MCC Offers Summer Camps In Music, Theatre, Multimedia and Spanish STEM
Published Friday, March 11, 2016MCC Professor Peter Pancrazi interacts and entertains during band camp. MESA, Arizona -- March 11, 2016 -- Mesa Community College 2016 summer camps for K–12th students offer free and affordable opportunities to learn and have fun in classes including music, theatre, multimedia and Spanish STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). All camps are held on the college’s Southern and Dobson...
MCC Music and Theatre & Film Arts students bring home awards from Regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Published Wednesday, March 9, 2016MESA, Arizona – March 9, 2016 – Students from the Mesa Community College Theatre & Film Arts Department and Music Department earned multiple recognitions against rigorous competition during the Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) held in Hawaii on February 11-14. Nationally, 550 colleges compete in KCACTF, with approximately 45 competing in Region VIII; 13...
MCC Music Theatre Presents “Legally Blonde the Musical,” April 8-16
Published Tuesday, March 8, 2016Elle and Brusier Mesa, Arizona — March 24, 2016 — The international award-winning hit, “Legally Blonde the Musical” is coming to the Mesa Community College Performing Arts Center for six performances April 8–16. The show takes audience members from the sorority house to the halls of justice with heroine Elle Woods and her Chihuahua, Bruiser. “Audiences can expect humor, excellent dancing,...
MCC Red Mountain Awarded National Wildlife Certification
Published Friday, March 4, 2016MESA, Arizona – March 4, 2016 -- Mesa Community College’s Red Mountain Campus has been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) with a Certified Wildlife Habitat designation as part of its Garden for Wildlife program. “NWF celebrates the efforts of MCC-Red Mountain to create a garden space that improves habitat for birds, butterflies, frogs and other wildlife by providing essential...
Ten Arizona High Schools Participate in State Auto Technician Competition
Published Friday, March 4, 2016Arizona High School Automotive Challenge MESA, Arizona -- March 4, 2016 -- High School students representing 10 Arizona High School automotive programs will participate in the 2016 Arizona High School Auto Challenge being hosted at Mesa Community College, Friday April 22. Junior and Senior high school students from across the state first competed online via a written qualifying...
MCC Music Professor Performs on Grammy Award-Winning Chorale Recording
Published Thursday, March 3, 2016MESA, Arizona — March 4, 2016 — Mesa Community College’s Director of Choral Studies and Music Department Chair, Craig Peterson, performed on Rachmaninoff: All-night Vigil which was recognized by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences with a GRAMMY® Award with top honor for "Best Choral Performance” during the 58th Annual GRAMMY Award Ceremony held February 15, 2016, in Los Angeles....
Nine East Valley Community College Students Named to All-Arizona Academic Team
Published Friday, February 26, 2016MESA, Arizona – February 26, 2016 – Mesa Community College (MCC), Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) and Scottsdale Community College (SCC) will honor nine high-achieving students who have been named to the All-Arizona Academic Team during an awards luncheon on March 3. Seventy-five community college scholars from across the state will participate in the ceremony, which celebrates their...
MCC Announces New Dean of Enrollment Services, Carmen Prado Newland
Published Tuesday, February 23, 2016MESA, Arizona – February 23, 2016 – Mesa Community College announced recently that Carmen Prado Newland has been hired to serve as MCC’s new Dean of Enrollment Services. Prado Newland is a higher education professional with over 20 years of experience providing leadership in the student services areas of admission, recruitment, retention, advising and enrollment management. In addition to her...
MCC Urban Horticulture, Sustainable Agriculture Programs & McDonald's Partner to Recycle Used Coffee Grounds, Help Gardens Grow
Published Tuesday, February 23, 2016MESA, Ariz. – February 23, 2016 – Mesa Community College (MCC) Urban Horticulture and Sustainable Agriculture programs and McDonald’s are partnering in a new coffee grounds recycling initiative to help its gardens grow. MCC Urban Horticulture faculty pick up used coffee grounds weekly from the Southern & Longmore McDonald’s restaurant and add them to the school’s urban garden compost. The...
Experience The Arts at Mesa Community College
Published Monday, February 22, 2016New website makes finding an on-campus art experience easy MESA, Arizona — February 22, 2016 — MCC has launched a new website, The Arts at MCC (mesacc.edu/arts), to aid patrons in finding an experience best suiting their passion, interest and schedule. The Arts at MCC website will make it easy to learn about and attend events ranging from live music, dance, instrumental and theatrical...