MCC students earn awards and recognitions at KCACTF Regional Festival
Published Wednesday, March 14, 2018The Mesa Chamber of Commerce reports on the several MCC students that were honored at the KCACTF Festival for their Theatre and Art works. MCC students earn awards and recognitions at KCACTF Regional Festival - Mesa Chamber of Commerce, AZ.pdf
How to Make the Most of Your College Career Center
Published Monday, March 12, 2018U.S. News & World Report encourages students to take advantage of college career center help prior to graduation. Excerpt: Experts at American University, the University of Notre Dame and Mesa Community College, plus an Ernst & Young hiring manager who recruits on university campuses, spoke to U.S. News to offer their best advice for how to make the most out of the college career center. ..."A lot of times students come to college thinking, 'I want to have a job where I make a lot of...
Turning Around an Enrollment Decline
Published Friday, March 9, 2018When MCC needed to crank up enrollment retention, it turned to an outside company for help. The result was striking. Campus Technology, March_April 2018.pdf
Designers’ program now offered at Mesa Community College
Published Tuesday, March 6, 2018Ahwatukee Foothill News reports on Interior Designer for Hire, a program sponsored by the Arizona North chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers, partnering with Mesa Community College and Arizona State University to provide designer program. Designers’ program offering budget-rate consults on high-end jobs _ Business _ ahwatukee.com_.pdf
Four MCC students named to All-Arizona Academic Team
Published Wednesday, February 28, 201850Wire reports on four Mesa Community College who were recognized for their academic achievments and distinguished leadership at the 2018 All-Arizona Team Recognition Ceremony. Four MCC students named to All-Arizona Academic Team _.pdf
Day for Visionaries and Innovators hosted at MCC
Published Wednesday, February 28, 2018The Mesa Chamber of Commerce reports on Mesa Community College and the League for Innovation in the Community College co-hosted a “Day for Visionaries and Innovators: Constructing a Blueprint for Radical Transformation” at MCC on February 16. The event is first in a series of forums that will serve as a foundation for a state model. Collaborative event focuses on sustainable solutions to student challenges - Mesa Chamber of Commerce, AZ.pdf
MCC English professor speaks to Jacobin Magazine
Published Tuesday, February 27, 2018ASU and MCC English faculty member, Jennifer Baum, talks about growing up in New York, her parents and her religion. Growing Up in the “Just City”.pdf
Arizona's State Universities Receive Funding for Education, Research Projects
Published Tuesday, February 27, 2018The Phoenix Business Journal reports that Maricopa Community Colleges received $325,000 from the Teagle Foundation to develop and implement a Guided Pathways framework for students supporting access to and success in the liberal arts. This work represents a collective, institution-wide transformation of Maricopa County Community College District practices, policies and structures. The evidence-based educational model is designed to provide intellectually coherent learning experiences.
Medium on MCC alumni
Published Thursday, February 22, 2018Medium interviews MCC alumni Dominique DDaye Hunter on her transfer to ASU and journey through the colleges. Turning Towards a Purpose — College Dreams – ASU-Turning Points Magazine – Medium.pdf
New Blockchain Technology Certificate Offered at Mesa Community College
Published Wednesday, February 21, 2018AZED News reported on Mesa Community College announcing that they will offer a Blockchain Technology Certificate of Completion beginning Fall 2018, becoming one of the first community colleges in the country to provide a blockchain technology certificate program, preparing students for emerging high-tech careers. New blockchain technology certificate offered at Mesa Community College - AZEdNews.pdf