The continually expanding James Kerney Campus, located in the heart of New Jersey's capital city, Trenton, serves as an educational and cultural hub for urban residents.

Medical programs such as Nursing and Radiography require application for admission and students must past licensure exams to complete.

[5] Notable alumni include Trey Anastasio founder and lead vocalist for Phish, Heath Fillmyer pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, and Kenneth R. Rosen, reporter for The New York Times.

[5] Established in 2006, MCCC's Honors program offers course sections across the curriculum that give academically strong students opportunities for greater challenge.

[11][12] Typically twenty or more different full length productions are performed per year with additional summer series and a kids program known as Tomato Patch.

In 2019 the student production of "Desires of a Criminal, a Devised Theatrical Collage" was selected to appear at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).

[18][19][20] The paper, originally founded in 1968 and named after the famed Village Voice newspaper in New York, has faced occasional hiatuses, but since 2008 has seen a redevelopment with two new media advisers and expanded connection to the college's journalism classes.

[22] In 2010 The VOICE was named Best All-Around Non-Daily Two Year newspaper in the nation in the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards.

VOICE alumni have gone on to jobs at media outlets including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Newsweek Mexico, and NBC 7 San Diego.

In 2005 the college received a grant of $150,000 from Steve Riggio, chief executive of Barnes & Noble, to help establish the DREAM (Developing Real Expectations for Achieving Mastery) program.

All three teams, men's soccer, baseball and softball, won Region XIX Division II Championships in the 2017–2018 season.

Participation is limited to students given permission by their high school and who meet admissions criteria including standardized test scores.

These options can enable students to accelerate their college graduation by allowing them to enter their freshman year with advanced academic standing.

The program is open to students with strong GPAs, typically 3.25 or above, from sending public schools, and is designed for those looking for advancement in specific fields including:[36] Five universities offer programs on MCCC's campuses for students having completed their associate degrees, and who wish to stay on-site to earn their Bachelor's and even master's degrees.

[39] In fall of 2018 MCCC broke ground on a new University Center building on the West Windsor, New Jersey campus.

The Student television station is transmitted to all of Mercer County, via cable TV channel 26 on the Comcast, Cablevision, reaching up to 90,000 households.

[48] WWFM: The Classical Network is owned by MCCC and broadcasts on 89.1 MHz (HD Radio) from the West Windsor campus.