Metropolitan Community College aims to transform the way community education is delivered for the next generation. Working with a community liaison, MCC North Express is designed to serve the unique needs of the neighborhood. For more information, call MCC North Express at 531-MCC-5000 or email at mccnorthexpress@mccneb.edu.
MCC North Express occupies nearly 10,000 square-feet of space on the third floor of the Highlander Accelerator building. The learning center is strategically positioned in the middle of the neighborhood, enabling students and community members the ability to have educational resources close by. Services provided are purposefully designed as stepping stones to initiate next steps toward college or a career. In the fall of 2019, Metropolitan Community College debuted the permanent exhibit Science on a Sphere at MCC North Express.
Location:
Highlander Accelerator Building
2112 N. 30th St. Omaha, NE 68111 (third floor)
Learning opportunities will be available for all types of learners seeking to improve their knowledge, including:
- Age 3 to senior citizen
- Job seekers
- Entrepreneurs
- Re-entry
- Youth
NOAA Science on a Sphere
At MCC North Express, you’ll find Nebraska’s only National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Science on a Sphere exhibit. With this amazing room-sized global display, take courses about our world in the stars, animal migration, climate change and biodiversity (just to name a few). Find a list of this quarter’s SOS classes at mccneb.edu/sos.
Continuing Education
Explore a diverse assortment of noncredit MCC Continuing Education courses, varying from free coding clubs for young girls to writing classes and creating costumes for beginners and anywhere in between. Find a list of this quarter’s Continuing Education classes at mccneb.edu/ce.
Adult Education
Sign up for our GED and ESL courses through the MCC Adult Education program in collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Education. Perks include free GED testing, NorthStar Digital Literacy curriculum and completing work-ready certificates in your very first class. If interested, contact the Adult Education’s student services team at 531-622-4060 or adulted@mccneb.edu.
Highlander Community
MCC North Express is proud to be a part of the Highlander neighborhood — a purpose-built community comprised of high-quality housing, thriving educational sites and recreational facilities, all led through the vision of the Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp. Find more information on this amazing community at seventyfivenorth.org.
Check out this story about the Highlander Accelerator Development on KMTV.
