Metropolitan Community College (Missouri)

Metropolitan Community College
Penn Valley campus
Former name
  • Kansas City Polytechnic Institute
  • Junior College of Kansas City
  • Blue River Community College
  • Longview Community College
  • Maple Woods Community College
  • Penn Valley Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1915 (1915) (as Kansas City Polytechnic Institute)
AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Endowment$6.52 million (2023)
Budget$123.1 million (2023-24)
ChancellorDr. Kimberly Beatty
Vice-ChancellorDr. John M. Chawana
Total staff
1,000
Students13,178 (2023)
Location,
United States
Campus550 acres (220 ha) (total)
LanguageEnglish
Colors   Royal blue and white
NicknameWolves
Websitemcckc.edu

Metropolitan Community College (MCC or MCCKC) is a public community college system in the U.S. state of Missouri. The system consists of four physical campuses in Kansas City, Independence, and Lee's Summit, as well as the MCC-Online campus. The campuses had a total enrollment of 13,376 for the fall semester of 2023. The college's athletic teams are known as the Wolves. It is not affiliated with Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska.