Media Coverage

  • Broadway World says Noises Off! is full of physical humor that adds to the comedy of the production at MCC. At just over three hours, this production is not for the faint of heart, but there is no shortage of laugh out loud moments.

  • Atlas Obscura reported that in 2005, Niccole Cerveny, now a professor of geography at Mesa Community College in Arizona, finished her doctoral degree. During her studies, she created the Rock Art Stability Index, or RASI. It was designed to be a simple, quick way to assess how damaged or eroded rock art anywhere in the world was, and thereby help local communities to understand…

  • MCC student Keith Haffron (Haute Mess), a co-host of the 4/20 [2019] Drag Show hosted by the MCC Friendly Colors student organization, is featured in this Phoenix New Times article promoting the event. 

  • Desert Gardening Hub interviewed Jennifer Layton, owner of Yellow Boots Yard Care and student in the Landscape Horticulture Program at Mesa Community College, about gardening tips.

  • Hatchery International reports that Aquaponics was a big feature at Aquaculture 2019 held in New Orleans March 7-11, 2019, with presenters highlighting the system's potential for addressing the world's food security challenges. MCC adjunct faculty Dr. George Brooks presented at the event. 

  • A Gilbert Sun News article notes Michael Voss's participation in the new Gilbert Sister Cities youth ambassadors interviewing/networking clinic.  Page 23.

  • MCC is called out as the first community college in the country to provide a Blockchain Technology Certificate in the April edition of Business Facilities magazine. 

  • AZ Ed News features the student and faculty honors earned at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 8 Festival 51 in February. 

  • Woodworking Network reported MCC woodworking professor Mark Roberts received the WMIA Wooden Globe award, a recognition for keeping companies current with technology and working to help educate young people.

  • Maricopa Community Colleges Television's April edition of Maricopa Now features several MCC stories: --IT Institute at minute 7:35 --Food Pantry/WeCareWednesday at 9:56 --Career Coach at 10:36 --Music Conductors at 16:57 --Arboretum Accreditation at 22:00

  • AZEd News reports Liz Allen, a Mesa Community College adjunct faculty member, was recently named Chair of the Board for the Society for Photographic Education.

  • MCC alumna Deborah Bateman is featured in the April 1 Phoenix Business Journal as a 2019 Most Admired Leader.  https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2019/04/01/2019-most-admired-leaders-25-valley-execs-honored.html

  • Dr. Kimberly Focht, program director of the MCC Veterinary Technology Program, expounds on the recent partnership with Midwestern University in this Chamber Business News article. The Chamber article was shared by the Western Free Press.  

  • Decorated military veteran and MCC alumnus Roland Sengstock will receive a mortgage-free home from Operation Finally Home, according to The Courier of Montgomery County. 

  • Former MCC student Francine Kavanaugh took a welding class at MCC, after retiring from a career in the mortgage and retail industries. This AZFamily feature shares how she now works from home making small metal pieces of art and selling/displaying them at shows. 

  • MCC student Shachi Kale is featured in this article noting her work "Desert Bloom" was selected as the theme art at the Governor's Art Awards. Comments from Ted Decker and Brent Bond, MCC art faculty, commend Shachi for her talent and commitment as a visual artist. 

  • "The Body Politic" exhibition at the Art Gallery at Mesa Community College is featured in this Phoenix New Times article. The collection shows works by contemporary figurative painters who address the present age of political unrest with vastly different styles and inspirations.

  • The Mesa Chamber of Commerce published the announcement of MCC's partnership with Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine which expands experiences for MCC Veterinary Technology students.

  • Gingher Leyendecker, chair of the MCC Art Department, discusses art in our community and what it means for the people in this KJZZ interview.

  • Mesa Community College students Christopher Hunt, Victoria Johnston, Racheal S. Mangini and Zachary Zapata are highlighted in this AzEdNews article as 2019 All-Arizona Academic Team scholars.Note: See MCC's press release noting all four students were named to the All-Arizona First Team.

  • The Phoenix New Times reported on MCC art student Chandlee Begay, who is still in the process of discovering who he is as an artist and how to best express his passion for the rich cultural and natural history of the Colorado river Plateau. His work was on exhibit at The Hive Gallery in Phoenix. Photography, assemblage, weaving and painting are some of the media he has used to express…

  • MCC Student Services Specialist Amanda Copetillo discussed career and re-entry services on KTAR. She suggested the use of an online interest assessment – onetonline.org – and other free MCC career services available to students and the community.  The segment, which is not available online, aired multiple times the morning of Feb. 24. 

  • Campus Echo Online features former MCC student and football player Sonnie Richardson regarding his music career.

  • Dr. Jennifer Strickland is featured in this 3TV/CBS5 segment discussing the advantages of community colleges and the hybrid class model. 

  • The announcement of Dennis Kibbe earning MIT Sloan School of Management Blockchain Technology Certificate was published by the Mesa Chamber of Commerce.