Press Releases

Dental Hygiene students offer free dental services

Published Thursday, September 3, 2020

MESA, Arizona – Sept. 3, 2020 -- Mesa Community College Dental Hygiene students seek individuals for complimentary oral health screenings on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, 5855 E. Still Circle in Mesa. Appointments are available at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and noon and may be made by calling 480-248-8195. Ideal screening candidates are individuals who have...

MCC and Family Involvement Center launch a new program bolstering support for families in crisis while building careers 

Published Friday, August 28, 2020

MESA, Arizona — Aug. 28, 2020 — Family Involvement Center (FIC) and the Mesa Community College Social Work Program collaborate to provide education, training and careers for parents with life experiences interacting with child-serving systems. The program places an emphasis on parents who are in recovery from opioid use or addiction. The Parent Peer Support Social Work Scholarship Stipend...

AppleCare technician training now available in the East Valley

Published Thursday, August 20, 2020

The first for-credit courses in Arizona. MESA, Arizona -- August 21, 2020 --- Mesa Community College is the first college in Arizona offering the AppleCare Technician certificate program, training students to provide IT support for Apple products. The two eight-week evening AppleCare courses incorporate curriculum from Apple’s Learning Tracks for Macs and iPhones and may be completed in one...

MCC Child Development Lab excels in online learning environment

Published Thursday, August 20, 2020

Students engaged with others by individually sharing like they would during an in-person class. MESA, Arizona -- Aug. 20, 2020 -- The Mesa Community College Evelyn H. Warren Child Development Lab (CDL) sets a new standard in virtual early childhood teaching and learning. The lab school is an accredited program through the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Providing...

Endangered fish from MCC replenish wild populations

Published Wednesday, August 19, 2020

MESA, Arizona -- Aug. 19, 2020 -- The endangered, native Gila Topminnows at the Mesa Community College Red Mountain Campus support the recovery of their species. The population in the college’s cienega reached a level healthy enough to serve as a source to stock other bodies of water throughout the state. On August 17 the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) relocated 100 Topminnows to Pima...

MCC receives a Gold Healthy Arizona Worksites Award

Published Tuesday, July 28, 2020

MESA, Arizona — July 28, 2020 — Mesa Community College receives a Gold Level Healthy Arizona Worksites Award in recognition of its employee wellness efforts. To achieve this recognition, MCC was evaluated based on how it tracked and documented outcomes and behavioral changes. According to the HAWP website, “Gold level programs have demonstrated institutional support and have integrated worksite...

MCC serves as COVID-19 drive-thru testing site

Published Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Notice As of July 1, 2022, MCC no longer serves as a location for COVID-19 testing. Visit embryhealth.com to schedule a testing day and time. The phone number for Embry Women's Health is 480-376-2170. MESA, Arizona -- July 1, 2020 – Mesa Community College serves as a location for drive-thru COVID-19 testing in alignment with Governor Ducey’s enhanced COVID-19 Action Plan (6/17/20). Embry...

Raising awareness of the national debt nets national award for MCC students

Published Wednesday, June 17, 2020

MESA, Arizona – June 17, 2020 – The Mesa Community College Up to Us team receives top prize in the Up to Us National College Competition for its efforts in raising awareness of the national debt and America’s fiscal problems. MCC is the first community college in the eight-year history of the award to receive this recognition. The MCC student team, led by Shelby Lynch, who graduated from MCC...

Cisco Networking Academy recognizes MCC faculty expertise

Published Monday, June 15, 2020

MESA, Arizona – June 15, 2020 – Three outstanding Mesa Community College Computer Information Systems (CIS) faculty, Steve Bowes, Bob Samson and J.B. Files receive recognition from the Cisco Networking Academy. Bowes and Samson are Cisco Experts (top 10 % of instructors worldwide) and Files is an Advanced Level Instructor (top 25% of instructors worldwide) based on student feedback. These...

Sarah Banner Twice Honored for Excellence in Advising

Published Wednesday, June 3, 2020

MESA, Arizona – June 3, 2020 -- Sarah Banner, Mesa Community College Student Services director receives honors from NACADA, The Global Community for Academic Advisement, recognizing her interpersonal and human relationship skills, professional practices, documented success and documented advisor development of academic advising in higher education. Banner’s recognition also includes the NACADA...

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