David Cain, Ph.D., MCC Construction Trades program director is quoted in the Queen Creek Sun Times about the industry need for the construction trades program beginning in the fall 2022 semester.
Brad Kendrex is selected as a Phoenix Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree for 2022. Kendrex serves as an executive vice president, finance and operations for both Chandler-Gilbert Community College and MCC.
Dr. George Brooks, Jr., MCC faculty and City of Phoenix community educator, discusses sustainable food systems on the City of Phoenix Youtube channel - Backyard Garden Program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3hPslz1LY
In this Education Technology Insights article Alvin Bridges III, MCC Computer Operations and College Technology Services manager, discusses the development of JamF training certification curriculum and partnerships to bring greater diversity, equity and inclusion to the IT industry.
Coolidge Examiner interviews MCC alumni, Zack Tate, who won Iowa’s IMCA Midwest Madness Tour. One of Tate's sponsors is his former instructor, MCC Automotive Service faculty Jon D'Ambrosio, who is also part of Tate's racing team.
Leah Palmer, executive director for MCC's Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute, adjunct faculty Max Torres and MCC graduate Tennessee Jackson are interviewed by the Phoenix Business Journal about the Semiconductor Technician Quick Start program. Jackson is one of 12 students who graduated from the program, offered through the Fresh Start Women’s Foundation…
To combat enrollment drops, this Arizona community college offered free tuition. The effect was huge
The Arizona Republic highlights the Mesa College Promise, a partnership between MCC and the City of Mesa, which offers scholarships for Mesa high school graduates with financial need. Note: The full article is currently only available to those with a subscription.
The 2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report features the Thunderbird Data Scholars (TDS) program, a three-level microcredential program offered by the MCC Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
AZEDNEWS highlights MCC's renovated greenhouse which provides a high-tech, industry standard learning experience for students in the landscape horticulture and sustainable agriculture programs.
AZEDNEWS features MCC Theatre and Film Arts students and faculty who earned national recognition from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for their production of Antigone.
The Mesa Independent features MCC's Theatre and Film Arts program and students who received 2022 national awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for their production of Antigone.
Yvonne Schmidt, MCC’s study abroad coordinator and Gilman Scholarship Advisor Ambassador, is quoted in this article featuring seven MCC students who received the Benjamin A. Gilman scholarship to study abroad in France, Ireland and Britain.
Ken Hackler, director of the MCC automated industrial technology program, is quoted in this Mesa Independent article featuring Automated Industrial Technology classes working with robots and cobots.
This InBusiness Magazine article shares the news of Meta's $50,000 gift to the Mesa College Promise program.
Artist Antoinette Cauley, is interviewed by Arizona PBS regarding her traveling exhibition, Blackbird, Fly. Cauley attended Mesa Community College and studied fine art with an emphasis in painting.
The Civil Air Patrol U.S. Air Force Auxiliary article mentions four Arizona Wing cadets who gave credit to CAP for providing structure and purpose during the early days of the COVID-19 shutdown. Cadet Tech. Sgt. Annabel Peltzer completed 50 advanced STEM credits from Mesa Community College while being home-schooled in Phoenix.
Ken Hackler, director of the MCC automated industrial technology program, discusses the Automated Industrial Technology program and classes working with robots and cobots in this PhaMed Pharmaceutical & Medical News article.
MCC Construction Trades Program Director David Cain and adjunct faculty Henry Staggs are interviewed on KFNX1100 Networking Arizona about the new Construction Trades program beginning in the fall.
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities congratulates the 2021-22 Fellows of the Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo, including Mesa Community College Senior Associate Vice President, Nora Amavisca Reyes, Ed.D.
EVIT and MCC Recognize Students Completing High School with Certificate in Early Childhood Education
Annapurna Ganesh, program director of Early Childhood Education at MCC, is quoted in the AZEDNEWS article about MCC and the East Valley Institute of Technology's (EVIT) collaborative efforts during the past two years, leading to the success of the first successful cohort graduating with a high school diploma and Certificate of Completion in Early Childhood Education.
Dori Dipietro, MCC Social Work Program Director, is quoted in the League for Innovation in the Community College's article on MCC's collaboration with the Family Involvement Center to create the Parent Peer Social Work Scholarship Stipend Program, supporting families overcoming past crisis and adversity while helping build careers in social work.
Inside Higher Ed features Dr. Tammy Robinson's selection as the next president of Mesa Community College.
The Daily Independent features the success of the partnership between the MCC Childhood Education and the East Valley Institute of Technology, allowing students to graduate high school with an MCC certificate of completion in early childhood education.
The College Times article shares information about TruWest Credit Union's partnership with Mesa Community College supporting students through scholarship and donating to the college's Mesa Market which provides free food and supplies to MCC students.
"A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona", co-authored by MCC Life Science professor Dr. Andrew Holycross, is featured in this Queen Creek Sun Times article.