Mesa Community College’s English Department is providing students, who may need a little extra assistance in writing, an opportunity to advance their skills through a new Accelerated Learning Program (ALP). In Fall 2012, MCC began the pilot program to help developmental writing students succeed in First-Year Composition (ENG101) courses. Upon acceptance at MCC, students take various placement…
Mesa Community College will host NASA’s Destination Station: Experiences in Orbit during two events later this month where Astronauts Suni Williams and Cady Coleman will share their experiences about their time spent on the International Space Station (ISS).The ISS is an internationally-developed research facility located in Earth’s lower orbit. It is the largest space station ever constructed…
Mesa Community College will honor four high-achieving MCC students who have been named to the All-Arizona Academic Team competition on Feb. 20 at the Mesa Hilton. Community college scholars from all over the state will participate in the ceremony, which celebrates the outstanding academic achievements and distinguished leadership skills of the students. The competition qualifies students for…
Choosing a career isn’t easy, but for Mesa Community College graduates Erin Versaevel and Nicole Schmidt, the path was made a little easier with the college’s Career and Technical Education options. MCC’s CTE offers one- to two-year programs that provide students with the academic and technical training needed to obtain a job, industry-recognized credentials, certificate of completion, or…
In recognition of Career and Technical Education (CTE) MonthTM Mesa Community College (MCC) will host a myriad of events showcasing CTE and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers during the Arizona SciTech Festival in February. CTE programs provide students a pathway to educational opportunities and the skills needed for lifelong career advancement in STEM areas. These…
Thanks to the dedicated efforts of Glenn Bennett, the thriving music program at Mesa Community College’s Red Mountain Campus brings the joy of music to students and local residents in the East Mesa area. Bennett, who created the program from the ground up, said he is pleased with the growth the program has experienced in the past six years. Hired by MCC in 1991, Bennett was working at the…
PLEASE NOTE: The Walk United Event at Mesa Community College scheduled for February 9, 2013 has been postponed due to weather. MCC plans to reschedule the event for fall. Mesa United Way will refund all registration fees. Thank you for your support and we hope you will participate in the walk this fall. Is your New Year’s resolution to live…
PLEASE NOTE: The Walk United Event at Mesa Community College scheduled for February 9, 2013 has been postponed due to weather. MCC plans to reschedule the event for fall. Mesa United Way will refund all registration fees. Thank you for your support and we hope you will participate in the walk this fall. For many of our community members, the most basic needs are not…
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 2013 is looking for patients who meet these criteria to assist in their education this semester. If you are suffering from periodontal disease…
The Caucasian Chalk Circle, a play written by the famous German author Bertolt Brecht and directed by Arizona favorite, David Vining will take the stage at Mesa Community College’s Theatre Outback with a performance run January 25, 26, 31, and February 1 at 7:30 pm. Matinee performances will be held January 26 and February 2 at 2:00 pm.The Caucasian Chalk Circle takes its main…
Mesa, AZ – Jan 2, 2013 – Mesa Community College is working with local high schools to assist struggling students by enlisting the aid of high school juniors and seniors who have passed the reading and writing portion of the AIMS test. The students become literacy coaches to help their fellow classmates as they prepare for college-level work. The goal of the literacy outreach program is to…
The Mesa Community College Virtual Incident Command Center (VICC) and Arizona State University’s Applied Psychology Unit (ASU) will partner in the development of research opportunities that will lead to improved outcomes for major critical incidents. Currently, data collected during training sessions at the VICC is not used in research studies. The expertise in research brought to the…
PLEASE NOTE: The Walk United Event at Mesa Community College scheduled for February 9, 2013 has been postponed due to weather. MCC plans to reschedule the event for fall. Mesa United Way will refund all registration fees. Thank you for your support and we hope you will participate in the walk this fall. For many of our community members, the most basic needs are not…
The Mesa Community College Center for Economic Education named Michelle Barton the 2012 Middle School Teacher of the Year. Michelle is a graduate of Arizona State University and has taught pre-algebra, algebra and geometry at Ward Traditional Academy in the Tempe Elementary School District since 2009.Michelle is recognized for integrating the standards based Stock Market Game into her math…
An innovative mentoring program, started last fall at Mesa Community College, is changing the lives of incoming students by matching them with a MCC employee who will spend one-on-one time with them as they pursue a degree at MCC.MCC executive assistant, Janet Felton, said the program was developed as a result of a challenge issued by MCC President Dr. Shouan Pan in response to President Barack…
Twenty-two members of the Arizona National Guard, 91st Civil Support Team (CST) will participate in virtual training at the Mesa Community College Virtual Incident Command Center (VICC) in mid-December. For three days, the CST members will learn about the latest technologies in incident management and Emergency Operations Centers (EOC). They will be tested on their staff functions, decision…
The Mesa Community College Red Mountain campus will present the annual Songs of the Season Christmas program in the form of a Living Christmas Tree this year.Songs of the Season will feature more than 70 choir members from the three MCC Red Mountain performing arts choirs. The Sun Valley Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Glenn M. Bennett, professor of Choral Studies, is a community chorus that…
The Mesa Counts on College partnership between the City of Mesa, Mesa Community College (MCC) and Mesa Public Schools (MPS) recently announced a new GED to MCC program designed to increase the college completion rate in the East Valley. “The primary focus of Mesa Counts on College is to increase post-secondary attainment, which in turn supports workforce and economic development in Mesa. MCC and…
On November 15, 2012, Mesa Community College students and volunteers will sort and analyze 24 hours worth of campus trash. The event will take place on the Clock Tower lawns on the Southern and Dobson campus (1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa).The MCC campus community will watch on Wednesday how the trash piles up on the lawn. Beginning at 8 am on Thursday, students and volunteers will sort through…
Diligence, persistence and focus are all traits that produce success on the field or on the court for young student athletes. What if students took those same attributes and applied them to the classroom?A new program created by the Mesa Community College Counseling Department in partnership with the MCC Athletic Department is helping local high school students do just that.MCC Director of…
Wendy Nessl, a Mesa Community College Geography student recently returned from Huntsville, Alabama where she spent three days at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as a member of the National Community College Aerospace Scholars program.Wendy applied for the program because of her involvement in the Phi Theta Kappa Omicron Beta chapter at MCC. She was selected to complete 20 hours of competitive…
Think it's impossible to fit college into a busy schedule? Think again...Mesa Community College Business Program's Weekend College can make it a little easier to fit college classes and the pursuit of a business degree into a busy life.Weekend College is an assortment of classes scheduled from Friday evening through Saturday. The program offers the slate of courses required for students to earn…
On November 2, 2012, Mesa Community College’s Network Academy will host the 2012 Girls ‘N IT. The annual technology exploration event was started in 2004 with the goal of helping junior high girls bridge the digital divide. This year, the Network Academy has shifted their focus to providing this educational event for girls in high school. More than 190 girls from Mesa, Mountain View, Skyline…
Zorro or the Curse of Capistrano, a devised piece written and directed by Oscar Giner, takes the stage at Mesa Community College’s Theatre Outback, with a preview performance on November 29 at 7:30 pm and a performance run on November 30 and December 1, 6 & 7 at 7:30 pm. Matinees will be held on December 1 and 8 at 2:00 pm. Giner developed a love of the Zorro stories while…
New decorative wall hangings inspired by science now adorn the walls of the Life Science Building at Mesa Community College’s Southern and Dobson Campus. The custom wool rugs are the result of collaboration between the Interior Design and Life Science Departments. Andrew Baldwin, life science faculty, and Janice Pierson, interior design faculty, worked together to assist Pierson’s students as…