MCC, MPS Partnership Escalates College Credential Attainment
Published Monday, March 6, 2017My News Mesa reports that an enhanced partnership between Mesa Public Schools and Mesa Community College aims to increase attainment of post-secondary credentials. Beginning with the 2017-18 school year, six Mesa high schools will have a full-time MCC college advisor to assist students in preparing for their futures. MCC, MPS partnership escalates college credential attainment...
Regional Theatre Competition Nets Awards, Propels MCC Student Careers
Published Thursday, March 2, 2017My News Mesa reports that Mesa Community College was host to over 2,000 attendees at this year’s Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), Feb. 14-18. MyNewsMesaRegional Theatre.pdf
Raising AZ Kids, "Ruthless," Plus Mention of MCC Magic of Musical Theatre
Published Tuesday, February 28, 2017Raising AZ Kids article mentions Director Jere Van Patten, who teaches theater at Mountain View High School in Mesa, and is one of the directors for the Magic of Musical Theater Workshops at Mesa Community College every summer. (Link to Summer Camps page on MCC website). Summer Camps.pdf
Maximizing Community Resources While Bootstrapping Your Company
Published Monday, February 27, 2017Kristione Ouzts of Mesa Community College talks to Tech.com about launching a business and finding funding. Written by Tishin Donkersley, formerly adjunct sports psychologist at MCC. Maximizing Community Resources While Bootstrapping Your Company.pdf
EV Nursing Programs Among the Best in Arizona
Published Monday, February 27, 2017The East Valley Tribune reports that Registerednursing.org has selected the 10 best RN programs in Arizona, and two schools in the East Valley ranked high. Mesa Community College’s program ranked No. 1 on the list. The website called MCC “both rigorous and flexible in accommodating nursing students.” Chandler-Gilbert Community College’s program...
Case Study: MCC PAC
Published Friday, February 24, 2017Masonry Magazine examines the MCC Performing Arts Center from a masonry project point of view. Case Study PAC.pdf and Link to Masonry Magazine
Why Trump's Immigration Crackdown Could Sink U.S. Home Prices
Published Thursday, February 23, 2017A Washington Post article about how President Donald Trump's immigration policies threaten to crack a foundation of the American economy: the residential real estate market. MCC student Juan Rodriguez, a 24-year-old whose parents moved from Mexico when he was 7, is interviewed. Why Trump's immigration crackdown could sink U.S.pdf
Glendale Aquaponic Farmer's Eco-Friendly Systems Combine Fish with Produce
Published Wednesday, February 22, 2017The Arizona Republic reports on aquaponic efforts in the Valley, with comments from George Brooks Jr., who teaches aquaponics at MCC. Aquaponics AZCentral.pdf
Cardinals Team up with Padre Alum for New Marcos Field
Published Tuesday, February 21, 2017Wrangler News reports on Oscar Ramirez, a Marcos de Niza and MCC alum, who will be part of a team that will help design a new football field at Marcos. Ramirez.pdf
Feb. 22 is Walk your Dog Day
Published Tuesday, February 21, 2017Wrangler News interviews Dr. Kimberly Focht, DVW, of MCC's Veterinary Technology Program, about Walk your Dog Day. Dog.pdf