Obama Administration Announces $500 Million in Community College Grants to Expand Job Training
PublishedThursday, September 27, 2012Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced $500 million in grants to community colleges and universities around the country for the development and expansion of innovative training programs. ETA News Release_ Obama administration announces $500 million in community college grants to expand job training through local employer partnerships [09_19_2012].pdf
MCC NAACP Develops Leadership Academy
PublishedWednesday, September 26, 2012The MCC NAACP has developed a leadership academy designed to increase students' knowledge help them become effective leaders.
Deferrals for Illegal Immigrants Spikes Interest in GEDs
PublishedWednesday, September 26, 2012台面Community College offers four fee-based classroom GED courses in English and four in Spanish, and those are full in large part because of the demand created by deferred action, according to Monica Margaillan, coordinator of minority services. Deferrals for illegal immigrants spikes interest in GEDs - Ahwatukee Foothills News_ Community Focus.pdf
BMX Rider Plans to Attend ASU After a Few More Years of Travel
PublishedWednesday, September 26, 2012BMX rider graduated from Mesa Community College last fall with an associate degree in secondary education. He wanted to continue his schooling but was unable to balance riding professionally and going to school.
The Maricopa Community Colleges Sign Transfer Agreement with Westminster College
PublishedWednesday, September 26, 2012富尔顿威斯敏斯特大学,密苏里州,已经签署了transfer student agreement with the Maricopa Community Colleges, making it easier for students to continue their higher education at Westminster. The Maricopa Community Colleges Sign Transfer Agreement with Westminster College.pdf
VA, Mesa College Team Up to Help Veterans of Recent Wars
PublishedWednesday, September 26, 2012The Phoenix Veterans Administration and Mesa Community College plan to hold "Veteranpalooza -- Bridge to Your Future" 3-7 p.m. Thursday at MCC's main campus, Southern Avenue and Dobson Road, Mesa. The free event is geared toward easing the transition to civilian life for veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. VA, Mesa college team up to help veterans of recent wars.pdf
'The Dining Room' Explores Shift of Family Values
PublishedWednesday, September 26, 2012‘The Dining Room’: Family meals no longer characterize American life. This play written by A.R. Gurney unwraps the consequences of this cultural shift. MCC production. 'The Dining Room' explores shift of family mealtime on stage in Mesa - East Valley Tribune_ Performance.pdf
MCC Students Warned About Sex Offender
PublishedMonday, September 24, 2012Students were sent an email this week alerting them about Brian Downing. Downing sexually assaulted three females in Arizona, but was eventually allowed to move to Oregon. MCC students warned about sex offender _ azfamily.pdf
Maricopa Now Features Exotic Amazon Fashion Show at MCC
PublishedMonday, September 24, 2012This segment of Maricopa Now features emerging MCC fashion designers at fashion show. Click on Maricopa Now and go to minute 10:45.
Colleges Planning Mesa Sites Tout Full Tuition Scholarships
PublishedMonday, September 24, 2012A degree from a small liberal-arts college can be pricey. Westminster College of Fulton, Mo., which is opening a branch in Mesa in the next year, can cost more than $15,000 annually. That compares with $2,280 a year for a full schedule at Mesa Community College. So, four of the liberal-arts colleges that are in the process of opening branch campuses in Mesa have announced that they will each offer two full-tuition scholarships to local students at the start of the next school year. Colleges...