St. Louis Community College–Meramec (also known as STLCC-Meramec or Meramec) campus is located in the suburb of

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. Meramec is the largest community college in Missouri with over 12,000 undergraduate and transfer students. Along with the 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

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at the border between

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History

St. Joseph College opened in 1889 on the site of the present day STLCC-Meramec campus The school was a small private

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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

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, 2x NJCAA Wrestling National Qualifier; professional

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for the

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's Welterweight Division *

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(2002–03),

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player for the

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, 2011 NLCS and 2011 World Series MVP. *

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, 2x National Wrestling Championship qualifier; current

formerly for the

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, wrestler;

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finalist,

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fighter, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the

References

External links

St. Louis Community College STLCC-MeramecMeramec Montage Newspaper
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Meramec Meramec is a name for several places in the United States: * Meramec River in Missouri * Meramec Caverns on the Meramec River * Meramec State Park in Missouri See also

* Merrimac (disambiguation) * Merrimack (disambiguation) * Meramec (series) ...

Two-year colleges in the United States Universities and colleges in St. Louis County, Missouri Educational institutions established in 1972 1972 establishments in Missouri Community colleges in Missouri