For the Spring 2013 semester, MCC’s General Business Program has introduced a fresh cohort of courses to help new college students with pre-college jitters.
Video shot on MCC's S&D Campus last fall by the Maricopa Colleges Television. MCC's Janice Pierson and student Stacy Schneider are at minute 8:00, Work Study with Debby Smith and various students is at 9:39.
Everyday superheroes such as Shela Hidalgo have the power to change the world.The 22-year-old college student is among Arizona State University's Spirit of Service Scholarship recipients. She attended MCC.
New Frontiers offers classes for adults interested in lifelong learning. (Image not available. Print only version)
Celebrate 50 Celebrate Life Event at Red Mountain, Nov. 6, 2012
Shakespeare in the Roses
Corona graduate Mackenzie Bader in now involved with MCC's Environmental Action Club.Page 7.
How would a Zombie Apocalypse impact our global economy?Scott Gustafson is convinced it would, however that’s not why he’s thinking about it. An Economics teacher at Mesa Community College, Gustafson can’t help but be aware of his students’ latest crazes, in this case a seeming fascination with the living dead.
The Southeast Valley is most fortunate to be a beneficiary of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.With the help of the Gates’ $3 million grant, the program known as Mesa Counts on College is trying to persuade young adults who have dropped out of school to go back and complete their education.
If you see a four-year degree in your future, MCCCD has transfer agreements with public and private colleges and universities that enable seamless transitions to four-year institutions. Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/lifestyle/sonoran_living/sl_sponsors/community-college-transfer-program-helps-students-get-their-4-year-degree#ixzz2Ap5R7Gzq
Pat Esparza, partnership programs coordinator for Mesa Community College, has lived in the city most of her life; she was asked to serve on the mayor's group of advisors for Mesa Mayor's 2008 campaign. Esparza comments on Smith.
Make a difference day at MCC.
Coverage of Food Day at Rio, in partnership with MCC.
MCC Virtual Incident Command Center Holds Open House.
Students, teachers, professors, administrators and parents came together Tuesday night at Mesa Community College to view a 2009 documentary on the stress and over-testing of K-12 students and participate in a panel discussion on the issues that schools, students and families face.
MCC's Sylvester Ajagbe is Eden Jarman's One Professor. The student credits Ajagbe with inspiring her to continue her education.
A Mesa Community College football player was arrested Saturday on charges he assaulted a coach after Saturday's homecoming game against Snow College.
As the search gears up for replacing Henry Ford Community College President Gail Mee, her current contract guarantees she will receive an extra year’s pay after she finishes her work at the school. Mee is a former MCC employee.
MCC's Dance program was recognized in the October 2012 edition of the national magazine, Dance Teacher. The article focuses on new dance programs in higher education and talks about the Associate in Arts, Fine Arts degree in dance (AAFA) available at MCC.
“Race to Nowhere” started as a parent movement, but has grown nationwide. It features the stories of children who, “have been pushed to the brink by over-scheduling, over-testing and the relentless pressure to achieve.”
For 20 years, Mesa Community College has hosted the annual Empty Bowls event. In 1992, the Art Department presented the idea as a way to support a nationwide movement for feeding the needy and homeless.
The Su Vida program was filmed at MCC and the video includes Liz Calderon, Deb Bitter and Keith Heffner. If you do not want to watch the entire spot, you can view the interviews for each of the above individuals at the following times: Liz Claderon is at minute 5.22 Theatre Outback and art mural/Empty Bowls mention is at minute 10:42 Deb Bitter is at minute 14.01 Keith Heffner is at…
MCC receives CCAMPIS Grant and will continue to offer childcare assistance to students.
Mesa Community College's Act I Musical Productions presents "My Favorite Year," opening Oct. 18 in the newly renovated MCC Theatre.
Thuy Wong is living proof that, with love and support from people who care about and believe in you, it is possible to overcome even the worst kinds of adversity.In the early 1970s, Wong was a little girl living in Vietnam. The youngest of 10 children, Wong endured extreme poverty and tragedy.