Mid-Plains Community College (MPCC) is a public
community college in southwest
Nebraska with seven campuses: one in
McCook, two in
North Platte
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, and four community campuses in
Broken Bow,
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,
Ogallala and
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. The college was established by the
Nebraska Legislature in 1973. It was created by a merger of McCook Junior College, North Platte Junior College, and Mid-Plains Vocational Technical School in North Platte. McCook Junior College, founded in 1926, was the oldest two-year institution in Nebraska the time of the merger.
Athletics
Mid-Plains's campuses that sponsor athletics operate separate athletic programs, and neither plays games under the "Mid-Plains" name; the McCook campus plays as the McCook CC Indians, while the North Platte campuses complete as the North Platte CC Knights.
[https://npccknights.com/] Both are members of the
Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference
Region 9 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) consists of 17 colleges from Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming.
Members Colorado Community College Athletic Conference
* Lamar Community College
*Northeastern Junior Colle ...
of the
NJCAA.
References
External links
Official website
Two-year colleges in the United States
Community colleges in Nebraska
1973 establishments in Nebraska
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