Press Releases

MCC Construction Trades program adds plumbing, masonry and solar classes

Published Wednesday, July 12, 2023

MESA, Arizona - July 12, 2023 –The Construction Trades program at Mesa Community College (MCC) will offer new certificate programs beginning with the Fall 2023 semester. Plumbing courses will be offered in Fall 2023, HVACr courses in Spring 2024 and masonry and solar classes will be available in Summer 2024 at the Southern and Dobson Campus. “We’re implementing the construction trades programs...

Mesa College Promise program receives $10,000 gift from Sundt Construction 

Published Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Mark Woehl, MCC faculty; David Cain, MCC program director; Chad Buck, Sundt district manager; Lily Hernandez, MCC student; Dr. Tammy Robinson, MCC president; Travis McCarthy, Sundt district manager; John Giles, City of Mesa mayor; Matt Meaker, Sundt Government Relations vice president and director; Melissa Moreno, Sundt vice president and director of Admin. Talent Development; Sean Ray, Sundt...

Arizona Food Bank Network grant helps MCC meet food insecurity challenge among students

Published Thursday, June 8, 2023

MESA, Arizona -- June 8, 2023 – A $4,000 grant from the Arizona Food Bank Network to Mesa Community College, awarded through the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, supports the college’s capacity to provide shelf-stable food and fresh produce to food insecure students. This grant, which was funneled to the community through the Arizona Food Bank Network from Maricopa County Coronavirus...

MCC Arboretum earns Level II from Arbnet Accreditation Program

Published Wednesday, May 24, 2023

MESA, Ariz. – May 24, 2023 – The 140-acre Mesa Community College Arboretum has been upgraded to Level II Accreditation by the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum, for achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens. “We’ve had a remarkable year of achievements,” said MCC Life Science faculty Sean Whitcomb. “...

Mesa Community College celebrates 2022-2023 graduates

Published Wednesday, May 10, 2023

MESA, Arizona – May 10, 2023 -- Mesa Community College (MCC) President, Dr. Tammy Robinson, will recognize the accomplishments of 2,163 students in successfully meeting academic standards to earn Certificates of Completion and Associate Degrees during the 2022-2023 academic year. More than 500 candidates will participate in the college’s 2023 graduation ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 13,...

Mesa Community College faculty receive recognition for excellence in teaching

Published Wednesday, May 10, 2023

MCC 2023 Endowed Teaching Chair award recipient Dr. Stephanie West MESA, Arizona – May 10, 2023 – Mesa Community College (MCC) recognizes four faculty for excellence in teaching and learning with Endowed Teaching Awards. Reading faculty member Dr. Stephanie West receives a $1,100 Endowed Teaching Chair Award for a research project to help students overcome classroom apathy through...

Students and faculty receive awards and recognition at regional arts festival

Published Thursday, May 4, 2023

MESA, Ariz. -- Mesa Community College students from the disciplines of design, dance and performance both non-musical and musical performing arts competed in the 2023 Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Las Vegas, Nevada this spring. The annual KCACTF recognizes and celebrates the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theatre, dance...

Social work career building program accepting applications

Published Thursday, April 27, 2023

MESA, Arizona — April 27, 2023 — Family Involvement Center (FIC) and the Mesa Community College Social Work Program are accepting applications for the FIC-MCC Parent Peer Support Social Work Scholarship Stipend Program through May 15, 2023. The program seeks participants who are in recovery from opioid use or addiction wishing to launch a career helping others with similar life experiences....

Public Invited to MCC Pow Wow

Published Tuesday, April 4, 2023

MESA, Arizona – April 4, 2023 – American Indian dancers, drummers, authentic food and crafts are just a few of the highlights of Mesa Community College’s (MCC) Thunderbird Social Pow Wow. The event is hosted by MCC’s Inter-Tribal Student Organization (ISO) and Associated Students of MCC (ASMCC) and will be Saturday, April 8 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the MCC Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W....

MCC named a Voter Friendly Campus by national bipartisan organizations

Published Monday, April 3, 2023

MESA, Arizona – March 28, 2023 – Mesa Community College (MCC) is designated a Voter Friendly Campus for 2023-2024 by the Campus Vote Project of the Fair Elections Center, and Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Both are national, nonpartisan organizations based in Washington, D.C. MCC was one of 359 colleges across 39 states and one of only eight colleges in Arizona to earn the...

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