St. Louis Community College–Meramec

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St. Louis Community College–Meramec
Motto	"Expanding Minds. Changing Lives."
Type	Public, community
Established	1972
Parent institution	STLCC System
Students	12,000
Location	Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S. 38°34′06″N 90°25′14″W / 38.5684°N 90.4205°W / 38.5684; -90.4205
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Navy and silver
Nickname	Archers
Website	www.stlcc.edu/mc/

St. Louis Community College–Meramec (also known as STLCC-Meramec or Meramec) campus is located in the suburb of Kirkwood, Missouri. Meramec is the largest community college in Missouri with over 12,000 undergraduate and transfer students. Along with the 78-acre (31.6 ha) main campus in Kirkwood, Meramec operates one satellite campus in South St. Louis County - Meramec's South County Education and University Center. The college is named after the Meramec River that meanders through central Missouri before emptying into the Mississippi River at the border between St. Louis and Jefferson Counties.

History

St. Joseph College opened in 1889 on the site of the present day STLCC-Meramec campus The school was a small private Catholic college from 1889 until the early 1960s. When the college closed the land was redeveloped into the modern STLCC campus.

Notable programs

Meramec has many programs of study and offers a wide variety of associate degrees, some of the most popular being Business, Accounting, Music, Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Education. Meramec also has an extensive Horticulture program; the gardens and greenhouses can be seen on the southwestern part of campus from Big Bend Road. The student newspaper, the Montage, has won the MCMA-Missouri College Media Association's best two-year college newspaper in Missouri.

Meramec athletics

STLCC operates as a single entity in athletic competition; Meramec students are permitted to participate if eligible.

Meramec serves as the "home field" for Men's Baseball, Women's Soccer, Women's Softball and Women's Volleyball.

Prior to STLCC consolidating all athletic programs under one banner, STLCC-Meramec participated under the name Magic.

Notable former athletes

Zak Cummings, 2x NJCAA Wrestling National Qualifier; professional mixed martial artist for the UFC's Welterweight Division
David Freese (2002–03), Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2011 NLCS and 2011 World Series MVP.
Jason High, 2x National Wrestling Championship qualifier; current mixed martial artist formerly for the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Michael Johnson (fighter), wrestler; The Ultimate Fighter 12 finalist, MMA fighter, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the UFC

References

http://www.stlcc.edu/about/history.html
http://www.meramecmontage.com/news/the-enrolling-stones-1.1528214
College Search - St. Louis Community College at Meramec - At a Glance
Kirkwood Neighborhood Fact Sheet
"Helpful Websites".
http://www.stlcc.edu/mc/dept/hortcltr/index.htm
"Home". meramecmontage.com.
"St. Louis CC" (PDF).
"Zak Cummings UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
Verducci, Tom (February 13, 2012). "The New Man In St. Louis: Nobody, least of all David Freese, saw this coming: The World Series MVP is a hero in his hometown—and, after the departure of Albert Pujols, the Cardinals' cornerstone". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-17. Says Dattoli, "From the first day of batting practice there was a different sound of the ball coming off his bat. I remember telling him, 'You're going to be my first major leaguer.'"
"Jason High UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
"Michael Johnson UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.

External links

v t e St. Louis Community College
Colleges	Florissant Valley Forest Park Meramec Wildwood

v t e Community colleges in Greater St. Louis
East Central College East St. Louis Community College Center Jefferson College Lewis and Clark Community College St. Charles Community College St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley Forest Park Meramec Wildwood Southwestern Illinois College Granite City

v t e Colleges and universities in Greater St. Louis
Two-year colleges	East Central College Jefferson College (Hillsboro, Arnold, Northwest & Imperial) Lewis and Clark Community College (Godfrey & N.O.Nelson) St. Charles Community College St. Louis Community College (Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec & Wildwood) Southwestern Illinois College (Belleville, Granite City & Red Bud)
Four-year colleges	Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College Blackburn College Fontbonne University Greenville University Harris–Stowe State University Kenrick–Glennon Seminary Lindenwood University Logan University Maryville University Midwest University Missouri Baptist University Principia Ranken Technical College St. Louis University St. Louis Christian College Stevens Institute of Business and Arts Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville University of Missouri–St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis Webster University
Professional/graduate schools	Aquinas Institute of Theology Concordia Seminary Covenant Theological Seminary Eden Theological Seminary Urshan Graduate School of Theology
Six-year colleges	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

Colleges and universities in Missouri

Public
institutions

University of Missouri System	University of Missouri Missouri University of Science and Technology University of Missouri–Kansas City University of Missouri–St. Louis