MCC Athletes Score in U.S. Rankings
Published Saturday, July 4, 2015Twenty-two students attending Mesa Community College are among 68 athletes from Maricopa Community Colleges recognized for academic achievement from the National Junior College Athletic Association for the just-completed 2014-15 year. wnAthletes.pdf
Mesa Gets Brand New Children's Hospital
Published Thursday, July 2, 2015New addition to the Fiesta District: Hacienda HealthCare hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newest location, Hacienda Children’s Hospital, Wednesday morning at 610 W. Jerome Ave. in Mesa’s Fiesta District. 07215 EVTrib Fiesta Dist Children's Hosp.pdf
Loggers' Zimmerman Making People Take Notice
Published Tuesday, June 30, 2015Want to spark Jordan Zimmerman’s interest? Want to see his eyes widen, his motor rev up and his focus tighten? Tell him he can’t compete with upper tier college baseball players. Tell him he’s a good player, but not quite good enough. Then watch the 6-foot, 200-pounder from Mesa, Ariz., smash a baseball over the fence — which he did Monday afternoon in a 6-5 La Crosse Loggers win over Madison in the first game of a scheduled day-night doubleheader — with head-turning swing. This kid belongs...
Find Child Care Resources for Community College Students
Published Monday, June 29, 2015This U.S. News & World Report article quotes Kris Bliss, MCC Director of Student Retention and Support Services on helpful tips for planning and cutting costs. USNews 062915 Bliss-childcare.pdf
Christian Kirk, Markus Howard Lead Student-Athletes Honored by National Alliance of African American Athletes
Published Saturday, June 27, 2015MCC football player Deonte Williams is among those honored today by the Phoenix Chapter of the National Alliance of African American Athletes. Christian Kirk, Markus Howard lead student-athletes honored by National Alliance of African American Athletes.pdf
MCC Named NOAA Weather Ready Ambassador
Published Sunday, June 21, 2015Mesa Community College has been named a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador. Mesa Community College named NOAA Weather Ready Ambassador - Mesa Independent _ Mesa Independent.pdf
Professor Joins College of St. Scholastica
Published Sunday, June 21, 2015Professor joins College of St. Scholastica located at MCC: Professor joins College of St.pdf
$20M Redevelopment Near Mesa's Fiesta Mall
Published Thursday, June 18, 2015The changing face of west Mesa's Fiesta Mall area now includes the glass walls and steel canopies of a modern office complex where big-box retail shops sat vacant for several years. A $20 million redevelopment project near the northwestern corner of Alma School Road and Southern Avenue has replaced the fading vestiges of Bed, Bath & Beyond, Petco and Circuit City with a 140,000-square-foot office building called Centrica. $20M redevelopment near Mesa's Fiesta Mall.pdf
Seattle's Newest Southpaw
Published Tuesday, June 16, 2015Josh Fields, a former standout pitcher from Columbia Falls, played eight seasons at all levels in the minors, a remarkably long career compared to the average three- to five-year span. After graduating from Mesa Community College in Arizona, Fields was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 23rd round of the 2001 MLB draft. “It’s a pretty cutthroat business. You either perform or you don’t. And there’s always someone next in line trying to take your job,” Fields said. Seattle’s Newest...
Henry Ford College to Host Leadership Program in October
Published Monday, June 15, 2015Henry Ford College will host the Great Lakes Academy Foundation Leadership Program Oct. 19-23 in the Community Room of the HFC Welcome Center on the main campus, 5101 Evergreen Road. The purpose of the program is to help develop the leadership skills of area educators, administrators and executive leadership at colleges, universities and school districts in southeast Michigan. The Chair Academy, a department of Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz., and the Maricopa County Community College...