Mott Community College (officially Charles Stewart Mott Community College or abbreviated MCC) is a public

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in Flint, Michigan. It is named for politician, businessman, and philanthropist

Charles Stewart Mott Charles Stewart Mott (June 2, 1875 – February 18, 1973) was an American industrialist and businessman, a co-founder of General Motors, philanthropist, and the 50th and 55th mayor of Flint, Michigan. Mott is the figure most responsible for foun ...

. Its district is the same as the

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and is governed by an elected board of trustees. The college offers 61 associate degrees and 40 pre-associate certificates. It also has satellite campuses in nearby

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, Fenton, Lapeer, and

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. The majority of students come from Genesee, Lapeer, and northwest Oakland County.

History

Founded in 1923 by the City of Flint Board of Education, Flint Junior College held classes in

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. In 1920, the school district purchased the Old Grove sanitarium plus 60 adjacent acres in 1920. With increased enrollment in the high school and junior college, the college moved in 1931 to the Oak Grove Campus. In 1946

granted $1 million towards building a four-year college. A development committee was started based on the offer for future funding of a College and Cultural Center with more than $30 million pledged by the early 1960s. This funded a new campus on of donated

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land. The first building constructed in 1954 was The Ballenger Field House. This campus opened in 1955. By that time, the college's name was Flint Community Junior College. The college was turned into a county-wide institution with a referendum and millage proposal passing the voters in 1969. To reflect this, Flint Community Junior College was renamed Genesee Community College on July 5, 1970. In 1973, it was renamed to Charles Stewart Mott College after the death of C.S. Mott.

Athletics

MCC's sports teams are called the Bears.Their Men's Basketball team won the 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2012 national

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games. In 2001, 2004, and 2011 they were the division runners-up.

Notable alumni

* John Jasinski, Northwest Missouri State University presidentFlint native John Jasinski named president of Northwest Missouri State University - mlive.com - June 23, 2009
/ref> * Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson, aircraft engineer and aeronautical innovator who organized the Lockheed Skunk Works *

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, US Senator *

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, politician *

Scott Swedorski Scott Swedorski is the founder of Tucows (The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software), a large Internet domain name reseller, and Internet service provider. History Scott served in the military and then received an associate degree from Mott Co ...

, founder of

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and Vice President of distribution and marketing at

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* Justus Thigpen, basketball player, first NBA player from Flint. Played for Pittsburgh Pipers, as well as the Detroit Pistons and Kansas City-Omaha Kings. * Terrence Watson (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Premier League

References

External links

Official website
{{authority control Education in Flint, Michigan Community colleges in Michigan Michigan Community College Athletic Association Two-year colleges in the United States Educational institutions established in 1923 Universities and colleges in Genesee County, Michigan NJCAA athletics 1923 establishments in Michigan Charles Stewart Mott