Two Mesa Community College students are making a difference in the lives of patients at Boulder Mountain Therapy in Mesa. Students Mollie Heiden and Joshua Okken built a bridge that provides special needs children with a unique way to improve their balance skills.
MCC student Karina Aguilar was invited to attend the National Community College Aerospace Scholars on-site workshop in November at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
AZ Informant article on MCC advisor Louis Ellis who serves as a role model in his role as the liason for the Black Student Union and Minority Male Program.
President Barack Obama’s proposal to provide free education for some community college students has gained the support from the head of the network of colleges in Maricopa County.
Coconino Community College and the Coconino County Community Services Department are teaming up with local businesses to help students afford a college education.Regner and officials at CCC looked to Mesa Community College's individual development account program as a model for $ave2Learn. That school has seen encouraging trends in retention, graduation rates and GPAs. For…
Thousands of people in the metro Phoenix area have some college credit but no degree. But now they may be able to get an associate degree retroactively.The Maricopa County Community College District recently was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Helios Education Foundation to start a "reverse transfer" project.
If you’re cash-strapped, here’s a well-trodden path toward a bachelor’s degree: Start at community college, which is cheaper and more flexible; get a bunch of credits there; then transfer to a four-year college to finish. Arizona’s Maricopa community colleges, which enroll more than 265,000 students a year, have received a half-million-dollar grant to track students who’ve moved on…
Jack Lunsford, who is taking over leadership of the Arizona Community College Coordinating Council talks about the economic impact and need to rethink funding for the state's community colleges.
MCC is one of several locations offering free FAFSA workshops this weekend.
America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals is recognizing MCC alum Dianna M. Johnson. The Bio of the Month membership is allotted to a particular individual by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals for excellence and performance in their chosen career. Dianna M. Johnson has a proven record of achievement in the field of roofing.
National letter of intent day for the class of 2015 Buena Colts was more modest than in years’ past with only Grady McCoy and Seth Doser pledging to become Mesa Community College Thunderbirds next fall. (Sierra Vista Herald)
USA Today mentions MCC's Juan Giraldo in Eastern Michigan's 2015 recruiting class article.
David Luna, 58, is Mesa's first elected Latino council member in the city's 136-year history. Luna served as a Mesa Community College Commission on Excellence in Education member.
Rep. Reginald Bolding, D-Phoenix, authored a bill that would provide two years of free community college tuition to state residents who maintain a grade-point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
The sharks at the Superbowl Halftime Show have definitely become a favorite moment of the Super Bowl this year and the MCC dancers are in the midst of the hoopla. Two of our dancers who were originally supposed to be sharks were replaced at the last moment with Katy Perry's dancers. After the "left shark" was criticized by many for not knowing the dance moves, one of the…
New Times article about Natalie Morris, Professor of Sustainable Food Systems Program at Mesa Community College.To those in the local food community, particularly those with an interest in sustainable food, the name Natalie Morris should be a familiar one. The trained chef turned entrepreneur created Good Food Finder, an online directory that identifies and locates local food producers…
A My Turn editorial by MCC President Dr. Shouan Pan about the benefits of a community college education.
Maricopa Community Colleges leaders made a wise decision this week. Skipping the normal formalities of four months of discussion and votes, they swept any consideration of tuition or property-tax increases off the table.
Southern Miss baseball coach Scott Berry announced Tuesday the addition of Damon Lessler as an assistant coach/coordinator of camps for the program. Lessler formerly played for MCC.
Former MCC T-Bird basketball player Promise Amukamara's performance has driven the Sun Devils to the best start in school history and one of the biggest surprises of the season.
Mesa Community College’s Red Mountain campus, 7110 E. McKellips Road in Mesa, was recognized with a conservation award Nov. 15 by the North American Native Plant Society.
MCC alum RJ David's photography is named a Mesa Arts Festival Favorite.
Maricopa Community Colleges will not seek a tuition or property-tax increase for 2015-16 despite cutbacks in state aid, according to Debra Thompson, vice chancellor for business services.
MCC dance instructor Mary Wall opens her own dance studio in Tempe.
The city of Tempe has partnered with Tempe Union High School District, Tempe Elementary School District, ASU, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, Rio Salado College and the University of Advancing Technology to create College Connect, a community-based program designed to assist young people who want to pursue a postsecondary education.