Timeline Express Announcements

2003 - MCC’s seventh president, Dr. C. Michele Haney, stabilizes the college after imposed state budget cuts and initiates new accreditation process. Wray Center moves to new building.

2001 - Ground is broken for the Automotive Technology building to be called Elm Hall.

2000 - MCC serves seven counties in Eastern Colorado Morgan, Washington, Yuma, Lincoln, Kit Carson, Adams and Arapahoe. More than 3,000 students enroll each year and more than 330 instructors and staff are employed. Renovation begins for Aspen, Cottonwood and Spruce...

1999 - Groundbreaking for Student Center; furnishings provided by the Jack Petteys Memorial Foundation of Brush as a memorial to Anna C. Petteys.

1996 - Dr. John McKay becomes the sixth president of MCC. Expansion of Learning Resource Center begins.

1992 - MCC signs an agreement for an exchange program with Yamagata Prefectural College of Agriculture in Yamagata, Japan. MCC is granted an unconditional re-accreditation by North Central Association.

1991 - Dr. Richard Bond takes the reins as fifth president at MCC.

1990 - Associate Degree in Nursing approved. MCC’s Small Business Development Center helps administer disaster relief funds to the victims of a tornado in Limon.

1989 - First "distance learner", Barbara Kershaw of Wray, graduates. Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society chartered.

1988 - Bennett, Wray, Burlington, Woodlin, Seibert, and Hugo high schools hold MCC courses delivered by television or Op-Tel.