length productions are performed per year with additional summer series and a kids program known as Tomato Patch. [ 10 ] [ 8 ] [ 11 ] The academic Theatre and Dance programs include an Associate of Fine Arts programs for students intending to move directly into performing arts careers, and an Associates of Arts degree track for students seeking transfer to four-year colleges. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The Theatre program is also home to the college's Drama Club, which produces Late Night Series , a twice-monthly open-mic night on campus. In 2019, the student production of "Desires of a Criminal, a Devised Theatrical Collage" was selected to appear at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). [ 14 ]

Students from The College VOICE at MCCC, where they won 18 awards from the New Jersey Press Foundation in 2019 The newspaper of Mercer County Community College is known for a diverse staff that mirrors the diversity of the campus population. The College VOICE student newspaper at MCCC is known as one of the top state and national papers in its division. With a staff size that fluctuates from 4 to 15 students per semesters, The VOICE is known for its award-winning investigative reporting and coverage of local news events not being covered as area papers have gone under or faced major staff cuts in the last 15 years. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The paper, originally founded in 1968 and named after the famed Village Voice newspaper in New York , has faced occasional hiatuses, but since 2008 has seen a redevelopment with two new media advisers and expanded connection to the college's journalism classes. [ 18 ] The VOICE earned the General Excellence top award from the New Jersey Press Foundation in 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019. [ 19 ] In 2010 The VOICE was named Best All-Around Non-Daily Two Year newspaper in the nation in the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards. Since that time the two-year division has been discontinued but The VOICE has gone on to win and place 25 times in the Mark of Excellence Region 1 awards and has earned 6 national finalist awards competing against four-year colleges. [ 20 ] In 2010 The VOICE , which produces print editions every three weeks throughout the academic year, added an online edition that includes breaking news and multimedia content. The website won top honors from the New Jersey Press Foundation in 2018 and 2019. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The VOICE is open to all students on campus and the staff composition mirrors the racial, ethnic, political, sexual, religious, and socio-economic diversity on campus.