Mesa Community College celebrates 2022-2023 graduates
Published Wednesday, May 10, 2023MESA, Arizona – May 10, 2023 -- Mesa Community College (MCC) President, Dr. Tammy Robinson, will recognize the accomplishments of 2,163 students in successfully meeting academic standards to earn Certificates of Completion and Associate Degrees during the 2022-2023 academic year. More than 500 candidates will participate in the college’s 2023 graduation ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 13,...
Mesa Community College faculty receive recognition for excellence in teaching
Published Wednesday, May 10, 2023MCC 2023 Endowed Teaching Chair award recipient Dr. Stephanie West MESA, Arizona – May 10, 2023 – Mesa Community College (MCC) recognizes four faculty for excellence in teaching and learning with Endowed Teaching Awards. Reading faculty member Dr. Stephanie West receives a $1,100 Endowed Teaching Chair Award for a research project to help students overcome classroom apathy through...
Students and faculty receive awards and recognition at regional arts festival
Published Thursday, May 4, 2023MESA, Ariz. -- Mesa Community College students from the disciplines of design, dance and performance both non-musical and musical performing arts competed in the 2023 Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Las Vegas, Nevada this spring. The annual KCACTF recognizes and celebrates the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theatre, dance...
Social work career building program accepting applications
Published Thursday, April 27, 2023MESA, Arizona — April 27, 2023 — Family Involvement Center (FIC) and the Mesa Community College Social Work Program are accepting applications for the FIC-MCC Parent Peer Support Social Work Scholarship Stipend Program through May 15, 2023. The program seeks participants who are in recovery from opioid use or addiction wishing to launch a career helping others with similar life experiences....
Public Invited to MCC Pow Wow
Published Tuesday, April 4, 2023MESA, Arizona – April 4, 2023 – American Indian dancers, drummers, authentic food and crafts are just a few of the highlights of Mesa Community College’s (MCC) Thunderbird Social Pow Wow. The event is hosted by MCC’s Inter-Tribal Student Organization (ISO) and Associated Students of MCC (ASMCC) and will be Saturday, April 8 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the MCC Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W....
MCC named a Voter Friendly Campus by national bipartisan organizations
Published Monday, April 3, 2023MESA, Arizona – March 28, 2023 – Mesa Community College (MCC) is designated a Voter Friendly Campus for 2023-2024 by the Campus Vote Project of the Fair Elections Center, and Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Both are national, nonpartisan organizations based in Washington, D.C. MCC was one of 359 colleges across 39 states and one of only eight colleges in Arizona to earn the...
MCC-hosted Model U.N. Conference expands worldview and global skills of high schoolers
Published Wednesday, March 22, 2023MESA, Arizona – March 22, 2023 – For the 24th year, Mesa Community College (MCC) recently hosted high schools from across Arizona at the annual Model United Nations Simulation-Sonoran Desert Conference to help students develop their worldview and global decision-making abilities and expand their research, writing and problem-solving skills. The two-day conference was attended by 320 students...
MCC annual book sale to benefit student scholarships
Published Tuesday, March 21, 2023MESA, Arizona –- March 21, 2023 – Mesa Community College (MCC) hosts its annual book sale in celebration of School Library Month on April 10 - 21 at the MCC Library, Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 West Southern Avenue, Mesa. Thousands of books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and autographed books will be on sale. The majority of items are priced from $1-$2. Specialty items and book sets range from $3-$...
Mesa high school seniors encouraged to apply for Mesa College Promise program beginning March 1
Published Thursday, February 23, 2023City of Mesa and MCC praised for the program during visit by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden MESA, Ariz. – Feb. 23, 2023 – Mesa high school students can apply for funds and support services of the Mesa College Promise program March 1 through July 15, 2023. Mesa College Promise is a commitment from the City of Mesa to its residents that all eligible graduating Mesa high school students can attend Mesa...
Mesa Community College students named to All-Arizona Academic Team
Published Tuesday, February 21, 2023MESA, Arizona – Feb. 21, 2023 – Three academically outstanding Mesa Community College students, Dalia Diaz, Charis Hayward and Shannon Poppell, will receive recognition for their extraordinary accomplishments and distinguished leadership at the 2023 All-Arizona Academic Team Recognition Ceremony from noon-2 p.m. Feb. 22, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Tempe. “It is with great pride that MCC honors...