Media Coverage

  • The Great Falls Tribune reports that students benefit from National Portfolio Day at Mesa Community College, where representatives from several different art and design colleges across the country visit the college to look at students’ portfolios and provide critiques, suggestions and determine whether they are at a college level yet.

  • The Arizona Republic reports that the presidencies of Maricopa Community Colleges' 10 campuses would be consolidated under a proposed years-long reorganization.

  • Casa Grande Dispatch reports on Lucid's workforce needs. Stephen Skroch, director of Mesa Community College’s automotive performance program, said beginning this fall, nearly every course in the program is touching on some aspect of electric or hybrid car technology.

  • Cronkite News (PBS) reports on Navajo students at MCC. Quimbie Gonnie, Miss Native MCC, and Julianne Keams are featured.  No media available.

  • The Mesa Independent reports that with an exciting double overtime victory in the Valley of the Sun Bowl over Lackawanna College Saturday night, 48-42, Mesa has solidified itself as the No. 5 team in the NJCAA polls.

  • Maricopa Now's December edition features the MCC Automotive Performance Program. Interviews with instructor Steve Skroch and student Shelby Reno. Video  

  • Wrangler News reports that Mesa Community College, Red Mountain presents: Songs of the Season: “Traditions of Christmas," featuring the Arizona Cantilena Chorale Concert and Reception on Dec. 9.

  • The Payson RoundUp profiles Denver White, the new Payson High boys basketball coach. White names his grandfather, former Mesa Community College basketball, baseball and tennis coach Lot Christensen, as a big influence on his life. Christensen is known as the Father of MCC Tennis.

  • The Arizona Republic coverage of the Valley of the Sun Bowl states that No. 8 Mesa Community College beat No. 7 Lackawanna (Pa.) College 48-42 in double-overtime to capture the Valley of the Sun Bowl title Saturday in Mesa.Photo GalleryTimes Tribune, Lackawanna FallsTimes Tribune, Shuback Won't PlayTimes Tribune, Lackawanna Faces Pass-Happy MCC

  • New Times takes a closer look at the Valley’s creative set — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. MCC Art Gallery coordinator Jennifer Campbell is one of the "100 Creatives in Metro Phoenix."

  • An in-depth analysis of college quality and cost by AffordableCollegesOnline.org has determined the Best Online Criminal Justice Programs in the U.S. for 2016-2017. MCC's program is among the top 50 two-year schools.

  • Talkin' Broadway reviews MCC's production of She Loves Me. "The MCC cast is quite good, with Ben Robbins and Lana Shumway delivering refined portrayals of Georg and Amalia.

  • Information on MCC's National Theatre Live Screening of One Man, Two Guvnors from Yuma's KYMA.

  • Phoenix New Times recommends 4 new poetry collections, including A Storm to Close the Door by Josh Rathkamp.

  • 12 News video features MCC's cienega at the Red Mountain campus in northeast Mesa with comments by Griffin Logue, exhibits curator for MCC. Matt Pace, the meteorologist from 12 News, is a former student and instructor at MCC.

  • AZ Big Media reports that the College of St. Scholastica, a 104-year-old private Catholic Benedictine institution, has commenced its fall semester in Arizona with two milestones: opening a new office in downtown Phoenix, and planning for a first-ever spring social work cohort. Social work faculty already have office space at Mesa Community College (MCC)…

  • KPNX/12News featured MCC marketing student Scott Johnson, along with ASU student Emma Spencer, as Paradigm Challenge grand prize recipients for their invention of the "Fire Mitt."

  • The Arizona Republic ran an article about coyotes in local neighborhoods that featured a photo of a coyote walking through a parking lot at Mesa Community College's Red Mountain Campus in Mesa.

  • The Times-Tribune reports that Lackawanna College football team coach Mark Duda announced the Falcons accepted a bid to play in the Valley of the Sun Bowl against Mesa Community College on Dec. 3. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m.

  • PHX Stages reviews She Loves Me, the story of two shop employees who can't stand each other. Mesa Community College presents a beautiful, large scale production of this jewel of a musical with a fine cast, clear direction, and lovely creative elements.

  • The Daily Miner covers the story of Rebecca (Neill) Faris, an MCC graduate who became a member of the United States Women’s Army Corps (WAC).

  • The Arizona Republic reports that two new members in January will join the Maricopa Community Colleges governing board, which apparently will still have deep ideological fissures as it nears key funding decisions.

  • Scout.com and other publications report that Mesa (Arizona) Mesa Community College wide receiver Dionte Sykes received an offer from Oregon State and didn't wait long to make his decision.Oregon Live linkandBuilding the Dam link

  • The Superstition Review announces that Matt Bell, author of the novel In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods will be reading from his latest book, A Tree or a Person or a Wall, at the Mesa Community College Art Gallery.

  • PRWeb coverage of the Nation's Leading Veterinary Technician Schools by AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org.