MCC Opens Free Public Computer Centers

MCC has opened four new public computer centers (PCCs) and will open two more at the end of August. The PCCs, which will be free and open to the public, will give under-resourced residents access to computers for training to help them in the job market and in their personal lives.

“The PCCs will function as one-stop technology centers for launching new opportunities, new careers and personal enrichment, with a specific focus on the unemployed and underemployed populations,” said Rich Prather, PCC director.

The PCCs will be located on each of MCC’s five campuses and at the Pioneer location, a satellite extension of the Penn Valley campus.

The establishment of the PCCs is part of a state-wide Pathways to Broadband Access and Technology Education at Missouri’s Community Colleges project facilitated by the Missouri Department of Higher Education. Funding is provided by

Students need parking stickers

Students receive free parking at MCC, but you need a parking sticker for your car or motorcycle. So pick one up at a campus police/ public safety office if you haven’t done that yet.


The consequences? You could get a fine for not having a parking sticker, or for parking in areas not marked as student parking.

Update from MCC Notify Me message

The Pioneer satellite campus for Metropolitan Community College, located at 18th and Prospect, was locked down this morning as a precaution, while police searched for suspects in the area. The campus was not the target of any incident.

MCC’s alert system was activated to notify students and personnel of the situation.