The Maricopa Council on Black American Affairs (MCBAA) is a sanctioned organization of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). MCBAA is a council of the National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA), an affiliate organization of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). MCBAA was first established and sanctioned as the Black Educational Task Force (BETF) in 1987. The organizational structure was changed to a council of the National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA) in 1990. The name was changed from BETF to MCBAA in support of the affiliation with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

The purpose of MCBAA is to organize and operate for educational purposes as they pertain to African-American people; to the enhancement of African Americans and other cultures; and to the development of the Nation’s total human resources. MCBAA is comprised of committees responsible for developing programs and activities to support the organizational purpose.

MCBAA Goals and Objectives

We, the Maricopa Council on Black American Affairs (MCBAA), a sanctioned organization of the Maricopa Community College District, offer for the 2006-2008 term the following Goals and Objectives.

Goals/Objectives

To provide a vehicle for African-American faculty, staff and students to gain access to resources that will enable them to:

• Increase educational knowledge
• Maximize professional development
• Develop political awareness
• Expand employment/promotional opportunities
• Enhance quality of life

  Maricopa Council on Black American Affairs
  2411 W. 14th St., Tempe, AZ 85281-6942
  Phone: 480.731.8511
  Website: www.maricopa.edu/mcbaa
  E-mail: mcbaa@domail.maricopa.edu

Affiliates

• MCCCD - Maricopa Community Colleges District
• AACC - American Association of Community Colleges
• NAFEO - National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
• NCBAA - National Council on Black American Affairs