Medgar Evers College

Medgar Evers College
of The City University of New York

Motto	"We Create Success, One Student at a Time."
Type	Public college
Established	July 30, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-07-30)
Academic affiliations	CUMU Space-grant
President	Patricia Ramsey
Undergraduates	7,156
Location	New York, New York , U.S. 40°39′58.71″N 73°57′23.93″W / 40.6663083°N 73.9566472°W / 40.6663083; -73.9566472
Campus	Urban
Colors	Black and gold[1]
Nickname	Cougars
Website	www.mec.cuny.edu

Medgar Evers College is a public college in New York City. It is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), offering baccalaureate and associate degrees. It was established in 1970 in central Brooklyn. It is named after Medgar Wiley Evers, an African American civil rights leader assassinated on June 12, 1963.

The college is divided into four schools: the School of Business, the School of Professional and Community Development, the School of Liberal Arts and Education, and the School of Science, Health, and Technology. The college also operates several external programs and associated centers such as the Male Development and Empowerment Center, the Center for Women's Development, the Center for Black Literature, and the DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy. The college is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.