Three Westwood High School grads and a Mesa Community College student are the first recipients of one-year $10,000 scholarships to branches of Benedictine University and Westminster College through a new program called Mesa Educates U.
Valley athletes Wimbish, a 2011 Pride graduate, and Khari Holloway, a 2013 graduate, both drew Division I college interest but for different reasons and times, they chose Mesa Community College as the place to continue their careers.
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is suing the Maricopa County Community College District over its policy of charging in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants who receive work permits through the federal deferred-action program.Related articles: Arizona Daily Star, KJZZ, KPHO NEWS 5…
Part of a $3 million grant to Mesa Public Schools from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is being used this summer to introduce high-school juniors to health careers.
For Valley residents driving along the Santan Loop 202 freeway — specifically those heading eastbound toward Chandler and Gilbert — there’s a large billboard that comes into view approaching the Loop 101 interchange. “Phoenix is now a DI College town,” it says, referencing Grand Canyon University’s rise to NCAA Division I status this upcoming school year.MCC's Limse Thor comments in this…
Two Westwood High School students who plan to attend Benedictine University at Mesa this fall were recently awarded Mesa Educate U scholarships. These are MCC ACE Program graduates.
Preston Smith and Christi Williams walked across the stage to the cheers of family, friends and teachers.Their graduation from Mesa’s first GED-to-MCC group moved them a step closer to successful college completion.The program, sponsored by Mesa Counts on College with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is among the many strategies under development to boost the number of…
In the midst of finals week, two MCC students pushed through long hours of studying while working on a project for homeless veterans at the same time.The result: Interior-design students Jocelyn Abruzzese and Tricia Finchum placed first in the "Design for Hope” competition by designing a kitchen using repurposed and reclaimed materials. The competition was sponsored by Stardust Building…
Registration for Mesa's GED to MCC will be held June 17 and July 30. The program is designed for motivated students who want to receive a high school equivalency credential, continue their education and earn a community college job certificate or degree.GED to MCC is a Mesa Counts on College project.
A growing number of students are collecting more than their high-school diplomas when they cross the graduation stage this month.
On May 10 the third through sixth-graders of Ms. Lane's class at Integrity Education Centre went to the Life Science Department at Mesa Community College, Southern and Dobson Campus and met Vincent Gorge, Governing Board Certified – PSA, Science Laboratory Technician and he took us on a tour of the laboratories.
Property owners will see their tax bills increase after the Maricopa County Community College District governing board approved a hike Tuesday.
Computer hackers have forced the Maricopa County Community College District to shut down its primary website. The district said nearly 280,000 students and employees could be affected. It set up a temporary site after malware was discovered on its main site. Before the problem was uncovered, visitors to Maricopa.edu could have had their computers infected.
Dr. Shouan Pan is honored with the Paul A. Elsner International Excellence in Leadership Award by the Chair Academy.
3 On Your Side wanted to know just how dirty are our phones and other things we touch. So, they partnered up with Stan Kikkert, a germ expert at Mesa Community College. Video:http://www.azfamily.com/news/consumer/germs-lurking-on-your-cell-phone-208201091.html
Several MCC Youth College listings appear here: http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/kids/summercamps.php?ftype=&fcity=&fage=&fcamp=teen&Search=Search
Property owners could see higher taxes if the Maricopa County Community College District governing board gives final approval on Tuesday.
Boys basketball state Player of the Year Casey Benson will be the featured attraction Saturday at 6:15 p.m. when the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association boys underclassmen all-star game will be played at Mesa Community College.
Arizona has just four four-year colleges that have baseball programs, the sixth-fewest in the nation despite being 15th in population. Chandler Seton Catholic coach Marty Maier has a solution, but admits it will never come to pass, and certainly not for the purpose of improving the college prospects of local baseball players. But in a perfect world, he’d see some of the more populous…
As college costs skyrocket, thousands of Southeast Valley high-school students are saving Mom and Dad big bucks by earning college credit through dual-enrollment courses.
Cultural Language School meets Sunday afternoons through Mesa Community College’s non-credit community-education program.
On Friday, Mesa Community College will recognize the accomplishments of graduates for the 2012-13 academic year at a commencement ceremony in the campus courtyard of its Southern Avenue and Dobson Road campus starting at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited.
MCC's Ted Telepak honored at Mayors Disability Awards.
MCC announces Commencement Speaker Maria Hesse:
Together with Maricopa Community College, manufacturing companies use an age-old idea to pay students to go to school and to work at the same time.