"I like that at MCC everybody is there to help you whenever you need it. I'm a first generation student and my parents and I didn't know how this worked, and everybody helped me as much as they could. It was a really great experience for me. It made me more confident in myself."
With the help of scholarships from the Foundation, Travis was able to pursue his dream and graduated from MCC’s Nursing program in 2020. About nursing, he says, “There’s just a level of compassion that you have to have that’s difficult to obtain. You have to have a strong heart to get into it.”
Introducing Iqra Dol, a nursing student on her way to her BSN and then to become a nurse practitioner. In the middle of her studies she decided to join the military because she likes a challenge.
The Morgan Community College Foundation provides essential scholarship and program support to Morgan Community College. This support is significant to the operations of the College. In the 2019-2020 school year, the MCC Foundation provided $455,335 in scholarship support and $397,896 in program support. The 2019-2020 school year is the seventh year in a row that the MCC Foundation has been able to offer a scholarship to every student that applied by the priority deadline.
Making a gift to the MCC Foundation is a significant way to show your support for the college and directly impact our students, faculty, programs and community outreach efforts.
$455,335
in scholarship support for 2019-2020
$397,896
in program support for 2019-2020
MCC and the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI)
The MCC Foundation has an exciting opportunity to receive $173,305 in matching funds through the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) on behalf of Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Morgan, Washington and Yuma Counties . Go to the official COSI website to learn more.