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.
Tempe Wrangler article features MCC Book Club.
The Nash is now featuring jazz performances, with Nick Manson performing.Nick has been a guest lecturer and clinician at many schools and he developed and taught the music theory program for audio majors at the Art Institute of Seattle in the early 1990s. Currently Nick is a professor at Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ) in the Jazz Studies program, teaching jazz composition, arranging,…
During Jan. 19th celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the City’s MLK Committee presented an award and four scholarships to local residents as part of the day’s proceedings.The committee awarded the 2015 Veora E. Johnson Spirit of Unity, Educator of the Year award to Mona Scott, a faculty member of Mesa Community College. Scott was recognized for encouraging her students to examine…
MCC's Performing Arts Center is one of AZRE RED Award finalists.
MCC President Shouan Pan is featured in Mesa Mayor John Giles' blog. The piece mentions the 50th anniversary, Carnegie classification, HLC and what they ate for lunch!
MCC Awarded Carnegie Community Service AwardSMILoans (link)Mesa Independent
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.