Ducey's proposed budget cuts the appropriation for the Maricopa County Community College District by more than 50 percent.For this year, the 10-college district received about $7.4 million for its operating budget — less than 1 percent of its revenue. That reduction was partly because enrollment has declined. The colleges also received an extra $1.4 million specifically for science,…
Five largely overlooked patches of Fiesta District land will get a $2.2 million makeover this year after Mesa officials gave the go-ahead to convert them into "micro parks."MCC mentioned briefly.
Information about New Frontiers Lifelong Learning Open House.
Payson Unified School District board members expressed amazement that the district can’t find a qualified Spanish teacher.As a stopgap measure, Superintendent Greg Wyman at a meeting on Monday asked the board to make an agreement with Mesa Community College Distance Learning.
Enrollment is growing at the Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) at Mesa Community College.It was started by aerospace companies in the Valley because they needed more skilled employees."I have employers contacting me almost daily asking me who's your next guy and when are they ready," said Joe Martinez with Mesa Community College.Yahoo News, Phillipines…
MCC alum Evelyn Plantillas tells her story of the beginnings of MCC for the AZ Informant.
MCC's Human Trafficking Awareness event covered on Maricopa Now: minute 4:35: https://www2.maricopa.edu/mctv/maricopa-now
The Mayor of Mesa and a Grammy nominated jazz artist are both part of the events in the City of Mesa to remember the leadership and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The events are organized by the Mesa Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee and will be held from Saturday, Jan. 17 through Martin Luther King (MLK) Day Monday, Jan. 19.The Veora E. Johnson Educator of the Year Award…
Peter Conden talks about tree landscaping on KTAR's Rosie on the House. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rosie-on-the-house/id310111938?mt=2
The current prides of the Mesa Community College Theatre Department are Janae Dunn and Marissa Salazar, who have been accepted to the Johnny Carson School. This particular academic institution is not, as it turns out, where students learn to pantomime golf swings or deliver oneliners in a turban. It is, rather, The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, a…
MCC is featured during coverage of Obama's Community College Proposal. MCC students and Rufus Glasper are interviewed: AZCentral, MCC's Martin Cordova interviewed: Link with video.AZ Family, MCC nursing student interviewed:KPHO, Rufus Glasper comments:Link with video.Fox 10 coverage: Link with video.
San Bernardino Valley College defeated Mesa Community College, 65-59, in the championship game of the Mesa Community College’s Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout in Mesa, Arizona on Monday.Press EnterpriseCentral Arizona defeated Monroe, New York, 68-64 on Monday night in the third-place game of the Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout at Mesa Community College.Area Sports Roundup, Casa…
MCC and Chandler-Gilbert CC offer creative classes and lifelong learning opportunities.
In 1991, Wyatt departed Mountain View High School intending to play center at Mesa Community College. A week or so before Arizona began workouts, it offered Wyatt a spot on the roster. Five years later, an honorable mention All-Pac-10 center, Wyatt was honored at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. He had already earned…
Educators confront some of the coming year's challenges, insist that Common Core will work if its tenets are followed.Excerpt: When asked about Common Core, accurately known as The Arizona College and Career Ready Standards, MCC President Dr. Shouan Pan reminded attendees that these were approved in 2010.The good news, he said, is that students will…
Student artwork from MCC is on display at the Wolfswinkel Education Center at the Phoenix Art Museum for the month of December.
Excerpt: MCC named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, one of 766 higher education institutions nationwide, and one of only four in Arizona.“We are proud to continue to receive this designation since its inception,” said MCC President Shouan Pan.
Changes at Middlesex Community CollegeLink hereJames Mabry was confirmed as the new Middlesex Community College president by the state Board of Higher Education Tuesday. The vote was unanimous.The Lowell Sun, Link here and Link here.The Bedford Citizen, Link here
Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout Set Dec 15, 2014 Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout details MESA, AZ - Details for the fifth annual Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout are set as Mesa Community College gets set to welcome what is generally regarded as the top regular-season men's basketball tournament in the nation, beginning Dec. 27. A…
Former MCC football player Damarious Randall is named Sports Illustrated All-American. ---TEMPE, Ariz. -- Sports Illustrated mentioning Arizona State receiver Jaelen Strong and defensive back Damarious Randall on its All-American team simultaneously brought about two questions concerning the future of Sun Devil football. Strong, who earned a second-team nod…
Laurie Dutton, named a 2014 Outstanding Teacher Candidate in Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at ASU, found her calling during an introductory education course at MCC.
The Meet Your Neighbor column, published in the 12/10/14 edition of the Mesa Independent, features Dr. Pan and includes references to MCC's 50th anniversary.
MCC's Theatre & Film Arts Department is presenting Susan Zeder’s signature play, Mother Hicks, directed by Debra K. Stevens, this holiday season.
MCC English professor Eddie Webb discusses MCC's Native Documentary Filmmaking Program on Arizona Horizon Show on PBS. Link to PBS video.
Damarious Randall has overcome injury and successfully transitioned to become one of the nation’s top defensive football players at Arizona State, and on Monday, he accepted his selection to the 2015 Reese’s Senior Bowl to be played Jan. 24 in Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Randall left his mark while at Mesa Community College as he was named an NJCAA First Team All-American and the…