Eighteen student-athletes and seven teams at MCC were honored by the NJCAA as all-academic for the 2013-14 school year.
MCC held a ceremony July 9 to decommission U.S. and Arizona state flags at its Red Mountain Campus.
The Mesa Community College Rose Garden is one of 12 American Rose Society testing sites and is the only one in the desert Southwest. MCC's garden is considered unique because the Sonoran desert has two blooming cycles, unlike any other place in the U.S. The first cycle is between April and June. The second is October through December.
Former Mesa CC coach, six-time All-American to lead BenU Mesa cross country program August 4, 2014 -- Benedictine University Newsroom Lisle, Illinois ~ Benedictine University at Mesa has named former Mesa Community College coach and six-time All-American runner Paul Spencer Peterson II to head the startup of its men's and women's cross-country program…
The election for two new at-large seats on the Maricopa County Community College District board is uncertain after the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the law adding the seats is unconstitutional. The ruling, handed down Wednesday [July 23, 2014], will probably mean that the candidates for the at-large seats on the district's governing board will not appear on the November ballot.
Anthony Presnell, who coached Red Mountain High School and acted as an assistant for Mesa Community College, continues to build on already successful career.
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.