James Schwarz is currently studying ceramic art at Mesa Community College and chiseling his way into the heart of the local art world with his woodchip mosaics.
The Children’s Center at Mesa Community College, 1833 W. Southern Ave., has received the highest rating of five stars from Quality First Arizona – a signature program of First Things First.
Teams of college students from Arizona’s universities, community colleges and technical schools will gather for the 11th annual Avnet Tech Games to compete in computer configuration, data analytics, robot construction and other STEM-based challenges.Student teams from Arizona State University, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Grand Canyon…
Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant paired up with Red Bull to prank the Mesa Community College baseball team by posing as a European transfer student ready to poach at-bats from the Thunderbirds.Thunderbirds coach Tony Cirelli told his players that "Roy Nabryt" ("Roy" for Bryant's NL Rookie of the Year honor in 2015 and "Nabryt" as an anagram of "Bryant") was a "big donkey with…
Five types of resources that might help students fund the degree or career training they want.
From life skills and performing arts to Kid’s College and STEM in Spanish, students ages 4 and older can go to “camp” at Maricopa Community Colleges this summer. Registration started March 7 for 30 summer camps and programs offered at a variety of college locations and covering various topics including music, art, STEM, STEAM, theater, veterinary care, babysitting and more, according to a press…
The touring art exhibit "Play me, I'm Yours" has united the talents of artists from around the globe, making its most recent stop in Mesa, where it showcases a wide array of artistic perspectives from Alzheimer patients to college students. MCC has one of the street pianos in the student lounge at Southern and Dobson.
MCC Spring Powwow Calendar Listing.
Students from four Southern Arizona schools will compete in the 2016 Arizona High School Auto Challenge next month.Juniors and seniors from Flowing Wells, Marana, Mountain View and Safford high schools qualified for the contest, which will be held at Mesa Community College on April 22, by completing an online written test.
New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning awarded five, $1,000 scholarships to MCC students. The 2015-16 scholarship recipients are: • Georgina Deviasso, Early Childhood Education, will graduate in 2017, volunteers and tutors;• Dorna Singer, Education/Early Learning and Development, will graduate in 2017, volunteers at MCC with children’s activities;• Ryan Gudin, Law, will graduate in May 2016,…
The National STEM Guitar Project will host a Guitar Building Institute at Mesa Community College March 14-18. The five-day educator/student institute combines instructional activities and training on science, technology, engineering and math with hands-on applied learning guitar building techniques. The result is an experience that engages middle, high school and post-secondary…
Mesa Community College honored high-achieving students who have been named to the All-Arizona Academic Team during an awards luncheon on March 3. Seventy-five community college scholars from across the state participated in the ceremony, which celebrates their outstanding academic achievements and distinguished leadership skills.My Local News
Students from the Mesa Community College Theatre & Film Arts Department and Music Department earned multiple recognitions against rigorous competition during the Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) held in Hawaii on February 11-14.
MCC shortstop got the unexpected news that he had colon cancer. And to make matters worse, he was in stage 3 of the disease.
Coverage of MCC Veteran Resource Fair on:KPHO-PHX (CBS)and News/Talk 92.3 KTAR
Visitors who take a left after walking into a new gallery space in Mesa will encounter iconic images created by William Wegman, an artist renowned for using his own Weimaraners in his compositions. They're displayed across from Red Vapor for Ripe Strawberries, a 2013 oil-on-panel piece by Phoenix artist Rachel Bess.Nearby, works by local artists Frank Ybarra and Joe Ray…
Mesa Community College faculty Chris Todd performed the piece,“Intoxia (moonflower)” at the Phoenix Experimental Arts Festival.
New full-time traditional undergraduate students enrolled beginning fall 2016 at the Benedictine University at Mesa campus may be eligible for the new Mesa Partnership Scholarship to help with tuition costs.The $3,000 annual scholarship is for employees or dependents of City of Mesa employees; employees or dependents of Mesa Public Schools employees; Mesa Public Schools graduates and Mesa…
Mesa Community College Athletics, honored for its 11 team community service project at Feed My Starving Children, is highlighted in NJCAA, a monthly publication of NJCAA athletics around the country.
From life skills and performing arts, to Kid’s College and STEM in Spanish, students ages 4 and older can go to “camp” at Maricopa Community Colleges this summer. Info on MCC camps included.
The Veteran Services Office at Mesa Community College seeks to ensure the academic success of veteran students, providing support from initial transition through graduation.From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, there will be a Veterans Resource Fair at Mesa Community College.
Four segments on the March edition of MCTV feature Mesa Community College. Insurance Studies with T-bird Seth Kruger segment, minute 3:46 Lego Club with Jacob Sorenson (MCC All-Arizona), minute 8:16 Fashion Merchandising & Design with MCC Faculty Lori Liang, and MCC students Nicole Willis and Aaron Thew, minute 11:14 New Sustainable Agriculture Degree…
The College of St. Scholastica welcomes Christy Potter as campus manager to oversee recruitment for its bachelor of social work (BSW) and doctor of nursing practice programs.The BSW program is in its second semester at Mesa Community College and the DNP program will launch this May.
The Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees announced the finalists for a new chancellor on Feb. 23.The new chancellor is going to take over for Jill Wakefield, who is retiring in June 2016, after seven years.The finalists are:Gale Gibson Gayle, president of Essex County College, N.J.Mark Mitsui, deputy assistant secretary for community colleges for the U.S. Department of EducationShouan Pan,…
Annique Nestmann, Director of International Education at Mesa Community College, said that the very first Global Engagement Conference has done a great job of infusing international curriculum into necessary disciplines.