MCC Ranked Top Fire Science College
Published Friday, August 16, 2013Fire Science Online Identifies Fire Science Programs With Highest ROI Fire Science Program Fire Science Online, a resource for fire science education and career information, has identified MCC as one of the 90 fire science degree programs that offer the highest returns on investment. The list recognizes the colleges and universities across the country with significantly lower-than-average...
MCC Campuses Offers Late-Start Classes
Published Thursday, August 15, 2013One-Stop Area for Enrollment Services MCC Student Mesa Community College’s Southern and Dobson Campus will offer special Saturday enrollment hours on August 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sixteen-week courses begin Saturday, August 17, 2013 and end Friday, December 13, 2013. Recent remodeling of the Kirk Student Center enables students to visit a one-stop area inside the center that contains all...
New Experimental Classroom
Published Wednesday, August 7, 2013MCC Receives $20,000 Donation from Target Interiors Cluster grouping Any type of learning requires the ability to be flexible and adaptable. This fall, math students and instructors in experimental classroom AS192 at Mesa Community College will have new furnishings that reflect those attributes. The classroom design provides an active learning environment to keep students...
Student Awarded Hites Scholarship
Published Monday, July 29, 2013Mesa Community College student Sahba Zaare is one of ten two-year college students who have been named recipients of the 2013 Phi Theta Kappa Hites Transfer Scholarship. The students receive a total of $75,000 to assist in the attainment of baccalaureate degrees. Zaare will receive a $7,500 scholarship and a medallion from Phi Theta Kappa. He is the first MCC student to be...
MCC Receives Recycling Bin Grant
Published Monday, July 29, 2013Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Foundation Fill Need for Recycling Bins in Public Spaces Mesa Community College has received 20 event recycling bins designed specifically for placement at large campus events. The recycling bins are thanks to a grant made possible by Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Foundation. According to Suzi Dodt, MCC's Sustainability Coordinator, “Recycling...
Heart Transplant Dance Student to Perform
Published Monday, July 15, 2013MCC Dance Student Mia Welch MCC dance student Mia Welch is not only alive and well after receiving a heart transplant a year ago, she’s celebrating her new life by performing in a dance showcase at Mesa Community College on Thursday. Welch, who received a new heart at the age of 21 due to congestive heart failure, is back dancing after being bedridden for 6 months. In 2010, Welch had earned a...
2013 American Indian Grant
Published Tuesday, July 9, 2013The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community awarded a 2013 educational grant of $149,000 to benefit American Indian students. The Maricopa County Community College District, Mesa Community College and Scottsdale Community College receive equal portions of the grant money, which comes from Tribal gaming proceeds. As part of the Arizona Tribal-State Gaming Compact, 12 percent of a Tribe’s total...
New NAU Online Degree Option
Published Tuesday, July 9, 2013NAU Accepts Up to 64 Transferable Credits from MCC Students On May 28, Northern Arizona University (NAU) became the first public university in the nation to offer competency-based degree options with the launch of Personalized Learning. NAU continues to partner with Mesa Community College accepting up to 64 transferable credits. Earning an associate degree will satisfy minor requirements in a...
MCC’s Act I Presents Little Shop of Horrors
Published Tuesday, July 9, 2013Act 1 Musical Productions at Mesa Community College will present Little Shop of Horrors, a production based on the film by Roger Corman, with screenplay written by Charles Griffith, at MCC’s Theatre Outback on the Southern and Dobson Campus. One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a household name, thanks to a highly...
Nutrition Student Starts Own Business
Published Thursday, June 13, 2013Nutrition Grad Melissa Seil-Webb A life-long interest in health and food led Melissa Seil-Webb to Mesa Community College’s Sustainable Food Systems program. A little more than a year after earning her certificate in that program, she has started her own business. Seil-Webb sells Iss’s Magic Mixes, described as “oatmeal with a kick,” at farmer’s markets, on her website and at local health food...