The Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AZ-AMI) of Mesa Community College received a $2.5-million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration to provide trade-impacted workers and others with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to provide long-term support to aerospace and advanced manufacturing industries in the region.
Macy’s Inc. announced Jan. 8 that it would close its 159,000-square-foot Fiesta location as part of a nationwide cost-cutting effort, capping off at least a decade of slow decline for the mall.
Eric Boudreau, who plays Mason “Marz” Marzac in theatre production, grew up playing basketball and soccer in Port Angeles, Wash., and moved to the Valley to study musical theater at Mesa Community College, where he was mentored by music professor Sue Anne Lucius.“I am a very proud alumnus of MCC. They put me in a good position to do what I’m doing now,” Boudreau says.“I am a firm believer…
Some community colleges have acknowledged the need to address the lack of academic readiness within student ranks, says Dr. Gerardo de los Santos, president and chief executive officer of the League for Innovation in the Community College.His short list of community colleges on the cutting edge includes Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio; Miami Dade College and Valencia College in Florida…
MCC is part of this article on East Valley Partnership President Roc Arnett's game plan for the Southeast Valley for 2014. Education 2 of 4 “When you add up Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus, the community colleges, the private colleges that have come into Mesa and elsewhere, you’re looking at about 157,000 college students,” Arnett said…
Several thousand seasoned collectors, families and kids are expected to attend the 42nd annual Flagg Gem and Mineral Show set for Jan. 3-5 in the west parking lot of Mesa Community College at Dobson Road and Southern Avenue.
Where can you see roses bloom in the desert? The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College proudly showcases more than 9,000 rose bushes of more than 300 varieties.To prepare for the next blooming cycle in mid-March, the Rose Garden is looking for volunteers with gardening skills to spare in the largest rose garden in the southwestern United States.
Mesa Community College choral groups, along with vocalists from Tempe’s Sun Valley Community Church, perform a variety of Christmas music highlighted by John Leavitt’s “What Child is This.”
The music program at Mesa Community College will host a holiday concert Dec. 6-7 at the Red Mountain Campus, 7110 E. McKellips Road.
Update on Fiesta District revitalization.
Human Trafficking event calendar coverage: Channel 3: http://events.azfamily.com/Human_Trafficking_Awareness_Week_at_Mesa_Community_College/289095108.html Channel5: http://events.kpho.com/Human_Trafficking_Awareness_Week_at_Mesa_Community_College/200564629.html EV Tribune: https://www.spingo.com/promote/event/1889483/ Fox 10: Channel…
Video from Maricopa Now of MCC Sustainable Foods student Melissa Webb who started her own business. Beginning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX--w_XTD_k AND at minute 24:56, fashion student Ashley Cooper, who is a successful fashion design alumna, is covered, along with MCC instructor Angela Johnson. The link also contains an informational profile of…
Veterans are finding the Maricopa Community Colleges to be the destination of choice when looking to fulfill their educational goals. That's because the colleges are not only committed to helping students succeed, they also provide services that are specifically designed for veterans. MCC student interviewed.
Roc Arnett, serving as the first student-body president of the newly minted Mesa Community College in 1963, recalls hearing about when JFK was assassinated.
Miranda Hays, a full-time student at Mesa Community College, hopes to attend the University of Southern California and become a full time occupational therapist after completing her associate of science degree.
The Maricopa Community Colleges saw an 8 percentage-point gain in its graduation rate, the biggest increase in several years and one that puts the district on track to fulfill its commitment to produce more graduates.
As a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, Alec Niblett’s missions took him to Iraq, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines. The 27-year-old Tempe resident hopes his current mission, begun this year at Mesa Community College, will take him beyond Earth and into space.
Gilbert Public Schools’ governing board cancelled Wednesday’s meeting during which the board was supposed to vote on joining seven other government agencies in approval of a tax break for Apple, which has planned to open a manufacturing firm in Mesa.Seven government entities — Maricopa County, Mesa Community College, Maricopa Community Colleges, Central Arizona Project, Maricopa Integrated Health…
Mesa’s Fiesta Mall, one of the Valley’s most iconic shopping centers, is now officially lender-owned.
MCC alum Brad Hull will perform at Anasazi Foundation Concert. Due West vocalist Hull, a Thatcher native, attended MCC. His group toured this past summer with Trace Adkins, Billy Currington and the Doobie Brothers.
Protesters set fire to copies of high-school diplomas on Tuesday outside the offices of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne.The 50 protesters then placed ashes from the burned diplomas inside an urn and attempted to deliver them to Horne, claiming he is “burning up” the dreams of young undocumented immigrants who want to attend college.
ASU was the No. 1-ranked institution on the Colleges & Universities list published today by the Phoenix Business Journal, with its fall 2013 enrollment being more than those of the next three schools on the list combined.The list was ranked by fall 2013 enrollment. ASU reported 76,711. Second on the list was Mesa Community College with 25,024, and third was Rio Salado…
Mesa Community College recently received mention in an email blast newsletter by the Graduation Pledge Alliance. MCC encourages graduates to sign a pledge to commit to building a healthy, sustainable, and just world. MCC has had a 129% increase in signers from 2011 to 2013 because of increased promotion and awareness of the pledge.The newsletter stated: "Mesa…
Cleveland Cavaliers Coach Mike Brown's affinity for defense goes back to his days as a player in high school in Germany, in junior college in Arizona (Mesa Community College), and in college at the University of San Diego.
After an extensive national search, Estrella Mountain Community College, a Maricopa Community College, is pleased to announce that Dr. Patricia Cardenas-Adame has been selected as EMCC's new vice president of Student Affairs. Cardenas-Adame will begin her new role on Dec. 2, 2013.