Press Releases

Dr. Carole Drachler Library of Art History grand opening

Published Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Retired MCC art history professor Dr. Carole Drachler. MESA, Arizona – May 1, 2018 – Mesa Community College invites the public to join in the dedication of the Dr. Carole Drachler Library of Art History. The ceremony and ribbon cutting will be at 6 p.m. on May 3 in the Art Gallery on MCC’s Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. Retired MCC art history professor, Dr. Carole...

Networking instructor receives leadership award

Published Monday, April 30, 2018

Bob Samson, 2017 Cisco Network Academy Above and Beyond Award recipient MESA, Ariz. – April 30, 2018 – Bob Samson, the program director and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) lead instructor at the Mesa Community College Networking Academy, was recognized with the 2017 Cisco Network Academy Above and Beyond Award. This award recognizes instructors who make a sustainable and positive...

MCC Information Systems Management Program ranked No. 4

Published Friday, April 27, 2018

MESA, Arizona -- April 27, 2018 -- Mesa Community College is ranked No. 4 for best online Associate in Information Systems Management by Bestcolleges.com.  Click here for additional information and the methodology BestColleges.com used to make this determination.                                                             # # # Media contact: Dawn Zimmer, dawn.zimmer@mesacc....

Professors author national article on Japanese Calculation Tablets

Published Thursday, April 19, 2018

MCC mathematic professors David Schultz and Enrico Serpone. MESA, Arizona -- April 19, 2018 – An article on Japanese Calculation Tablets, Sangaku Optimization Problems: An Algebraic Approach, is featured in the March 2018 edition of Mathematics Teacher, published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Authored by Mesa Community College professors David Schultz and Enrico Serpone,...

MCC hosts 13th Annual Fashion Show "Evening in Paris"

Published Monday, April 16, 2018

MESA, Arizona – April 16, 2018 -- Mesa Community College’s 2018 Fashion Show, “Evening in Paris,” will take place in the Navajo Room on the Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, April 19. Ticket prices are $5, $25 for VIP seating, and may be purchased online at mesacc.edu/give-fashion or at the door the evening of the event. All proceeds go to the Maricopa Community Colleges...

Digital Arts students receive awards, recognition

Published Thursday, April 12, 2018

MESA, Arizona -- April 12, 2018 – Five Mesa Community College students received awards for their photography works. Digital arts students Jessica Swofford, Sadera Nye, Mihwa Werle and James Maggio were chosen as finalists from over 12,000 entries in the 38th Annual College Photo Contest, an international competition sponsored by Photographer’s Forum magazine and Fujifilm. Anthony Calderas, a...

MCC is first Level I ArbNet accredited Arboretum in Arizona

Published Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Commemorative event Arbor Day, April 27 MESA, Arizona -- April 10, 2018 –The public is invited to Mesa Community College’s Southern and Dobson campus to celebrate the grand opening of the state’s first accredited arboretum and participate in a ceremonial tree planting on Arbor Day 2018, April 27. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the southeast corner of the EF Building (...

MCC Students gain STEM experience via National Science Foundation Community College Innovation Challenge

Published Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Megan Garvy, Larissa Pokam Epse Takou Kuitche, Gabriella Sanchez, Kaylor Davis and Madeleine Chowdhury. MESA, Arizona – April 10, 2018 – Four Mesa Community College (MCC) students learned the process of transforming ideas into reality by participating in the Community College Innovation Challenge, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the American Association of Community...

Maricopa Community Colleges and City of Mesa Announce New Mesa IT Institute

Published Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Partnership Bridges Industry Employability Gap TEMPE, Arizona -- March 28, 2018 -- Maricopa Community Colleges is announcing the new Information Technology Institute at Mesa to meet the emerging technological workforce’s demand for talent in areas of app development, big data, cloud computing, mobile and wearable technology, and the Internet of Things. “With technological development...

Green Flag Mesa supports student entrepreneurship

Published Tuesday, March 27, 2018

MESA, Arizona – March 27, 2018 -- Mesa Community College and the Mesa Chamber of Commerce establish Green Flag Mesa, a new business development center for Mesa Community College (MCC) students. Officially opened for business March 7 the facility bolsters development of small businesses operated by MCC students. The remodeled space located at the Mesa Chamber of Commerce’s new office at 165 N....

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