Montserrat Community College (MCC) is a post-16 years of age

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Salem, Montserrat Salem is the most populous town in Montserrat, a British overseas territory in the West Indies, situated on the western coast of the island, in St Peter Parish. Salem was evacuated after the 1997 volcanic eruptions on the island but has since b ...

, offering

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" Montserrat Community College. Retrieved on November 24, 2017. as well as tertiary vocational courses in construction and cosmetology.
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Historically Montserrat Technical College (MTC) was in operation, and additionally the

Montserrat Secondary School The Montserrat Secondary School, often referred to for short as MSS, is the only pre-16 years of age secondary school on the island of Montserrat. The school's campus is currently located in Salem. Prior to 2004 it was responsible for Montserrat ...

(MSS) provided vocational education,World of Information Staff. ''Americas Review 2003-2004''.

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as well as sixth-form college.
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s; it was funded by the UK

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. Montserrat Community College Act 2003 established the college. MCC opened in 2004, taking over sixth-form studies from MSS. Initially classes were held at the former Salem Primary School. MCC's current campus opened on August 28, 2005. “For the past two years’ students at the college have undertaken short weekly personal development sessions entitled ‘My Time’ on a range of topics from Financial Planning and Savings to managing stress, sexuality and ethics.” In 2015, principal Vernie Clarice Barnes presented a weekly personal development sessions on a range of subjects including management of stress, financial planning, sexuality and morality to the students. Barnes resigned as principal of the college in October 2017.

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