Press Releases

  • Mesa Community College is ranked third among the top 10 online colleges in Arizona for 2017 according to Value Colleges (valuecolleges.com). Click here to view the list of the "Top 10 Best Online Colleges in Arizona" prepared by Value Colleges. # # # Media Contact Dawn Zimmer, [email protected], 480-461-7892 Mesa Community College is nationally…

  • Mesa Community College's veterinary technician program is ranked among the top 50 in the nation for 2016-2017 according to  Community for Accredited Schools Online (AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org) # # #Media ContactDawn Zimmer, [email protected], 480-461-7892Mesa Community College is nationally recognized for service-learning, career and…

  • Mesa Community College is ranked eighth among the nation's best 50 online criminal justice degree programs for 2016-17 according to Affordable Colleges Online (AffordableCollegesOnline.org). Click here to review the full "Guide to Online Criminal Justice Degrees" by Affordable Colleges Online. # # # Media Contact Dawn Zimmer, [email protected], 480-461-7892 Mesa…

  • Mesa Community College is ranked among the best 50 online colleges in the nation and 2nd best in Arizona for 2016 according to Online Colleges (onlinecolleges.com).Click here for details on the methodology Online Colleges used to make their determination.# # #Media ContactDawn Zimmer, [email protected], 480-461-7892Mesa Community College is nationally…

  • Mesa Community College is ranked among the best 50 online colleges in the nation for 2016-17 according to the Center for Online Education (onlinecolleges.net).Click here for details on the methodology the Center for Online Education used to make their determination.# # #Media ContactDawn Zimmer, [email protected], 480-461-7892Mesa Community College is…

  • MESA, Arizona -- Nov. 23, 2016 -- Mesa Community College is hosting the prestigious Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in the college’s Performing Arts Center and MCC Theatre on Feb. 14-18, 2017. Hundreds of students and faculty from over 50 colleges and universities in KCACTF Region VIII states: Arizona, Central and Southern California, Hawaii, Southern Nevada…

  • Mesa Community College is ranked seventh among the best 50 paramedic programs in Arizona for 2016-17 according to the Community for Accredited Online Schools (AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org) # # # Media Contact Dawn Zimmer, [email protected], 480-461-7892 Mesa Community College is nationally recognized for its service-learning, civic engagement and…

  • Mesa Community College is ranked third among the best 50 online colleges in Arizona for 2016-17 according to Affordable Colleges Online (AffordableCollegesOnline.org). Click here to review Arizona Online Colleges & Universities – Top Online Schools for 2016-17 from Affordable Colleges Online. # # # Media Contact Dawn Zimmer, [email protected], 480-461-7892…

  • Mesa Community College is ranked third among the best 50 two-year online art schools in the nation for 2016-2017 according to  Community for Accredited Online Schools (AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org) # # #Media ContactDawn Zimmer, [email protected], 480-461-7892Mesa Community College is nationally recognized for service-learning, career and…

  • MESA, Arizona — Nov. 2, 2016 — Thirteen outstanding community members will be welcomed into Mesa Community College’s Hall of Fame during a reception and ceremony hosted by the MCC Alumni Association on November 3 in the MCC Theatre at the Southern and Dobson campus (1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, 85202). The MCC Hall of Fame honors alumni, community members, and MCC employees whose personal and…

  • MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 21, 2016 -- Mesa Community College students Jared Carlson and Kristin Shelledy have been named 2016 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars. These students were selected from more than 1,000 applicants by a panel of independent judges to receive $1,000 each. Students are selected based on outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated leadership potential. “Each of these…

  • MESA, Arizona – Oct. 19, 2016 -- Mesa Community College (MCC) has been named to the 2015 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in three categories: General Community Service, Economic Opportunity and Education."MCC, with strong roots in service-learning, civic participation and innovative teaching, has been honored by this recognition since its inception," said Mesa Community…

  • MESA, Arizona -- October 12, 2016 -- Mesa Community College has partnered with The National Theatre in London to bring six of its “National Theatre Live” broadcasts to the MCC Theatre this fall.“We are very excited to bring these world-class national productions to Mesa,” said Christopher Tubilewicz, venue manager for the MCC Theatre. “The MCC Theatre was propelled into the 21st century when it…

  • MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 11, 2016 -- Mesa Community College Athletic Director John Mulhern said he was pleased but certainly not surprised when he heard that his former Thunderbird basketball player Gianni Dailey was admitted to prestigious Columbia University. “He always said attending Columbia was his goal,” said Mulhern. “Gianni was a pleasure to be around and is a great example of a student…

  • MESA, Arizona – October 11, 2016 – On Friday Oct. 21, Mesa Community College at Red Mountain will host a STEAM Conference for 200 Mesa Public School seventh and eighth-graders to present information about science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) fields and career possibilities. The keynote speaker is Pamela McCauley, Ph.D., C.P.E., an ergonomics and biomechanics expert, popular…

  • Education and Action at Mesa Community CollegeMESA, Arizona – October 5, 2016 – Mesa Community College invites community members to learn about food insecurity and hunger and how to contribute to its eradication. Events will be held at both MCC campuses in October in conjunction with annual Empty Bowls events.“MCC remains engaged in discussions about tough issues affecting its students…

  • Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute Offers Tours MESA, Arizona – Sept. 27, 2016-- The Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) is celebrating National Manufacturing Day by opening its doors to the community. Guided tours of our enhanced machining, welding, electronics, automation and additive manufacturing labs will be offered between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7…

  • MESA, Arizona – Sept. 22, 2016 -- Mesa Community College at Red Mountain has re-established its Community Advisory Committee to help develop plans to support student success and meet workforce development needs of the East Valley. “The Community Advisory Committee was instrumental in the formative years of our campus, 15 years ago,” said Nora Reyes, MCC Red Mountain Vice Provost. “We are very…

  • MESA, Arizona - Mesa Community College and its Theatre and Film Arts Department is pleased to announce its recipients of the 26th Annual ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence in non-contracted theatre and production categories, presented during a celebration on Monday, September 19, 2016. The ariZoni awards were created to promote the visibility, cooperation and growth of theatre in the…

  • MESA, Arizona — Sept. 21, 2016 -- Mesa Community College alumna Sujaya Reddy, owner of 7 Dimensions LLC in Ahwatukee, was recognized by the American Society of Interior Designers Arizona North Chapter with a first-place Design Excellence Award for in the Emerging Professional category. Reddy’s submission transformed a tired, compartmentalized 1990s residential floorplan into a free-flowing,…

  • MESA, Arizona -- Sept. 20, 2016 -- Mesa Community College proudly announces its Fall 2016 Arts season. Performances and exhibitions feature up-and-coming student artists and renowned craft masters. Performances and exhibitions are presented in masterfully designed venues on MCC’s Southern and Dobson campus (1833 W. Southern Ave.). The Performing Arts Center delivers exceptional…

  • Fighting hunger one bowl at a time MESA, Arizona — Oct. 4, 2016 —The community is invited to participate in Mesa Community College’s (MCC) Empty Bowls events at both college campuses in observance of World Food Day (Oct. 16, 2016). For a $10 donation patrons may select a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted ceramic bowl and receive a modest, yet delicious meal of soup and bread. For more than…

  • MESA, Arizona -- September 16, 2016 -- Tom Bulinski, a recent Mesa Community College graduate, was awarded a Garden Club of America Scholarship for his proposal to rejuvenate the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden on MCC’s Southern and Dobson campus. Used by Life Sciences as a learning lab, the garden is a section of campus displaying native and other desert-adapted plant selections that promote the…

  • Mesa, Arizona - September 6, 2016 - Mesa Community College’s Dental Hygiene program is currently looking for patients who have not received dental hygiene care in the past three years or longer. Requirements of the students’ clinical education call for challenging patients and the Class of 2017 is looking for patients who meet these criteria to assist in their education this semester. If…

  • MESA, Arizona – September 2, 2016 – Mesa Community College was named a Best 2-Year College for Adult Learners by Washington Monthly magazine. “MCC is aware of the challenges adult learners face when returning to school and we’ve established programs and support services to assist our adult learners,” said Sasan Poureetezadi, MCC Interim President. “We offer…