The City of Gilbert announces that they will continue to work with MCCCD, including MCC, to provide Gilbert Next Level Resident Career Training Scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year.
ZiP, an MCC Anthropology student and Philosophy Club member, writes about the club's founding by Dr. Dave Yount and its goals in this Philosophy News blog.
Queen Creek Sun Times quotes Alvin Bridges, MCC associate vice-president for College Technology Services and MCC alumnus Madison Rogers about new Apple technology courses offered at MCC.
MCC Fire Academy graduate Langdon Alexander, who serves as president of the East Valley Black Firefighters Association, is featured in this The Arizona Republic article. Note: The story also appears on Yahoo! News.
UC Riverside News announces Brittney Matta, former assistant softball coach at MCC, as the new head softball coach for the University of California Riverside.
Phoenix Business Journal announced MCC will receive a grant from Lowe's for its Construction Trades program to address industry worker shortages. Article only available to subscribers.
Maricopa Monitor reported that recent microbursts in Maricopa are common during monsoon season. MCC Meteorology Program Director Erinanne Saffell was quoted. This article was also published in the Casa Grande Dispatch.
Tucson.com and the Phoenix Business Journal announce the Arizona Board of Regents' selection of Chad Sampson, a former MCC adjunct faculty, as its Executive Director.
Diverse announced that Dr. Joanne Russell was named Vice President of Academic Affairs at Mesa Community College.
Queen Creek Sun Times quotes John Mulhern, MCC Athletic Director, in this article about MCC athletes who earned All-Academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association.
The City of Mesa announces the opening of the Mesa Business Builder Small Business Assistance Program for the 2024-2025 year. Mesa Business Builder Educates U, a partnership between the City of Mesa and MCC, is available for participants to take MCC classes with tuition and fees paid for by the program.
Diverse 40 announces Robert Budach's appointment as vice president of administrative services at Mesa Community College.
MCC Construction Trades Program Director, Dr. David Cain, is quoted in this WorkingNation article focusing on economic growth opportunities in Tempe, Arizona.
Mt. Hood Community College News announces MCC alumnus Al Sigala received the Patron Saint Award for his longtime support of students and the college.
Community College Daily shares the news of Dr. Joanne Russell joining MCC as its vice president of academic affairs.
The East Valley Tribune announces that Mesa Community College will receive nearly $500,000 from Lowe's Foundation Gable Grants for construction trades programs. This article also appeared in The Mesa Tribune.
The Mesa Chamber of Commerce mentions MCC Service-Learning Program Coordinator Dawn Rhodes in the Community Action Partnership article highlighting her July 9 meeting on the importance of education, business, and nonprofit partnerships for students.
Community College Daily announces that Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation and Maricopa County Community College District received a $1million grant from the Lowe's Foundation. The grant will support construction trades programs at Mesa Community College, South Mountain Community College and Rio Salado College.
MCC student Charles Spencer is highlighted in Autobody News for his 2023 win in SEMA Battle of the Builder's car-building competition. Note: SEMA is the Specialty Equipment Market Association.
Pinal Central reported that Mesa Community College artist-in-residence Antoinette Cauley, partnering with the Phoenix Mercury on its community project to refurbish local basketball courts, created a mural on four renovated courts at the Rose Mofford Sports Complex in Phoenix. The article was updated Aug. 28, 2024.
Mesa Community College's 2024 commencement ceremony, with special guest speaker Dr. Jill Biden,is mentioned in The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education magazine's Summer 2024 edition.
MCC alumnae and Artist-In-Residence Antoinette Cauley is featured in Cronkite News for her Phoenix Mercury mural.
Women graduates of MCC's QuickStart program are recruited to train in new apprenticeship for manufacturing facility technicians, reports Greater Phoenix inBusiness magazine. This article also appeared in Phoenix Business Journal.
The Mesa Tribune advises that eligible Mesa residents have until July 15 to apply for the Mesa College Promise program. Note: See story on Page 21.
Hoodline Phoenix announces that the deadline nears to apply for the Mesa College Promise program enabling 2024 high school graduates from Mesa or Mesa residents aged 24+ to attend Mesa Community College for the 2024-2025 academic year tuition- and fee-free by completing FAFSA and other documentation.