Three MCC students graduating with Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees in Mortuary Science will be taking over local family businesses.
As part of the State's FY 2015 budget, the Maricopa Community Colleges received $1.4 million to bolster educational efforts in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Workforce areas. This additional funding is the first State appropriation for Maricopa in areas of the STEM and Workforce since 2009. Mesa Community College will receive $400,000 for the Additive Manufacturing Program…
Two International students — Girish V and Mahesh Andani — will fly to the US on a fully-paid scholarship to do a one-year certificate programme in Business Management/Administration and Early Child Education respectively at Mesa Community College in Arizona.
Fueled by her passion for vintage cars, Nyki Robinette is learning to repair and fix new and old hot rods, with her daughter! Seeing the sparks fly, Nyki was trained in the welding program at MCC and now works at Big J Seamless, a mechanical contracting company. From welding pipes at work to welding a 41 Cadillac in her home garage, Nyki’s thirst to learn more…
The Maricopa County Community College District has been awarded $1.4 million for STEM programs. $400,000 will go to Mesa Community College for 3-D printing and manufacturing programs.
Arick Dombrowski is a 34-year-old funeral director at Johnson’s Mortuary in Yuma. Dombrowski is a native of Somerton, Arizona and attended Yuma’s Cibola High School before going on to get his mortuary degree at Mesa Community College. In this installment of Arizona Edition’s Work Stories, Arick talks about his profession and the outlook it puts on…
Mesa Community College students Bill Alewyn and David Klose received awards at the annual Student Literary Competition hosted by the League of Innovation. The competition was open to nationwide community college students and accepted submissions in the following categories: fiction, one-act play, poetry and essay. Alewyn’s one-act play, “The Faulkner Hemingway Letter,” received first…
MCC golf coach John Guerrero calls on his players to help out at the free golf clinic at Dobson Ranch Golf Course in Mesa. MCC men’s golf finished second at the national tournament for the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Desert Vista graduate helped Mesa Community College captured the NJCAA baseball championship while playing a major role in getting the team to its No. 1 ranking during the season and eventually the title.
Austin Apodaca looks forward to starting at quarterback for Mesa Community College this fall.
(From Republic columnist John D'anna)End of watch: Sad to hear that Sgt. Paul Springall died last week. I knew him from my days covering the cop beat in Mesa and later as the head of security at Mesa Community College. He wasn't flashy or a macho tough guy, though he did serve as a Marine rifleman in Vietnam. No, he was just a good cop who did his…
The Maricopa Community Colleges governing board approved a new budget and a 2 percent tax levy increase at a May 27 public hearing at the district office, 2411 W. 14th St. in Tempe.
Story from Las Vegas publication about eight local Vegas kids who played baseball at Mesa Community College this season. All eight were major contributors to the Thunderbirds’ success, and the T-Birds had a lot of success.
The Arizona National Guard has its first female general. The Guard says Air Force Brig. Gen. Kerry Muehlenbeck's promotion was the occasion for a ceremony Saturday in legal offices of the 161st Air Refueling Wing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Muehlenbeck is a professor at MCC and an adjunct faculty member at ASU. She teaches courses in criminology and criminal justice.
The Arizona National Guard congratulated its newest brigadier general at a promotion ceremony for the state’s joint staff director on June 7. Kerry Muehlenbeck is a professor at Mesa Community College and an adjunct faculty member at Arizona State University.
Let's hear it for the Mesa Community College athletic department, which has produced not one, but two national-championship teams this year.
At-a-glance profiles of the candidates who filed nominating petitions by the May 28 deadline. Candidate Chris Glover has a master of science in management from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He is an adjunct professor in the business department at Mesa Community College.For complete article, visit the link below and click forward with arrows to find Chris…
With just a few weeks left in the 2013-14 pledge campaign, Mesa United Way leaders are praising the individuals and companies that are the backbone of the effort while challenging the entire community to fill the remaining gap. Mesa Community College was named Community Partner of the Year for its outstanding educational programs and for assisting Mesa United Way with a number of…
Mesa Community College topped Hinds, Miss., 9-7 in 12 innings to capture the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II title at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla., on Saturday night.
Mesa Community College was named Community Partner of the Year for its outstanding educational programs and for assisting Mesa United Way with a number of initiatives.
Community College baseball team rattled off four straight wins in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Championship tournament and play for the title Saturday night in Enid, Okla.
Property owners will see higher taxes this July after the Maricopa County Community College District governing board approved an increase in the tax levy Tuesday night.
Mesa Community College was named Community Partner of the Year for its outstanding educational programs and for assisting Mesa United Way with a number of initiatives.Slide 5, Dr. Pan: http://www.mesaunitedway.org/campaign-finale-luncheon-may-21-2014
The need to have broader representation of minorities in leadership positions in Mesa is discussed in this article. The majority of City Council and Mesa Public Schools board members are White males.“All those (diversity) festivities, those are well and good, but do they get (subgroups) involved in leadership and civic participation?” said David Luna, the only ethnic minority on the City Council…
About 60 percent of incoming students at the 10 colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District test into at least one remedial, or developmental-education, course. These classes, for people whose skills are not ready for college-level work, are offered in math, reading and writing.