Press Releases

MCC Offers Saturday Enrollment Hours on Jan. 17

Published Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Thinking about starting the new year by pursuing a college degree or a certification to bolster your career?  Mesa Community College is offering special Saturday enrollment hours on Jan. 17 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. for new or continuing students. Students can meet with academic advisors, learn about financial aid, and find assistance at three locations in Mesa:  MCC at Southern and...

Public Invited to MCC Book Club at Southern and Dobson

Published Tuesday, December 16, 2014

MCC Book Club members MESA, Ariz. – For book lovers eager to delve into literary discussions and meet others with a love for reading, Mesa Community College’s Book Club is the place to be. This semester the club at MCC’s Southern and Dobson Campus will be reading Jennifer Finney Boylan's funny and revealing memoir, She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders, Boylan's narrative of...

MCC Earns Presidential Honor for Community Service

Published Monday, December 15, 2014

MESA, Arizona – Mesa Community College (MCC) has been named to the 2014 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, one of 766 higher education institutions nationwide, and one of only four in Arizona. "We are proud to continue to receive this designation since its inception," said Shouan Pan, President, Mesa Community College. "MCC has a long-held tradition of promoting service-...

SCH Chapter Wins National Award

Published Friday, December 5, 2014

MCC's Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi Eta with award MESA, Ariz. – Mesa Community College's Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi Eta (SCH) took home the Raymie E. McKerrow Chapter of the Year award at the organization’s 100th national convention in Chicago last month. Sigma Chi Eta is the official community college honor society of the National Communication Association. This is the third...

Student Art on Display at Phoenix Art Museum

Published Friday, December 5, 2014

MCC art students at the Phoenix Art Museum MESA, Ariz. – Student artwork from Mesa Community College is on display at the Wolfswinkel Education Center at the Phoenix Art Museum for the month of December. The works of five oil painting students, Kyle Mulcahy, Barbara Schild, Angelica Sepulveda (Tempe), Mike Bonar (Mesa), and James Withee (Mesa), are exhibited.  The students worked under the...

Theatre Students Accepted to Johnny Carson School

Published Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Janae Dunn Marissa Salazar MESA, Arizona –  Two Mesa Community College students have been accepted into the Professional Actor Training Program for the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film at the University of Nebraska/Lincoln. The students, Janae Dunn and Marissa Salazar, are in consideration for out-of-state tuition waivers and scholarships. Dunn and Salazar, both of Tempe, were...

"Mother Hicks" at MCC Theatre

Published Thursday, November 20, 2014

Girl (Kiri Malolo) spies a letter Mother Hicks (Dolores Mendoza) is reading in MCC’s Theatre and Film Arts production Mother Hicks MESA, Ariz. –  Mesa Community College’s Theatre & Film Arts Department is presenting Susan Zeder’s signature play, Mother Hicks, directed by Debra K. Stevens, this holiday season. The award-winning play performs Dec. 5, 6, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m., with matinees...

MCC at Red Mountain Receives National Conservation Award

Published Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Recognized for maintaining the natural heritage and native flora of the Sonoran Desert. MESA, Arizona – Mesa Community College at Red Mountain was recognized with the North American Native Plant Society’s (NANPS) 2014 Founders Conservation Award at the organization’s Annual General Meeting, Saturday, Nov. 15 in Markham, Ontario. The NANPS Founders Conservation Award recognizes an individual or...

MCC Named to Top 40 Online List

Published Thursday, November 13, 2014

MESA, Arizona –  The Affordable Colleges Foundation (AFC) just added Mesa Community College to its 40 Top Online Community Colleges for 2014. The list consists of two-year schools offering the best online learning opportunities at the most affordable price. MCC is listed as number 17. AFC, which is a leading resource for online learning and college affordability information, based its decision...

Student Named Oberndorf Scholar

Published Monday, November 10, 2014

MESA, Arizona –  Mesa Community College student Karina Aguilar is one of seven Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) National Honor Society members who have been selected as Oberndorf Scholars and awarded a total of $7,000 in scholarships. The scholars receive scholarships of $1,000 each to complete their associate degree or certificate studies. PTK’s Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholarship helps members...

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