Stars Coming Out Saturday for Basketball Games at MCC
Published Friday, May 17, 2013Boys basketball state Player of the Year Casey Benson will be the featured attraction Saturday at 6:15 p.m. when the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association boys underclassmen all-star game will be played at Mesa Community College. Stars coming out Saturday for basketball games at MCC _ Insiders.pdf
Local High School Baseball Players Hurt by Low Number of AZ College Programs
Published Thursday, May 16, 2013Arizona has just four four-year colleges that have baseball programs, the sixth-fewest in the nation despite being 15th in population. Chandler Seton Catholic coach Marty Maier has a solution, but admits it will never come to pass, and certainly not for the purpose of improving the college prospects of local baseball players. But in a perfect world, he’d see some of the more populous local community colleges — such as the 25,000-student Mesa Community College and the 16,000-student Gateway...
Dual Enrollment Launches College Career
Published Tuesday, May 14, 2013As college costs skyrocket, thousands of Southeast Valley high-school students are saving Mom and Dad big bucks by earning college credit through dual-enrollment courses. Dual enrollment launches college journey.pdf
Chinese Language School a Bridge to Cultural Roots
Published Monday, May 13, 2013Cultural Language School meets Sunday afternoons through Mesa Community College’s non-credit community-education program. Chinese language school a bridge to cultural roots.pdf
MCC Graduation is Friday
Published Wednesday, May 8, 2013On Friday, Mesa Community College will recognize the accomplishments of graduates for the 2012-13 academic year at a commencement ceremony in the campus courtyard of its Southern Avenue and Dobson Road campus starting at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Graduation is Friday.pdf
Mayors Disability Awards
Published Tuesday, May 7, 2013MCC's Ted Telepak honored at Mayors Disability Awards. Mayors Disability Awards _ Tempe Community Council.pdf
Colleges Announce Commencement Speakers
Published Tuesday, May 7, 2013MCC announces Commencement Speaker Maria Hesse: Commencement speakers _ Inside Higher Ed.pdf
Arizona Manufacturers Work to Close Skills Gap
Published Monday, May 6, 2013Together with Maricopa Community College, manufacturing companies use an age-old idea to pay students to go to school and to work at the same time.
Community Colleges to Cut Hours of 1,300 to Avoid Paying Benefits
Published Monday, May 6, 2013The Maricopa Community Colleges are cutting 1,300 temporary workers back to less than 25 hours a week in an effort to avoid $13 million in additional health insurance costs. CommunityCollegestoCutHoursof1,300toAvoidPayingBenefits.pdf
Wise Move on Offering "Dreamers" In-State Tuition
Published Wednesday, May 1, 2013The Maricopa County Community College District has presented a fascinating argument for allowing a handful of Dream Act kids to pay in-state tuition: It’s legal. That is the argument the district has presented to Attorney General Tom Horne, who has resisted President Obama’s executive order last August authorizing temporary work permits for certain young people illegally brought into the U.S. as children. Wise move on offering 'dreamers' in-state tuition.pdf