The college also has off-site learning at the Applied Technologies Center, Monroe County Public Safety Training Facility, and offers online classes.

[4] In 1961, community leaders, led by local physician Samuel J. Stabins, established the college to prepare students to work in healthcare.

[5] That same year, MCC became part of the SUNY system,[4] and its program offerings were expanded to prepare graduates for employment, or transfer to a four-year institution.

[citation needed] Initially, the college was lodged in East High School located at 410 Alexander Street.

[7] Of the approximately 25,000+ students who take classes through Monroe Community College annually, 65 percent are under 25 years old, and more than half are women.

MCC is home to over 60 chartered clubs and organizations, including an online radio station (WMCC) and a regular newspaper, The Monroe Doctrine.

The CAB sponsors on-campus activities such as Freestyle Fridays, Fall Fest and Spring Fling.

Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs, has a chapter on the MCC campus.

[citation needed] MCC offers smart classrooms, interactive videoconferencing capabilities, eight electronic learning centers, the Warshof Conference Center, dental clinic, fitness and dance studios, a synthetic turf field, and a variety of dining and restaurant options.