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Medgar Evers College has the palpable energy and excitement of a school on the rise. Our Central Brooklyn campus, just steps away from the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Museum, is in the midst of the borough’s cultural and economic renaissance. Our commitment to students, families and the communities we serve, helps to drive the change that you currently witness.
At MEC, we lean into your genius, whether you never imagined yourself at college or are applying to our new Honors Program. In these times of economic and social uncertainty, our rigorous curriculum, new degree programs and ever expanding, award-winning faculty produce global citizens who are equipped for high quality jobs.
Our students leave Medgar Evers College with a new understanding of themselves and a commitment to social justice which reflects the legacy of civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers. Our diverse student body is presented with opportunities and new worlds through our Center for Black Literature, the Caribbean Research Center, the Center for Law and Social Justice and The DuBois Bunche Center for Social Policy.
Specialties & Programs
- School of Business: Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Public Administration
- School of Liberal Arts and Sciences: English, World Languages and Cultures, Mass Communication, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Social Work
- School of Education: Developmental & Special Education, Elementary Education, Multicultural Early Childhood
- School of Science, Health and Technology: Biology, Nursing, Mathematics, Chemistry & Environmental Science, Physics, Computer Science
Medgar Evers College at Its Best
The School of Science, Health and Technology is housed in an award-winning 5 story building equipped with multimillion dollar top rated teaching and research equipment, and two core research facilities.
In June 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the Franklin Avenue and President Street Stations in Brooklyn will be formally renamed after Medgar Evers College.
The college offers four academic centers off campus that focus on advocacy as well as research, and are responsible for major contributions to groundbreaking initiatives and policy changes.
Community is an important force in the life and history of the college. Representatives of the local community participated actively in the decision-making, planning and process of founding the school, and even elected the first president of the college themselves.
Key Stats
- Founded in 1970, the youngest senior college
- 7,000+ undergraduate students
- 24 Baccalaureate Degrees
- 9 Associate Degrees