Special guest Dr. Jill Biden to speak at Mesa Community College 2023-2024 commencement ceremony
Published Tuesday, April 30, 2024MESA, Arizona - April 30, 2024 - The First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, Ed.D. will deliver remarks as special guest speaker at Mesa Community College’s (MCC) commencement ceremony on May 11, 2024. As a classroom teacher for more than 30 years, Dr. Biden is a long-time advocate for higher education, particularly community colleges. While serving as First Lady, Dr. Biden has continued...
Mesa Community College adds Jamf certification to its Apple technology course series
Published Monday, April 29, 2024Left to right: Madison Rogers, Alvin Bridges, Diane Meza and Suraj Mohandas. Jamf certification is part of MCC’s Enterprise IT Professional for Apple Technology certification, designed to help aspiring IT professionals learn how to manage Apple at work MESA, Arizona -- April 29, 2024 -- Today, Mesa Community College (MCC) announced it is partnering with Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF...
MCC professor Todd Fredson finalist for National Book Critics Circle Award
Published Monday, April 29, 2024MCC professor Todd Fredson at the finalist readings for the National Book Critics Circle Awards in New York City. MESA, Arizona -- April 29, 2024 -- Todd Alan Fredson, Ph.D., Mesa Community College English faculty, was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Barrios Book in Translation Prize for Zakwato & Loglêdou’s Peril. The book is a translation of two collections by Azo...
SRP gifts electric vehicle to college, spurs EV training course
Published Thursday, April 25, 2024Mesa Community College Automotive Service Program launches new EV course. MESA, Arizona -- April 25, 2024 -- The Salt River Project (SRP) donated a 2017 Ford Fusion from its fleet to the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation for the Automotive Service Program at Mesa Community College. "There are more than 3.3 million electric vehicles on the road today in the U.S., and that number is...
NXP Semiconductors establishes scholarships for students at two Valley community colleges
Published Thursday, April 18, 2024Left to right: Nilam Patel & Karley Mellberg (MCCF); Becky Baranowski (EMCC), Nicole Steverson, Scott Hibben & Geno Fallico (NXP); NXP scholars Hao Yang & Khalil Ross; Brian Kohlenberg (MCC); NXP Scholar Eric Snelling; Ken Hackler (MCC); NXP scholar Harry McCool; Matt Rayman and Michael Voss (MCC). MESA, Arizona -- April 18, 2024 -- NXP Semiconductors donates $100,000 to provide...
Mesa Community College DJ Program Takes Center Stage at Mesa Music Festival
Published Wednesday, April 17, 2024MESA, Arizona -- April 17, 2024 -- Mesa Community College invites the community to the DJ program’s performances at the Mesa Music Festival 5:50-6:20 p.m., April 19, at the Mesa Mural stage and 7:30-8 p.m., April 20 at the Mesa Mural stage. Free and open to the public, the event features more than 200 performances by emerging artists. "The Mesa Music Festival represents a pivotal moment for our...
MCC hosts The Future of Fashion
Published Wednesday, April 10, 2024MESA, Arizona -- April 10, 2024 -- Mesa Community College invites the community to “The Future of Fashion,” 6 p.m., April 25, in the Navajo Room on the Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. Free and open to the public, the event features over 100 original designs by MCC Fashion Program students. “Our students’ enthusiasm and drive is what gives our program its energy. This...
Mesa Community College hosts John Bul Dau “Finding Hope in Adversity”
Published Monday, April 1, 2024John Bul Dau MESA, Arizona -- April 1, 2024 -- As part of its Evening Lecture series, the Mesa Community College Psychology Department presents John Bul Dau, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, 7 p.m., April 17, in the Performing Arts Center, MCC Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ 85202. Free and open to the public, “Finding hope in adversity: The story of John Bul Dau...
MCC students earn honors at prestigious regional arts festival
Published Friday, March 22, 2024MCC students who competed at the 2024 Region 8 KCACTF. MESA, Ariz. -- March 22, 2023 -- Mesa Community College students from the disciplines of Design, Dance and the Performing Arts competed in the February 2024 Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in California at Glendale Community College. Once again, MCC received a wealth of awards and acclaim for talent...
Celebrating creativity and talent at MCC’s 10th annual Festival of the Arts March 21
Published Friday, March 8, 2024MESA, Arizona – March 8, 2024 --The Mesa Community College Art Department and Student Life & Leadership host the MCC 10th Annual Festival of the Arts from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. & 5 - 8 p.m., Thursday, March 21, at the Theatre Lawn on the Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, 85202. Free and open to the public, the Festival of the Arts features MCC’s DJ Program, student bands...