Media Coverage

  • Arizona Business Daily reports that Mesa Community College (MCC) has been given high marks in the 2016 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange. The college came in fourth place in Arizona when it came to the number of international students attending the college.

  • Arizona Business Daily reports that two Mesa Community College (MCC) students have been honored as team scholars. Jessica Siegel and Zachary St. Martin were both named Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Scholars for 2017.  

  • Sonoran News reports that Isaac Mordukhovich, a senior at BASIS Chandler, has been selected as an Arizona delegate to the 2017 National Youth Science Camp. Isaac was named Best Diplomat at the Mesa Community College Model United Nations Conference in February.​

  • Cronkite News reports that in Arizona, a little over one in 10 community college students may be in danger of being homeless and more than 30 percent may experience extreme food insecurities. Interview with Sunny Price, director for the Arizona Students’ Association and Robert Schwing, a spokesman for Maricopa Community Colleges.East Valley Tribune

  • Maricopa Now's March edition features AzAMI and interviews with JD Neglia, Leah Palmer, MCC student Paxton Lesatz and Carl Whitesel. Minute 23:00. https://youtu.be/eUnbUrMJdxE?t=1378

  • Maricopa Now features MCC fashion student Jessica Kelley and MCC fashion design instructor & FABRIC co-owner Angela Johnson. (First story) Johnson talks about her experience with students: "To know that I was a part of them being able to learn a skill and then use that skill to have a career, is so cool." FABRIC stands for Fashion and Business Resource…

  • Steven P. Lurenz, a professor of history at Mesa Community College, believes that studying the humanities can help us better understand each other, reports the Arizona State University State Press. 

  • MCC's partnership with MPS and the college's Nursing Program are featured in The Mesa Economic Reporter Newsletter. 

  • The Mesa Independent quotes Mesa Vice Mayor David Luna about MCC's Early Childhood Education program, rated five stars by First Things First because of the quality of their program.

  • Pensacola State College’s Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Erin Spicer is a 2017 recipient of the Chair Academy’s International Exemplary Leadership Award, reports InWeekly.net.

  • The Navajo-Hopi Observer reports that Lynnae Mitchell, a four-year varsity, three-year captain and three-year starter for basketball in Winslow, recently signed with MCC. 

  • Soccer Nation reports why Mia Martinez chose Mesa Community College.

  • Congratulations, Fajar! The Community College Initiative Program reports: "While participating in the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program, participants learn how to build technical skills in applied fields and enhance their leadership capabilities, but they also have to learn how to advocate for themselves and their skills when they return to their home countries after their exchange year…

  • KJZZ reports on manufacturing curriculum collaboration that includes MCC.

  • MyNewsMesa.com interviews Marylou Coffman about the Rose Garden at MCC, calling it Mesa's Best Kept Secret.

  • MyNewsMesa.com reports that Mesa Community College receives high rankings in the 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange published by the Institute of International Education.

  • University Chronicle reports on Best Online Associate Degree Programs. MCC is on the list.

  • MCC welding instructor Daniel Hurst is featured in AZCentral's "Why I Teach" series.

  • The Center for Online Education interviews Manuel Romero, who received his associate degree at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona and soon after he earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. He is now employed at BMCC as Executive Director of Public Affairs. 

  • The Arizona Republic quotes MCC interim president Sasan Poureetezadi in an article on higher education in Mesa and Gilbert. "We see Mesa Community College as an integral part of the success of the East Valley and Maricopa County as a whole," he said.

  • Homelessness on community college campuses is a bigger problem in our country than we may have known, reports KJZZ, in a report that quotes MCC art professor Linda Speranza.

  • The East Valley Tribune reports that Mesa Public Schools and Mesa Community College are partnering to increase attainment of post-secondary credentials. Six Mesa high schools will have a full-time MCC college advisor on site to assist students beginning this fall.My News Mesa

  • Only In Your State writes about the Rose Garden at MCC. "Looking for an excuse to stop and smell the roses? If you like hidden gems, public gardens, and free attractions, then you’re going to love this place located in Mesa, Arizona. It’s a hidden gem most people don’t know about."

  • The Community for Accredited Online Schools, a leading resource provider for higher education information, has compiled a list of the best colleges and universities with education and teaching programs for 2017. MCC is on the list.

  • MyNewsMesa reports that four high-achieving Mesa Community College students were celebrated for their outstanding academic achievements and distinguished leadership at the 2017 All-Arizona Academic Team Recognition Ceremony on March 9 at the Hilton Phoenix/Mesa, 1011 W. Holmes Ave. in Mesa.