MCC Dental Hygiene Program Seeks Patients
Published Friday, September 6, 2013MCC Dental Hygiene Program Mesa Community College's dental hygiene program is looking for patients who have not received dental hygiene care in the past three years or longer. Requirements of the students’ clinical education call for challenging cases. The program is seeking people who have been diagnosed with periodontal disease and have never been treated as well as people suffering other...
Children's Play at MCC Theatre
Published Wednesday, September 4, 2013East of the Sun and West of the Moon The Theatre & Film Arts Department at Mesa Community College is presenting a play for young audiences, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, written by Nancy Willard and directed by Matthew Allen, on September 26 and 27 at 7 pm and September 28 at 2 pm, at the Theatre Outback, located on the south side of the MCC’s Southern and Dobson Campus in Mesa....
MCC Joins in Efforts to Assist Paz de Cristo
Published Wednesday, September 4, 2013Empty Bowls Event It may take a village to raise a child, but sometimes it takes a village to sustain the village itself. Such was the case when a fire broke out at Paz de Cristo Community Center this past spring, rendering the center’s kitchen unusable. The center, which serves about 200 meals to those in need in the East Valley each night, was unsure how it would continue its mission to help...
Author and History Expert to Speak
Published Wednesday, September 4, 2013Eduardo Pagán In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Mesa Community College welcomes Eduardo Pagán to the Southern and Dobson Campus on Sept. 24. Pagán is a co-host of History Detectives on PBS, an ASU history professor and author of several books. Pagán’s books include Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A.; Historic Photos of Phoenix; and Remembering...
EMT Program Offers High Returns
Published Friday, August 23, 2013Fire Science Online Ranks Programs EMT Program Fire Science Online, a resource for fire science and first responder education and career information, has identified the 80 EMT degree programs that offer the highest returns on investment. The list recognizes the colleges and universities across the country with significantly lower than average tuition rates in states where firefighters are paid...
Lucas Bodine, New ASMCC President
Published Monday, August 19, 2013Lucas Bodine Mesa Community College student Lucas Bodine will serve as the 2013-14 President for the Associated Students of Mesa Community College. ASMCC works to advance the needs and interest of all students by promoting and maintaining a democratic form of student government by uniting students, faculty, staff and administration. Lucas comes from a family with strong ties to MCC. His...
MCC Ranked Top Fire Science College
Published Friday, August 16, 2013Fire Science Online Identifies Fire Science Programs With Highest ROI Fire Science Program Fire Science Online, a resource for fire science education and career information, has identified MCC as one of the 90 fire science degree programs that offer the highest returns on investment. The list recognizes the colleges and universities across the country with significantly lower-than-average...
MCC Campuses Offers Late-Start Classes
Published Thursday, August 15, 2013One-Stop Area for Enrollment Services MCC Student Mesa Community College’s Southern and Dobson Campus will offer special Saturday enrollment hours on August 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sixteen-week courses begin Saturday, August 17, 2013 and end Friday, December 13, 2013. Recent remodeling of the Kirk Student Center enables students to visit a one-stop area inside the center that contains all...
New Experimental Classroom
Published Wednesday, August 7, 2013MCC Receives $20,000 Donation from Target Interiors Cluster grouping Any type of learning requires the ability to be flexible and adaptable. This fall, math students and instructors in experimental classroom AS192 at Mesa Community College will have new furnishings that reflect those attributes. The classroom design provides an active learning environment to keep students...
Student Awarded Hites Scholarship
Published Monday, July 29, 2013Mesa Community College student Sahba Zaare is one of ten two-year college students who have been named recipients of the 2013 Phi Theta Kappa Hites Transfer Scholarship. The students receive a total of $75,000 to assist in the attainment of baccalaureate degrees. Zaare will receive a $7,500 scholarship and a medallion from Phi Theta Kappa. He is the first MCC student to be...