Carlile truckers named among best in Alaska
Published Friday, January 24, 2020Former MCC student Michael Brad Hinkes earned place 14th place at the National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh last summer. His story is featured in this People of Saltchuk article.
President Burnette: Ft. McDowell election results
Published Wednesday, January 22, 2020The Fountain Hills Times reports MCC aluma Bernadine Burnette, who was recently named one of the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business, retains her role as president of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. Article Here
Why Dancers Shouldn't Rule Out Community College
Published Tuesday, January 21, 2020MCC Dance Program Director Tina Rangel and adjunct faculty Devon Polynone offer suggestions in this Dance Magazine article about selecting a college. Why You Shouldn't Rule Out a Community College Dance Program - Dance Magazine.pdf
36-year-old Brandon Cox fulfills dream of playing college basketball
Published Sunday, January 19, 2020ESPN 2 spotlights Brandon Cox, an MCC basketball player and electrical engineering student, his battle with alcoholism and what lead him to pursue his dream of playing college hoops.
Garden insects: friends and foes
Published Monday, January 13, 2020Sonoran News reports on Carol Stuttard, adjunct faculty at Mesa Community College, and her background and experience as a Master Gardner. Garden insects_ friends and foes _ Sonoran News.pdf
Earnhardt Ford Automotive Career Exploration program now at MCC
Published Thursday, January 9, 2020The Economic Reporter, a city of Mesa Economic Development newsletter, showcases the partnership between MCC and the Earnhardt Ford Automotive Career Exploration program (pg. 5). In the article Stephen Skroch, MCC Automotive Service program director, says “The additional training enhances our current curriculum and provides our program graduates an additional competitive edge when seeking employment.” First Quarter 2020 | City of Mesa.pdf
MCC forum alerts young women to tech career futures
Published Thursday, January 2, 2020This Wrangler News article features the Girls Get IT event hosted by the Maricopa Information Technology Institute (MITI) in Dec. 2019. Nora Reyes, MCC senior associate vice president is quoted in the piece: “If we want more women in STEM fields, we can’t just start in the high school levels,” she says. “We have to go even further than that. We have to address middle schoolers, elementary schoolers, even preschoolers.”
Junior college player battles alcoholism to live out hoops dream at 36
Published Monday, December 23, 2019This Arizona Republic story tells how MCC student athlete Brandon Cox came to be a 36-year-old college basketball player. Mesa Community College's Brandon Cox lives out hoops dream at 36.pdf
2019 Best of Valencia County: Romero Funeral Home
Published Thursday, December 19, 2019"Best of Valencia County” special section in the Valencia County News-Bulletin features MCC alumna Rosalinda "Rosa" A. Ortiz as the funeral service practitioner for the Romero Funeral Home in New Mexico. The Best of Valencia County contest winners were selected by News-Bulletin readers. 2019 Best of Valencia County Excerpt-Romero Funeral Home.pdf Note: The MCCCD Mortuary Science program is currently overseen by Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
Meteorology's Emerald Jewel: Valentia Observatory
Published Wednesday, December 18, 2019Niccole Villa Cerveny, Ph.D., MCC Geography faculty, is co-author of the Weatherwise article Meteorology's Emerald Jewel: Valentia Observatory. Westherwise is an open access journal featuring articles on all areas of the Humanities, Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences, Science, Technology and Medicine sectors. Other authors are Randy Cerveny, Robert Balling and Merlin Lawson. Meteorology's Emerald Jewel Valentia Observatory