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From top left are Melissa Carpenter, Leanna Hall, Edwin Maldonado, Allison Sleigh, Pandi Bromley, Lindsey Pedersen, and Stefen Mercado.
MCC First Year Experience program earns national recognition
Mesa Community College’s First Year Experience program, a supportive year-long engagement with first-year college students, was recently recognized as a Program of Promise by the National … more
From left, Eric Stevens, principal of AZ Agribusiness & Equine Center online programs; Suzanne Drakes, AAEC assistant superintendent; and Christi Cravens, principal at AAEC High School in Mesa, under the new solar system. SRP’s Solar for Nonprofits program is funded by SRP customers who donate as little as $3 per month.
SRP installs solar system at AZ Agribusiness & Equine Center High School in Mesa
The Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center High School in Mesa received a free solar system from the SRP Solar for Nonprofits program. It was awarded to AAEC as part of SRP’s previous call … more
In nursing services and medical professions classes, students will participate in HOSA Future Health Professionals and use specialized equipment — such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, etc.
Eastmark, Queen Creek high schools to offer career, technical education programs
Career and technical education offerings such as bioscience, nursing services, network security and digital photography will be offered as satellite EVIT programming in 2021-22 at Eastmark and Queen … more
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Mesa Community College has campuses at 1833 W. Southern Ave. and 7110 E. McKellips Road.
Bank of America philanthropy benefits indigenous MCC students
Indigenous Mesa Community College students are beneficiaries of a $150,000 grant from Bank of America awarded through the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation as part of the bank’s overall … more
Walmart Community Academy offers free — virtual for now — classes on subjects from personal finance to career advancement to how to purchase a car or home.
New Walmart initiative offers classes in Mesa
Walmart has a network of 200 training academies nationwide, including one in the Walmart Supercenter, 857 N. Dobson Road in Mesa. Free — virtual for now — classes are being offered to … more
More than 43,500 schools across the U.S. and Canada vied for word domination in the seventh annual Vocabulary Bowl. Students battled it out virtually to see who could master the most words by answering as many questions as possible.
Mesa school crowned state champion of 7th annual Vocabulary Bowl
Students from Red Mountain High School, in the Mesa Unified School District, emerged from the pack to win the Vocabulary Bowl’s Arizona state championship by mastering more than 95,000 … more
Construction of new San Tan charter school progressing
Adolfson & Peterson (AP) Construction topped out Ridgeview College Preparatory High School in San Tan Valley, officially reaching the project’s construction midpoint. “Construction … more
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Mesa Community College Computer Information Systems faculty teaches Amazon Web Services Academy Cloud Foundations to college and university instructors. The six-week workshop prepares participating Arizona CIS teachers to become AWS Certified Cloud Practitioners, allowing them to teach AWS at their respective institutions.
MCC Amazon Web Services training offered for higher education instructors
Sixteen computer information systems faculty from Arizona and Utah universities and several Arizona community colleges are taking advantage of a no-cost, Amazon Web Services Cloud Foundations … more
East Valley Institute of Technology has facilities in Mesa, at 1601 W. Main St. and at the Power Campus, 6625 S. Power Road.
Several Mesa-area school districts decline requests for settlements
Mesa residents live in two school districts — East Valley Institute of Technology and either Mesa Unified School District, Queen Creek Unified School District or Gilbert Public Schools. All … more
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Graduate celebrates as he rides in a decorated car before receiving diploma
ASU prep digital to hold drive-thru graduation ceremonies for high school graduates
ASU Prep Digital will hold a drive-thru graduation ceremony this Friday and Saturday in substitution of normal graduation festivities. more
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Karen Heslop works with a patient during a hippotherapy session at Able Acres Farms in Queen Creek.
Occupational therapy assistants use creative treatment including hippotherapy
Occupational therapy assistants play an important role in helping people with challenges and disabilities participate in everyday life activities. They are not confined to an office or desk for … more
Graduates are encouraged to decorate their vehicles, adding to the festivity of the event at the southwest parking lot at MCC’s Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave. in Mesa.
Mesa Community College drive-through graduation ceremony Friday
More than 200 graduates plan to attend a Mesa Community College drive-through ceremony 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, May 14. Graduates are encouraged to decorate their vehicles, adding to the festivity of … more
The studio is a model of collaboration and innovation on behalf of student success. Services are provided by individuals from multiple areas of the college: Computer Information Systems, Foundations for Student Success, eLearning, Center for Teaching and Learning and the Learning Enhancement Center.
Thunderbird Tech Studio selected as MCC ‘Innovation of the Year’
Mesa Community College Thunderbird Tech Studio has been selected as the college’s Innovation of the Year. The virtual resource provides real-time assistance for students using technology for … more
From left are Candace Barrier and Jake Kenney, both of Rosendin; and Amara Boesch of Adolfson & Peterson. Rosendin and Adolfson & Peterson Construction teamed up to explain how technology has created new career opportunities during Eastmark High School’s career fair in Mesa. Eastmark High School, 9560 E. Ray Road in Mesa, is in the Queen Creek Unified School District.
Construction workers speak with students at Eastmark HS career fair
Rosendin, an employee-owned electrical contracting company with a regional office in Tempe, recently set out to change perceptions about the construction industry among East Valley teenagers. They … more
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Grant provides additional support for MCC life science students
Life Science faculty members from Mesa Community College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College recently received a $11,000 Maricopa Center for Learning and Innovation Horizon Grant for spring/fall … more
BASIS Mesa, 5010 S. Eastmark Parkway in· Mesa, is No. 55 in national rankings and No. 9 in Arizona rankings. The photo is from Facebook @BASISMesa.
BASIS Mesa one of top 60 high schools in U.S.
One Mesa high school landed among the top in the country, cracking the list of the best 60 high schools in the U.S. The list, released annually by U.S. News & World Report, ranks high schools … more
Mesa Community College Computer Information Systems faculty teaches Amazon Web Services Academy Cloud Foundations to college and university instructors. The six-week workshop prepares participating Arizona CIS teachers to become AWS Certified Cloud Practitioners, allowing them to teach AWS at their respective institutions.
MCC Amazon Web Services training offered for higher education instructors
Sixteen computer information systems faculty from Arizona and Utah universities and several Arizona community colleges are taking advantage of a no-cost, Amazon Web Services Cloud Foundations … more
Participants selected for the program receive a year of college tuition, live online social work courses at MCC, a computer to access classes and a monthly stipend to cover the cost of Internet service and other living expenses.
Applications being accepted for social work career building program
A program that seeks participants who are in recovery from opioid use or addiction wishing to launch a career helping others with similar life experiences is accepting applications. The Family … more
“We want to help Arizonans get back to work,” Steve Feld, public relations manager for Toastmasters International-District 3, said in an email. “People can register through the landing page. We are also offering free virtual booths for companies that are hiring as well. District 3 encompasses all the clubs in Arizona.”
Toastmasters host virtual impact education, career fair Friday
Due to the pandemic, many great highly qualified Arizonans have been laid off and Arizona Toastmasters wants to help them. Arizona Toastmasters (District 3) is hosting its second Toastmasters … more
The Mesa College Promise is a commitment from the city of Mesa to residents that eligible graduating high school students, who reside in Mesa, may apply to attend MCC for two years with Arizona resident tuition and fees fully funded.
Mesa high school graduates can apply for 'Mesa College Promise' funds
Mesa Mayor John Giles and Mesa Community College Interim President Lori M. Berquam recently announced that the first Mesa College Promise eligible high school graduates will receive funding to attend … more
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