MCC Presents 'Little Shop of Horrors'
Published Monday, July 8, 2013Act 1 Musical Productions at Mesa Community College will present “Little Shop of Horrors,” based on the film by Roger Corman, later this month at MCC’s Theatre Outback on its Southern Avenue-Dobson Road campus. MCC presents ‘Little Shop of Horrors’.pdf
MCC's Sonya Pearson Listed in Who's Who in Business
Published Monday, July 8, 2013MCC Vice President of Student Affairs, Sonya D. Pearson, is listed in The Arizona Republic's Who's Who in Business: Who's Who in Business_ Community colleges, ranked by enrollment.pdf
Reciben a Maestros del Mesa Community College de Arizona
Published Tuesday, July 2, 2013Jamie Herrera and Nora Reyes represent MCC: El Heraldo de León _ Portal de noticias del bajío de México.pdf
Benedictine University and Westminster College Hand Out Scholarships in Mesa
Published Tuesday, July 2, 2013Three Westwood High School grads and a Mesa Community College student are the first recipients of one-year $10,000 scholarships to branches of Benedictine University and Westminster College through a new program called Mesa Educates U. Benedictine University and Westminster College hand out scholarships in Mesa.pdf
Bigger Not Always Better: Three Athletes Start at Lower Levels with High Expectations
Published Monday, July 1, 2013Valley athletes Wimbish, a 2011 Pride graduate, and Khari Holloway, a 2013 graduate, both drew Division I college interest but for different reasons and times, they chose Mesa Community College as the place to continue their careers. Bigger not always better_ Three athletes start at lower levels with high expectations - Ahwatukee Foothills News_ Sports.pdf
MCCCD Sued Over In-State Tuition for Migrants
Published Wednesday, June 26, 2013Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is suing the Maricopa County Community College District over its policy of charging in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants who receive work permits through the federal deferred-action program. Maricopa community colleges sued over in-state tuition for migrants.pdf Related articles: Arizona Daily Star, KJZZ, KPHO NEWS 5, KNXV NEWS 15
Mesa Students Learn, Earn on the Job
Published Wednesday, June 26, 2013Part of a $3 million grant to Mesa Public Schools from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is being used this summer to introduce high-school juniors to health careers. Mesa students learn, earn on the job.pdf
Grand Canyon University Inching Closer to Possible Mesa or Gilbert Campus
Published Thursday, June 20, 2013For Valley residents driving along the Santan Loop 202 freeway — specifically those heading eastbound toward Chandler and Gilbert — there’s a large billboard that comes into view approaching the Loop 101 interchange. “Phoenix is now a DI College town,” it says, referencing Grand Canyon University’s rise to NCAA Division I status this upcoming school year. MCC's Limse Thor comments in this article about Grand Canyon opening a branch in Mesa or Gilbert. Grand Canyon University inching.pdf
Westwood High Grads Get College Aid from Benedictine (ACE Program)
Published Thursday, June 13, 2013Two Westwood High School students who plan to attend Benedictine University at Mesa this fall were recently awarded Mesa Educate U scholarships. These are MCC ACE Program graduates. Westwood High grads get college aid from Bendedictine.pdf
Graduation Program Helps Make College a Realistic Goal
Published Thursday, June 13, 2013Preston Smith and Christi Williams walked across the stage to the cheers of family, friends and teachers. Their graduation from Mesa’s first GED-to-MCC group moved them a step closer to successful college completion. The program, sponsored by Mesa Counts on College with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is among the many strategies under development to boost the number of college graduates in our community from the baseline of 29 percent. Graduation program helps make...