Become a Student
Gather Information
- Request more information about MCC!
- Search for current courses offered.
- Review our Pathway's page for current degrees & certificates offered at MCC.
- Find more information on our Future Students webpage.
- If you are a student who regularly attends another college and is taking a minimester or summer course only, go to our Minimester & Summer Admissions Checklist.
- If you are an international student, visit our International Students page for more information about enrolling at MCC.
- Review our current academic catalog.
- Request a Campus Tour.
Apply to MCC
MCC's Institutional Application
If you did not attend MCC during the last year, you must submit an updated application.
After applying, you can start on the Steps (below) to Get Enrolled.
If you did not attend MCC during the last year, you must submit an updated application.
After applying, you can start on the Steps (below) to Get Enrolled.
Apply for Financial Aid
- Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid - FAFSA.
- Find information on MCC's scholarships and other financial aid options.
Submit Transcript(s), Test Scores, & Shot Record
Submit your Transcript(s)
Which transcripts do I submit? Choose an option below according to your status.
- High School Graduate (never attended college before)
- Request a transcript by contacting your high school.
- GED or High School Equivalency (never attend college before)
- College Transfer (attended any college in the past)
- Request college transcripts through www.GetMyTranscript.com or contact your previous college's Records department or Registrar's office.
Submit your Test Scores
In order to determine your readiness for college-level courses, MCC will need your Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA or TSIA2) scores or you may provide proof of exemption.
- I need to take the TSIA.
- I've already taken the TSIA.
- Request digital delivery through ACCUPLACER or complete the TSIA Request Form.
- I'd like to find out if I'm exempted from taking the TSIA test.
You may also mail or deliver in-person your test scores to Highlander Central on campus.
Submit your proof of the Bacterial Meningitis Immunization
- Are you under the age of 22? If so, Texas law requires you to show proof of immunization against bacterial meningitis. Find out how to submit this documentation. Or deliver your documentation of immunization to Highlander Central in the Enrollment Services Center.
- If you are only taking online courses, you do not need to submit your shot record.
Advising
Important: Please be sure you have submitted all the documents above (transcript(s), test scores, and shot record) before you meet with your advisor.
Do I need to meet with an advisor?
Do I need to meet with an advisor?
- MCC requires our students to meet with their advisor each semester. Find out how here.
- If you are a student who regularly attends another college and are taking a minimester or summer course only, you do not have to meet with an advisor. For the next steps, go to our Minimester & Summer Admissions checklist.
Before you can register for your classes, you will need to check your account for any holds.
Once you have met with your advisor and have taken care of any holds on your account, you can Register for your Classes in MyMCC. For tech help, email helpdesk@mclennan.edu or contact your advisor.
Pay For Your Classes
How do I pay?
New Student Orientation (NSO)
How do I buy my textbooks?
- Review the Payment Deadlines for each semester.
- If you are receiving a Pell grant or federal loan, your tuition will automatically be deducted from your account.
- Any funds remaining, after your tuition and books have been paid, will be distributed to you according to your refund preferences.
- If you are paying your tuition with cash, check, or credit card, visit MCC's Business Office or visit the Business Office's webpage for more information.
New Student Orientation (NSO)
- As a new student, we invite you to attend our New Student Orientation (NSO)to learn everything you need to know about being a student at MCC.
How do I buy my textbooks?
- Books may be purchased online or in-person at the McLennan Bookstore in the Michaelis Academic Center on campus.
- If you are planning to purchase books with your remaining financial aid, stop by the Business Office to get your ID card in order to present it at the McLennan Bookstore for payment.
Important final steps to get started
Check your new MCC student email
Your MCC student email address will be used for all MCC communications; so, it is very important that you know you have an MCC student email and that you read it and use it daily.- Learn more about your student email account.
Get your student ID & parking sticker
- You may pick up your student ID at the Business Office in the Administration building on campus or order your student ID online.
- In order to receive your parking sticker, you will need to bring your car's license plate number to the Business Office in the Administration building on campus.
Check your class schedule
- Log-in to MyMCC, click on the Student menu and find your schedule under Academic Profile.