Application process
Metropolitan Community College is an open enrollment institution; however, the recommended first step to enroll is to complete our application 'Apply Now' at https://www.mccneb.edu/Prospective-Students/Enrollment/Apply-Now.aspx. This prompts specific information regarding your next steps in the enrollment process. You may also call the Contact Center for assistance with enrollment at 531-622-2400.
Admission to specific programs
Some programs have specific requirements and a formal admissions process. Among the items generally considered in determining the eligibility of students for admission to programs are educational and occupational experiences and other reasonable standards to ensure that the student possesses the potential to complete the program successfully. The College and programs reserve the right to deny admission to any students who would not be employable in their respective area of study.
The College may require students to provide a medical statement from a physician or background check for admission to a specific program or when it is otherwise in the best interest of the student and/or the College.
Students who do not meet the requirements for a specific program might become eligible after completing appropriate work in developmental studies or prerequisite credit classes.
Full-time vs. part-time status
Students enrolled in 12.0 or more credit hours during a quarter are considered full-time students. Students enrolled in less than 12.0 credit hours during a quarter are considered part-time students.
Students wishing to enroll in more than 25.0 credit hours need to meet with an academic advisor or advocacy or disability support services counselor to request permission. Generally, only students with a 2.5 or higher G.P.A. for the preceding quarters or demonstrated academic success are permitted to carry more than 25.0 credit hours.
Reservation of rights to enrollment
The College reserves the rights to limit the number of students enrolled at the College and/or to specific programs. Decisions regarding enrollment at the College and to specific programs are made in accordance with any lawful criteria and/or procedures, whether published or unpublished, as determined by the College or its officials.
Students with disabilities
MCC is committed to providing appropriate services and accommodations for any student with a documented disability through Disability Support Services (DSS). To be eligible for services, students must identify themselves to DSS and provide documentation of their disability. Once appropriate documentation is received, DSS works with students to determine reasonable accommodations. These accommodations may not always be the same as the student received in high school or at another college or university. DSS counselors are available to assist students with disabilities on an appointment-based system. Contact information for the DSS counselors can be found at mccneb.edu/Current-Students/Student-Tools/Student-Advocacy-and-Accountability/Disability-Support-Services/Contacts.aspx
Visiting students
Students enrolled at other institutions who wish to attend MCC for coursework that transfers back to their home institution must meet the prerequisites or equivalency for the MCC courses. Students may provide an unofficial document to satisfy that requirement. Please call the Contact Center at 531-622-2400 or email enrollmentservices@mccneb.edu for more information.
Students with transfer credits
Transferring to MCC
Students who have attended another college and wish to transfer to MCC to complete a certificate or degree program should complete the application process, call the Contact Center or email enrollmentservices@mccneb.edu to discuss options or to schedule an appointment with an academic advisor to discuss potential transfer of credits. Students who are non-degree seeking at MCC may be required to provide unofficial transcripts to an advisor in order to satisfy prerequisites.
Submitting your official transcripts
Official transcripts are required once students have met with an academic advisor, reviewed their unofficial transcript and declared a major. For advisement questions, call 531-622-2400 to speak with a Contact Center representative or to schedule an appointment with an academic advisor.
To mail official transcripts for evaluation, contact your previous institution and request they send the transcript to:
Metropolitan Community College Attn: Records
P.O. Box 3777
Omaha, NE 68103-0777
Students may also hand deliver an official transcript from another institution to the Records office on the Fort Omaha Campus. The transcript must be in a sealed envelope from that institution.
If students are having their official transcript emailed to MCC through an
electronic transcript provider (Parchment, Scrip-Safe, National Student Clearinghouse, etc.), then it must be emailed to
transcripts@mccneb.edu.
Emailed transcripts that Do Not come from an electronic transcript provider, and ALL faxed transcripts are considered unofficial and are only used for advisement purposes.
Official transcripts are required once students have met with an academic advisor and declared a major. For advisement questions, call 531-622-2400 to speak with a Contact Center representative or to schedule an appointment with an academic advisor.
