As University of Phoenix experiences enrollment loss, Channel 3/5 reporter explores alternatives, including MCC. http://www.azfamily.com/clip/11946164/univ-of-phoenix-troubles
The fine folks at A.T. Still University have stepped in to accept a Turkey Drive challenge, as has Benedictine University and Mesa Community College.
Article on former MCC coach Lisa Stuck.
Sometimes it’s a talking white rabbit, and sometimes it’s a disaster victim. When you’re a costume designer, you can never be sure who you’ll be asked to dress next.This sort of challenge is part of what drew Mallory Prucha to the field. The resident faculty in costume design and Costume Shop supervisor at Mesa Community College started out as a traditional artist, but liked the interdisciplinary…
Poetry night has returned to Mesa on the third Thursday of every month.This year, the event has a new name: District 4, the Poetry Reading. It’s at 7 p.m. in Jarrod’s Coffee, Tea and Gallery, 154 W. Main St.Also this year, in addition to a community open mic portion of the show, two East Valley poets are to be featured each month. October’s poets are Josh Rathkamp and Susanna Velarde Covarrubias…
Mesa Mayor John Giles, Vice Mayor and District 3 Councilman Dennis Kavanaugh, Deputy City Manager Kari Kent and Mesa Community College President Dr. Shouan Pan spoke and participated in a 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, lighting ceremony at one of the Fiesta District micro parks constructed along Southern Avenue in the Fiesta District.Mesa Independent, 10/22/15: Fiesta District Micro Parks Lighting…
The community is encouraged to help fight hunger by being a patron at Empty Bowls art charity events being hosted at all three East Valley community colleges: Chandler-Gilbert, Mesa and Scottsdale Community Colleges. Event proceeds benefit local charities helping to fight hunger locally.Proceeds from MCC events will benefit Paz de Cristo Community Center which provides anti-hunger and empowerment…
The following appeared in Mesa Chamber of Commerce "Inside Business" newsletter:2015 MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY REPORT- MCC's 2015 Report to Our CommunityMesa Community College's educational journey began in 1965 and is highlighted by our 50th anniversary celebration. Our 2015 Report to Our Community is one of the culminating highlights. There's no better way to…
Young people from developing countries spend a year at an American community college, where they gain career skills, engage in the community, learn about U.S. culture and get inspired to make a positive impact when they return home.That’s the concept behind the Community College Initiative (CCI) sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Northern…
Bernie Sanders’ stance on issues of economic inequality, student loan debt and retirement benefits drew the most applause from his political rally at Reid Park on Friday night.“I really resonate with his stance on LGBTQ rights,” said Danielle Jancarole, a 23-year-old Mesa Community College student. “I like his economic agenda, but that’s more of a side benefit for me.”
An earth science day is scheduled from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at Mesa Community College’s Southern and Dobson campus at 1833 W. Southern Ave.
Maricopa Now, Oct. Edition, Featuring MCC student Cassie O'Coyne, Veterans 9/11 Event and MCC Promo.
MCC student Cassie O'Coyne is featured on MCTV, Maricopa Now, at minute 3:50. Cassie is a part-time student in the electronics engineering program. Also highlighted is MCC's 9/11 Commemorative Event at minute 11:24, as well as an MCC promo spot at minute 12:30. MCTV, the digital television channel, is a partnership between the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and…
The College of St. Scholastica, a private Catholic Benedictine school, offers access to online graduate-level certificate programs to Arizona students.St. Scholastica recently launched a social work program in partnership with Mesa Community College.
Spc. Bryce Parker, a Mesa Community College student and a civil affairs specialist, is competing with 12 other soldiers in the Army’s Best Warrior competition.
Kizzy and Rathen Ricedorff competed in the Newlywed Game with the ASU State Press. Rathen attends Mesa Community College and is currently the starting quarterback.
Cesar Calderon, 26, knows what it means to be shut out of insurance.A DACA recipient and student at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona, he has been disabled since he was nearly killed in a car crash in 2006. After spending several weeks in a coma in an Arizona hospital, the staff there decided to transfer him to a clinic in Mexico in a controversial practice known as medical…
Students and teachers should be ready to fight for the lives and attack mass shooters if necessary, according to a security alert by one of the largest community college systems in the U.S.The advisory was sent to students at the Maricopa Community Colleges after Thursday’s killings at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, gives tips on how to escape and hide from "active shooters."
The National Science Foundation has awarded Finger Lakes Community College a $1.5 million grant to continue its work in developing undergraduate research programs in its classrooms and laboratories and at other community colleges across the country.The success of the pilot led to a $3.35 million grant and the establishment of CCURI in 2011. Since then, CCURI has developed a network of 60 partner…
Mesa Community College (MCC) has been awarded a TRIO Student Support Services Grant (SSS) from the U.S. Department of Education to help college students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds succeed in obtaining a higher education. MCC will receive $220,000 annually for five years to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates of eligible students.
Food Tank has rounded up a list of 22 programs, both nationally and internationally, that integrate food into their curriculums. These programs include the culinary arts, farming practicum, food security degrees, and food justice studies.MCC's Sustainable Food Systems Program is one of those programs. MCC offers both a degree and a certificate in Sustainable Food Systems. Both…
Aeron Carr and Rathen Ricedorff of Mesa Community College were named WSFL players of the week on special teams and offense, respectively, for their performances in a double-overtime 55-52 victory over Phoenix College.
Kizzy Ricedorff was in celebration mode, signing autographs after Arizona State volleyball's upset of then No. 6 Illinois last Saturday when she learned that her husband Rathen, playing quarterback a few miles away for Mesa Community College, had suffered a serious hand injury.
Mesa Community College quarterback Rathen Ricedorff and Paradise Valley soccer star Megan Schulze don’t know each other, but they have more in common than they realize. Both players are Phoenix natives who left the Valley for short periods of time but found their way back.Ricedorff grew up in Mesa. His father was an assistant coach on the MCC football team for two years, and the father’s…
Update on Fiesta District changes.
Article about the local maker movement with quote from Mesa Community College employee Paul Hickey. The movement, still in its infancy, embraces technological change. It brings people together in community spaces to make things, and make them better."Paul Hickey, 31, of Chandler, was in the back, using the laser cutter to make an acrylic plaque. He said it’s not difficult to use…