MESA, Arizona – March 9, 2016 – Students from the Mesa Community College Theatre & Film Arts Department and Music Department earned multiple recognitions against rigorous competition during the Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) held in Hawaii on February 11-14. Nationally, 550 colleges compete in KCACTF, with approximately 45 competing in Region VIII; 13…
Mesa, Arizona — March 24, 2016 — The international award-winning hit, “Legally Blonde the Musical” is coming to the Mesa Community College Performing Arts Center for six performances April 8–16. The show takes audience members from the sorority house to the halls of justice with heroine Elle Woods and her Chihuahua, Bruiser. “Audiences can expect humor, excellent dancing, fantastic singing, a…
MESA, Arizona – March 4, 2016 -- Mesa Community College’s Red Mountain Campus has been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) with a Certified Wildlife Habitat designation as part of its Garden for Wildlife program. “NWF celebrates the efforts of MCC-Red Mountain to create a garden space that improves habitat for birds, butterflies, frogs and other wildlife by providing…
Arizona High School Automotive Challenge MESA, Arizona -- March 4, 2016 -- High School students representing 10 Arizona High School automotive programs will participate in the 2016 Arizona High School Auto Challenge being hosted at Mesa Community College, Friday April 22. Junior and Senior high school students from across the state first competed online via a written…
MESA, Arizona — March 4, 2016 — Mesa Community College’s Director of Choral Studies and Music Department Chair, Craig Peterson, performed on Rachmaninoff: All-night Vigil which was recognized by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences with a GRAMMY® Award with top honor for "Best Choral Performance” during the 58th Annual GRAMMY Award Ceremony held February 15, 2016, in…
MESA, Arizona – February 26, 2016 – Mesa Community College (MCC), Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) and Scottsdale Community College (SCC) will honor nine high-achieving students who have been named to the All-Arizona Academic Team during an awards luncheon on March 3. Seventy-five community college scholars from across the state will participate in the ceremony, which celebrates their…
MESA, Arizona – February 23, 2016 – Mesa Community College announced recently that Carmen Prado Newland has been hired to serve as MCC’s new Dean of Enrollment Services. Prado Newland is a higher education professional with over 20 years of experience providing leadership in the student services areas of admission, recruitment, retention, advising and enrollment management. In addition to her…
MESA, Ariz. – February 23, 2016 – Mesa Community College (MCC) Urban Horticulture and Sustainable Agriculture programs and McDonald’s are partnering in a new coffee grounds recycling initiative to help its gardens grow. MCC Urban Horticulture faculty pick up used coffee grounds weekly from the Southern & Longmore McDonald’s restaurant and add them to the school’s urban garden compost.…
New website makes finding an on-campus art experience easyMESA, Arizona — February 22, 2016 — MCC has launched a new website, The Arts at MCC (mesacc.edu/arts), to aid patrons in finding an experience best suiting their passion, interest and schedule.The Arts at MCC website will make it easy to learn about and attend events ranging from live music, dance, instrumental and theatrical…
MESA, Arizona – February 16, 2016 Mesa Community College student Peichi Jiang recently received a $500 scholarship from 2GG Apparel for her winning golf attire design. The award was presented by Russ Ortiz, a retired Major League baseball pitcher and Founder/CEO of 2GG Apparel, a men's and women's golf apparel brand that gives 100 percent of its net profits to charitable organizations.Jiang…
MESA, Arizona – February 9, 2016 – Mesa Community College (MCC) Theatre & Film Arts Department will present Three Sisters, March 4, 5, 10 & 11 at 7:30 p.m., and March 5 & 12 at 2 p.m. at the MCC Theatre located on the south side of MCC’s campus (1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, 85202). Tickets, ranging from $9 to $12, are available by calling the MCC Box Office at 480-461-7172, online at…
MESA, Arizona -- February, 4, 2016 -- Mesa Community College (MCC) has been named one of the top online colleges in Arizona by The Community for Accredited Online Schools, a resource for students looking for online college and university programs.MCC was ranked first in Arizona among two-year colleges. Two other Maricopa Community College schools also made the top five: Phoenix College and…
Washington, DC -- January 26, 2016 –Highlighting the critical importance of improving student success in America’s community colleges, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today named Mesa Community College as one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2017 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million dollars in prize funds…
