About MSC
Matanuska-Susitna College (MSC) is an extended college of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). The University of Alaska Anchorage has been accredited by the Northwest Commission
on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) since 1974. MSC was changed from its previous
designation as a community college by University System restructuring in 1987. Now
serving over 1,000 students per semester, MSC was known originally as Palmer Community
College, and provided its first course offerings to residents of the Matanuska and
Susitna Valleys in 1958. In 1963, when the Borough government was formed, the name
of the College was changed to correspond to the boundaries of the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough. The main campus is located on a 950 acre site on Trunk Road, about halfway
between Palmer and Wasilla. A modern 102,676 square foot facility houses the majority
of the educational activities.