The Chamber Business News reported that a new IT Institute at the Mesa Community College Downtown Center is opening. The program is an extension of the Mesa Community College (MCC) information technologies program, led by Dr. Linda D. Collins, chair of the Business and Information Systems Department.Western Free Press
From AZEdNews: Two Arizona professors are recipients of Arizona Council on Economic Education’s (ACEE) Economic Education Leadership Awards. Dr. Amy S. Cramer, an economics professor at Pima Community College, and Debbie Henney, an economics professor, and director of both the honors program and Center for Economic…
The Phoenix Business Journal reports on MCCCD Apple Coding Class. "Dave Levy is a self-taught app developer whose boss encouraged him to take Mesa Community College’s app development courses through a partnership with California tech behemoth Apple Inc. During the introductory class, Levy ended up helping other students when his work was done and he was subsequently asked to teach three of the…
Mesa Morning Live interviews MCC President Dr. Richard Haney. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLZVCPNJRyw
The fast-growing tech giant, Apple, unveiled its $2 billion-dollar investment in a global data and command center. At the grand opening, Mesa Mayor John Giles said, "Mesa Community College has an IT certification program. You can go there as one of the few programs in the country where you get Apple-certified teachers teaching you how to create Apple apps."
The August edition of Maricopa Now features Rattlesnake Research with Professor Andrew Holycross and the Sustainable Agriculture Program with Peter Conden, Steve Priebe and George Brooks, Jr. Note: The Community Garden is no longer available at the Southern and Dobson Campus. There is a Community Garden at MCC at Red Mountain. https://youtu.be/GQ1XFYjwTK4 Sustainable Agriculture: minute 13:36…
When the lights went out during Professor Roxanne Klassen's math class at Mesa Community College, her students were determined to keep learning.
Roc Arnett, the first student body president of MCC, is one of two candidates for an at-large seat on the seven-member Maricopa County Community College District governing board.SanTan Sun News
The Arizona Republic reports Jeff Oscarson, a former Thunderbird baseball player, was selected as a 2018 Arizona Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
The Beehive, a Latter-day Saint-focused regional newspaper, reports that two Mesa Community College Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society students, Jacob Riddle and Johnathan Speakman, were awarded spots on the All-Arizona Academic team and the prestigious All-USA Academic Team. These weren’t just any scholarships. By demonstrating academic excellence and community outreach, both received substantial…
Nearly every company at some point reaches the natural limits of its IT infrastructure. MCC chose to standardize on HPE Nimble Storage, focusing on adaptive flash arrays based on the college’s need for performance, ease of management, scalability, and value.
Northern Arizona University is adding three new bachelor’s degree programs at the Southern and Dobson campus of Mesa Community College. The new programs, Strategic Leadership, Applied Human Behavior, and Industrial Leadership, are designed to meet the workforce needs of businesses in Mesa and the surrounding region, reported the City of Mesa Economic Reporter.
The City of Mesa Economic Reporter reported on the MCCCD IT Institute in Mesa. The Institute will offer Networking Technology I and Survey of Computer Information Systems as inaugural courses this fall, according to Dr. Linda Collins, chair, Mesa Community College Department of Business and Information Systems.
Laura Ballard, e-learning director at MCC, provides insight for this U.S. News and World Report article on online associate degrees.
MCC Professor Debbie Henney makes history being the first professor to receive the prestigious Economic Education Leadership Award from the Arizona Council on Economic Education. The award will be presented at the 2018 "Champions in Education" dinner on Nov. 14, 2018. https://www.fte.org/fte-staff-member-receives-economic-education-leadership-award/
EarntheNecklace.com reports on comedian Garrett Watts, who attended MCC and is now a popular vlogger who makes strange videos, leaving fans either scratching their heads in confusion or howling from laughter.
Former Mesa Community College student Odette Mimila found help through a program called Year Up in getting her education back on track.
Registration is open for classes at the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) IT Institute in Mesa.
Natural Awakenings publishes article by MCC biology honors student Kate Donlinger on the disappearance of bees, and what we can do to help them.
KJZZ reports on MCC archaeology professor Kirk Coston's release of his newest research titled "Modeling Cross-Cultural Interaction in Ancient Borderlands."
The Mesa Chamber of Commerce published the announcement of MCC Archaeology professor Kirk Costion's book, Modeling Cross-Cultural Interaction in Ancient Borderlands, being published.
The June edition of Maricopa Now, a monthly Maricopa Community Colleges Television magazine show, features four Mesa Community College stories. MCC general business instructor Dan Piercy was featured along with business students Lorde Chris Cole, Jeffrey Schaper and Brooke Williams in a segment about Green Flag Mesa, a joint venture between MCC and the Mesa Chamber of Commerce meant to help…
Mesa Chamber of Commerce reports on MCC math faculty Michelle Mazzucco on becoming the inaugural recipient of the Endowed Teaching Chair Award for residential faculty for her innovative and effective teaching practices.
ThirtyK interviewed Linda Collins, chair of the MCC Department of Business and Information Systems, about the new Blockchain certificate program offered at MCC.
The East Valley Tribune reports on former MCC student and army veteran Ricky Nelson who is heading to the south-central Andes in Peru to study the ancient Chanka people of the region.