NIMS Award Makes Manufacturing Technology Program Third in State to Achieve National Distinction. MESA, Arizona - January 22, 2016 - Mesa Community College has set a new height in the 36-year history of its Manufacturing Technology program, a vital component of the Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) at the college. As of December 10, 2015 the…
MESA, Arizona -- December 22, 2015 -- Beginning with the spring 2016 semester Mesa Community College will offer an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Sustainable Agriculture, the first of its kind in Arizona. The Sustainable Agriculture degree will provide students with both the technical and small business skills needed to manage or develop a small farm or agricultural business. The…
MESA, Arizona – December 10, 2015 -- A full-time student scholarship will be at stake when high school students from across Arizona test their automotive testing and diagnostic skills during the inaugural Maricopa Community Colleges’ Arizona High School Auto Challenge. Automotive instructors from three of the Maricopa Community Colleges that offer post-secondary degree and certificate automotive…
MESA, Arizona -- November 18, 2015 – Clara Trim was named the 2015-16 Miss Native MCC during a scholarship pageant, hosted by the Mesa Community College Inter-tribal Student Organization and the American Indian Institute on November 6, 2015. Quimbie Gonnie was named first attendant. In her capacity as Miss Native MCC, Trim will serve as an ambassador for the MCC American Indian student body and…
MESA, Arizona —Nov 13, 2015— Those interested in desert preservation are encouraged to join in the celebration of the completion of the final phase of the cienega at Mesa Community College at Red Mountain (7110 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa 85207). Brief remarks will be made at 3 p.m., Nov. 18 in the Cienega Circle, followed by light refreshments and guided tours of the cienega and life science…
MESA, Arizona -- November 10, 2015 -- In 2012, the National Science Foundation awarded Mesa Community College a grant to study the chemical compounds of native Sonoran Desert plants. “The grant was to assist with modifying the organic chemistry laboratory curriculum to incorporate more research-based activities using chemicals found in the native plants of the Sonoran Desert as a starting point…
MESA, Arizona—Nov. 6, 2015—Eleven outstanding community members were welcomed into Mesa Community College’s Hall of Fame during a reception and ceremony hosted by the MCC Alumni Association on November 5. “We hosted the Hall of Fame in honor of MCC’s 50th Anniversary, and we are very excited for it to become an annual tradition,” said Wade Denman, Chair of the MCC Alumni Advisory Board. “It was…
Spring 2016 schedule optimized based on student feedback MESA, Arizona – Oct. 30, 2015 – Mesa Community College at Red Mountain (7110 East McKellips Rd., Mesa 85207) has optimized its spring schedule to help students fit college more easily into their lives. “Based on student feedback, we will basically eliminate three- and five-day-per week classes, thus decreasing the number of…
An evening celebrating the college’s multicultural heritage and history MESA, Arizona – October 29, 2015 – Mesa Community College will wrap up a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary with two multicultural festivals, one at MCC at Southern and Dobson and another at MCC at Red Mountain on Friday, Nov. 20, both beginning at 5 p.m. The events will celebrate MCC’s 50-year legacy…
MESA, Arizona – October 27, 2015 – Mesa Community College student Greg Howard has been invited to the National Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) onsite workshop at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Oct. 25-28. At the workshop, students compete in an engineering design challenge on teams with other high-achieving community college students from throughout the U.S. Howard, 26, said…
MESA, Arizona—Oct. 19, 2015—Four Mesa Community College students will have their artwork installed in the Tempe Town Lake area as part of a collaborative art initiative by the public arts programs from Tempe, Scottsdale, Chandler and Surprise. Out of eight students selected, four were MCC students—Jephyr Curtis (Mesa), David Higley (Apache Junction), Ashley Bennardo and Lisa Bernal Brethour (…
MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 15, 2015 -- The Desert Echoes Flute Project present their “The Flute Witch Project” Halloween Concert at the Mesa Community College (MCC) Performing Arts Center on October 16, 2015 at 7:30 pm. The MCC Performing Arts Center is on the southeast side of campus and can be accessed from the Longmore Road entrance. Tickets are available by contacting the MCC Box Office at 480-461…