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<br />Quality of Life <br />EDUCATION <br /> <br />~....._...... <br />.... . <br />'*. .....'...:..........:,.......",..... ". <br />.;ilO:;":" :.:" .,.... .::".::>::..:.::.:.. .:.". . <br />. .,.... ...:..~:. ..'"., ..:%-:-- .:."..:: ..:: <br />..:~::. ....:. ..:.:.: :;.~ ".::.' : .{;.. .:.\::{::-..:;,... <br /> <br /> <br />.~~, >~ '",'2/"i>~ <br /> <br /> <br />Morgan Community College is a two-year public community college fully accredited by the North <br />Central Association of Colleges and Schools with its main campus in Fort Morgan. Since its first class <br />in 1970, MCC has been offering lower division college courses for transfer to four-year institutions; <br />occupational courses and programs for job entry, upgrading, and retraining; developmental courses; <br />and courses to improve and promote the general welfare of the community. <br /> <br />LIBRARIES <br /> <br />SCHOOLS <br />9 elementary and junior high schools, 4 high <br />schools, 5 private and parochial, 1 community <br />college, 73 state licensed day care facilities. <br /> <br />Special Needs <br /> <br />Specialized and individualized assistance is <br />available for students who are handicapped or <br />who have learning disabjljties. <br /> <br />* Student- Teacher Ratio 16.2 <br />* Graduate Rate 82.2% <br />* Drop-out Rate 2.1% <br />* Total enrollment 1991 4,84 i <br />* SAT & ACT above average scores <br /> <br />HEALTH CARE <br /> <br />Hospitals 2 <br />Nursing Homes 3 <br />Alternative care Facilities 4 <br />Retirement Facilities 4 <br />Dentists 13 <br /> <br />Morgan County Communications Center <br />provides 24 hour public safety dispatch for 26 <br />agencies in Morgan County, answers enhanced <br />911, Police, Fire and Ambulance calls for <br />emergency/non-emergency response and <br />emergency medical dispatching. Ambulance <br />service is county owned and staffed with 32 <br />volunteers, all of whom are certified EMT's. <br /> <br />-~ <br /> <br />There are two public libraries in Morgan <br />County, located in Brush and Fort Morgan. <br />Both are in modern, aesthetically pleasing <br />buildings set in city parks. They offer over <br />60,000 volumes as well as other varied <br />services which include programs for both adults <br />and children. They are both members of the <br />Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL). <br />This system allows patrons to access other <br />libraries' collection, both in and out of state. <br /> <br />Age and Sex Data <br />Morgan County <br /> <br />Female <br />11.058 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />22-34 <br />4,133 <br /> <br />Male <br />10.881 <br /> <br />50-64 <br />2,923 <br /> <br />10utOII: Dept. o' Looal .......,. <br />