Campus is abundant in recreational activities and services

MHCC is a campus brimming with a wide variety of opportunities and services available at little to no cost to MHCC students and the surrounding community. The Advocate wants to remind everyone of the sometimes hidden gems that exist easily within arm’s reach.

Our Cosmetology Department has a full service salon and offers many services such as haircuts, styling and highlights, and nail care and waxing for both men and women. The cost of most of these services is cheaper than a regular salon as the people working there are students. Our students will receive 10 percent off most services. This on-campus service is a great thing for students to book an appointment in between their classes. If you have a few extra hours, it is a great way to relax while being pampered at school.

Our Allied Health Program offers a dental clinic on campus that is open to low-income adults and children at a low cost. The clinic is open during all terms, except summer. The services offered include X-rays, fluoride treatments and sealant application.

The Learning Success Center located in AC3300 and 3333 on the third floor of the library offers invaluable assistance to anyone in need of some help with one of their courses. The LSC offers drop-in tutoring for most subjects, including math, physics, engineering, accounting, statistics, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, ESL, geology, Japanese, American Sign Language, Spanish, French and German and public speaking. Math is the only subject that is tutored at all days and times; all other subjects have specific days and times. The center is a free service that needs to be taken advantage of by students on campus. But the center also offers a variety of help in areas such as test-taking, dealing with test anxiety and other study tips.

Our Aquatic Center offers free admission to MHCC students and low cost admission for other adults and children, during open recreation swims at designated times on Fridays and Saturdays. The Advocate feels that the current options for free to low cost services and activities are great options for students to take advantage of. Also located in the aquatic center is the rock wall, which is open to students for a nominal fee of $5.

A few great outdoor options for free activities are the hiking trails in what is known as the Back 40. If one takes a stroll toward the east and through the Visual Arts Village, eventually you will come to a field that leads to several trails into “the wild” (with a buddy, of course). One trail leads to the pond on campus, which may be another not-very-well-known landmark on campus.

MHCC allows kids ages 14 and under to fish in the pond. Our campus gymnasium offers open gym and open weight room on weekdays from noon to 1p.m.

All of the aforementioned services are on campus for all students to enjoy; we encourage our fellow classmates to take advantage of these activities and services on campus.