International Students
MVCC has grown in its international student interest over the years. In the late 1970s, the college had only about 40 international students. After a few years in 1984, no international students were enrolled in the college. Throughout this time, Diane Viverito, then an assistant dean at the college, gathered research about the international student population. She stated that the reason for the diminished number of foreign students was because “the college was not welcoming to international students.” In 1989, the college started a program to appeal to students of other countries and to aid them in their academic endeavors, and as a result, the international student population has grown to about 300 in the present day.
Many accommodations are now made for international students at MVCC. Some of these accommodations are listed below:
- Intensive English Program(in lieu of the TOEFL)
- Airport Arrival Service
- Housing Assistance
- Cross Cultural Counseling
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