Montserrat Community College (MCC) is a post-16 years of age
community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an "open enrollment" for students who have graduated from high school (also known as senior sec ...
in
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
Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations
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(CAPE) courses (
sixth-form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A Levels, Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) and the International Baccalaureate Di ...
and
associate degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree.
The fi ...
),
[Cape Associate Degree Programme]
" Montserrat Community College. Retrieved on November 24, 2017. as well as tertiary vocational courses in construction and cosmetology.
" Montserrat Community College. Retrieved on November 24, 2017. "The Montserrat Community College was established under the Montserrat Community College Act
2003 ..
History
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,
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, 2003. , 9780749440640. p
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as well as sixth-form college.
" Montserrat Community College. Retrieved on November 27, 2017. The community college was built with an estimated cost of more than six million
Eastern Caribbean dollar
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s; it was funded by the UK
Department for International Development
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and the
European Union
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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.]
See also
* Education in Montserrat
Education in Montserrat is compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 14, and free up to the age of 17. ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.'' The Government of Montserrat developed an Education ...
References
External links
Montserrat Community College
Community colleges
Sixth form colleges in British Overseas Territories
Schools in Montserrat
Universities and colleges in British Overseas Territories
2003 establishments in British Overseas Territories
Educational institutions established in 2003
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