Media Coverage

  • MCC students and regional PTK officers Trevor Bailey and Gabriella Estrada (Central District President) participate in the Theta Kappa's Alpha Gamma Tau Chapter's induction ceremony.

  • Mesa Chamber of Commerce reports on Mesa Community College student Collin Hicks as the first MCC student to complete the Red Hat Academy and earn his Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator (RHCSA) certification.

  • Marana News reports MCC alumna Audra Winters was selected as the new president and CEO of the Marana Chamber of Commerce.

  • MCC alumnus Chris Long notes finding a mentor in MCC Professor Grant Wolf helped him to realize his talent, desire and drive to succeed in music in this White Mountain Independent article.

  • The Foothills Focus reports on former MCC professor and local metal artist Susan Canasi as a selected participant for the annual Hidden in The Hills art tour exhibition.

  • Azcentral.com reports on families with Down syndrome kids and highlights Parker Bradshaw, who is currently enrolled at Mesa Community College.

  • GCU News Bureau reports onformer MCC student and graduate from Grand Canyon University's College of Education Victoria Monk, who earned two degrees because of accelerated home schooling in high school and dual-enrollment courses at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Mesa Community College and GCU.

  • The Arizona Republic reported on efforts by MCC students to raise awareness of the national debt, through an initiative called Up to Us. Featured in this article are students Racheal Mangini, Ivan Quintana, Shelby Lynch and Kim Morrow. 

  • Mesa Chamber of Commerce publishes Ryo Kato named 2018 PTK Global Leaders of Promise Scholar.

  • MCC students Anthony Burch and Jenna Connolly are featured in the Scottsdale Progress for being on a winning National Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) team.

  • Mesa Chamber of Commerce publishes Professor Peter Conden named Arizona Nursery Association Person of the Year.

  • Student Loan Hero notes MCC as an example of a community college offering on-campus child care.

  • The December edition of Maricopa Now features the IT Institute, with Linda Collins and Anna Cruz interviewed. Minute :51.  https://mctv.maricopa.edu/mctv-desktube/maricopa-now?fbclid=IwAR0SNXnAvkiqbQ17XOAzftJ_6WSX-d1HzPsR-SpiKN_cTo7UI1DpkVP1OSA

  • Eastern Washington University McNair Scholar alumnus Micheal Callaway, who now teaches English at Mesa Community College, was the first person in his family to graduate from college when he earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Eastern Washington University. 

  • KJZZ reported that two MCC students, Anthony Burch and Jenna Connolly, were part of a team that placed first in a Mars rover prototype competition at the National Community College Aerospace Scholars project earlier in 2018.

  • Herberger Institute at Arizona State University interviewed graduate Hye Young Yun, who traces her story as an artist back to fifth grade, including her time as an ESL student at MCC.

  • Mesa Chamber of Commerce reported Mesa Community College student Jacobo Perez received the coveted first place honor at a national literary competition sponsored by the League of Innovation, a consortium of community colleges across the nation. 

  • KPHO/KTVK and azfamily.com features MCC as the first community college to participate in Nike's N7 brand, boasting five Native American players.

  • MCC alumna Jaime Faulkner is profiled in this ASU Now article chronicling her accomplishments.Note: While at MCC Faulker placed first in poetry in a national literary competition.

  • 12News.com reports Mesa Community College will be the first two-year college to wear the special N7 Nike uniforms on Dec. 1. The colors represent harmony, fellowship and friendship and on Dec. 1 the men's and women's basketball teams at Mesa Community College will be donning the special Nike uniforms in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.

  • From the Mesa Chamber of Commerce: MCC’s Sixth Annual American Indian Recognition Day basketball games, Dec. 1, 2018, will be the big reveal for the Thunderbird N7 uniforms. MCC was accepted as the first two-year college in the nation to participate in the Nike initiative celebrating Native American Heritage Month. MCC coach Sam Stevens is mentioned.

  • Coverage of the MCC Arboretum in the Nov. 18 issue of Green Living, on pages 12-13. Interviews with Sean Whitcomb, Tom Bulinski, Peter Conden and Jovan Coleman.

  • KTAR News calls upon Brian Dille, a Mesa Community College political science professor, for his insight into campaign ad spending.

  • The November issue of Maricopa Now, the official monthly T.V. magazine show of the Maricopa Community Colleges, features the Red Mountain garden and Whataburger winner Ariana Granger and faculty Niccole Cerveny at min. 8:27, ITPME Gala at 11:36, Hispanic Heritage Festival at 12:15 and Art Instructor Cynthia Peterson at 17:30. 

  • The October issue of Maricopa Now, the official monthly T.V. magazine show of the Maricopa Community Colleges, features the Bod Pod with Craig Nolan at min. 7:25, The Planetarium at 11:26, Conducting with Rob Hunter and Craig Peterson at 18:07 and the Arboretum with Tom Bulinski and Steve Priebe at 22:37.