Transcript evaluation
EVALUATING OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS BASED ON COURSES OF DECLARED MAJOR
Only courses pertaining to the declared program of study will be evaluated. If you would like to have specific courses transferred in, which has not been transferred in and pertains to your major, you must notify the Records office by completing the Transcript Re- evaluation/Specific Course Evaluation Request found under the Student Services Home tab in the portal.
Once courses have been brought in and transcripted, they cannot be removed and will remain on your permanent record.
For advisement questions, please call 531-MCC-2400 to speak with a call center advisor or to schedule an appointment with an advisor. Click on Student Services for campus/center information.
Transcripts are typically evaluated on a course-by-course basis, so we are unable to evaluate requests via email or over the phone. Courses not offered by MCC will not be transferred in nor will the courses that are less in credit/quarter hours than the courses offered here. Click here for the quarter to semester hours conversion chart. For courses not offered by MCC, please see an academic advisor for possible options.
Once a transcript has been received and the student is identified with a declared program of study, it takes approximately five to six weeks for the initial evaluation to be completed. There are several factors which could lengthen the processing time, including retrieval of course descriptions or additional information needed, sending coursework to academic deans for input and during peak Records office periods, i.e., end of a term, graduation.
The following parameters are used to evaluate transcripts.
- Institution must be regionally accredited by one of the following agencies:
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE)
- The Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACS)
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (WASC-ACCJC)
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (WASC-ACSCU)
- Course content must be similar to MCC's
- Grade of C or better must have been received
- Credit hours must be equal
- Courses are evaluated based on the program of study and general education requirements
*Note: Due to content being regularly updated for the following courses, non-MCC courses will only be accepted if they have been taken within a specific time frame:
- HIMS 2400, HIMS 2420 and HIMS 2430 - courses need to have been taken within three years of the current catalog year.
- INFO 1001 - course needs to have been taken within five years of the current catalog year.
Once a transcript has been evaluated, a postcard will be sent informing the student that the results have been posted. Students may log onto their My Services account to view credits that have transferred (My Services for Students, Academic Profile, MCC Unofficial Transcripts). A letter will be sent if no credits are transferred.
Transfer credit is not listed on MCC's transcripts or calculated into the student's GPA. Courses that are transferred in and replace courses taken at MCC may affect the GPA calculation, as transferred courses are not calculated into a student's cumulative GPA.
RE-EVALUATED TRANSCRIPTS
If a student changes his/her academic program of study, a re-evaluation may be requested. To request a re-evaluation, the Transcript Re-evaluation/Specific Course Evaluation Request must be completed. This can be found on in the My Way portal. (Student Services, Student Services Home, Transcript Re-evaluation/Specific Course Evaluation Request)
Requests received via email and phone will be referred to the Transcript Re-evaluation/Specific Course Evaluation Request.
It will take approximately five to six weeks for the initial re-evaluation to be completed. The same criteria used for the initial transcript evaluation will be used.
Once a transcript has been re-evaluated, a postcard will be sent informing the student that the results have been posted. Students may log onto their My Services account to view credits that have transferred (My Services for Students, Academic Profile, MCC Unofficial Transcripts). A letter will be sent if no credits are transferred.
International transcript evaluation
INTERNATIONAL TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION
For students who wish to have an international transcript reviewed by MCC for possible credit transfer, they must first have it evaluated by a credential evaluation consultant. College degrees obtained outside the U.S. are only accepted when interpreted by transcript service members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Click here to access a list of consultants. A student is encouraged to contact any or all of the consultants for cost and information. If a student chooses to have a transcript evaluated by one of the listed consultants, it is strongly encouraged to have a course-by-course review, list the course credit hours for each course and list letter grades (A-F) earned and have the evaluators provide course descriptions.
Once a credential evaluation consultant has reviewed your official transcript, please have them send an official evaluation, along with your official transcript, to:
Metropolitan Community College Records Office
P.O. Box 3777
Omaha, NE 68103-3777
International transcripts that have been evaluated by a credential evaluation consultant will be reviewed using MCC's transcript evaluation guidelines/policies.
International high school diplomas/transcripts may also be reviewed by some of the suggested consultants. Please contact them directly for detailed information.