{{Short description|College in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox university | name = Mayland Community College | type = [[Public college|Public]] [[community college]] | established = {{start date and age|1970}} | parent = [[North Carolina Community College System]] | president = John Boyd | city = [[Spruce Pine, North Carolina|Spruce Pine]] | state = North Carolina | country = United States | campus_type = [[Rural]] | sports_nickname = Mountain Lions | website = {{URL|https://www.mayland.edu/}} }} '''Mayland Community College''' is a [[Public college|public]] [[community college]] in [[Spruce Pine, North Carolina]]. The college also operates learning centers in [[Newland, North Carolina|Newland]] and [[Burnsville, North Carolina|Burnsville]], North Carolina. The college's name is derived from the three counties it primarily serves: [[Mitchell County, North Carolina|Mitchell]], [[Avery County, North Carolina|Avery]], and [[Yancey County, North Carolina|Yancey]]. It is part of the [[North Carolina Community College System]].
Mayland Community College was first chartered as Mayland Technical Institute in February 1970 by the General Assembly of North Carolina upon recommendations by the State Board of Education, the Advisory Budget Commission, and Governor [[Robert W. Scott]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Our History {{!}} Mayland|url = http://www.mayland.edu/about-mayland/our-history|website = www.mayland.edu|access-date = 2016-02-21}}</ref> The president of the college has been Dr. John C. Boyd since 2010.
Mayland offers a variety of curriculum programs, including numerous college transfer options, as well as nursing, adult education, distance learning, and dual enrollment for high school students. To assist the local workforce, MCC provides workforce development and continuing education courses that directly serve the needs of local and regional businesses and industries, as well as the civic and cultural interests of the community.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About Mayland {{!}} Mayland|url = http://www.mayland.edu/about-mayland|website = www.mayland.edu|access-date = 2016-02-20}}</ref>
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== External links== *[http://www.mayland.edu Official website]
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[[Category:Two-year colleges in the United States]] [[Category:North Carolina Community College System colleges]]