News Room

The Maricopa Community Colleges comprise ten colleges and two skill centers. Each college is individually accredited, yet part of a larger system — the Maricopa County Community College District.

The information found here relates to district-wide efforts, issues and events.

Tom Gariepy
District Director, Marketing and Communications
P: 480.731.8248
M: 480.209.6046
E: tom.gariepy@ domail.maricopa.edu

Andrew Tucker
District Manager, Communications
P: 480.731.8503
E: andrew.tucker@domail. maricopa.edu

2013 News Releases

2013 May 14 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION PRESIDENT HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION

2013 May 09 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES AGAIN RECEIVE TRIPLE-A BOND RATINGS FROM TOP RATING AGENCIES, PREPARE BOND SALE

2013 May 09 - Estrella Mountain

EMCC Commencement celebrates student successes, May 10

2013 May 08 - District Office

PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL NAMES DR. MARIA HARPER-MARINICK ONE OF ARIZONA'S MOST ADMIRED LEADERS

2013 May 07 - Mesa

International Ed Receives Grant

2013 May 07 - Scottsdale

Phoenix College to Recognize Over 400 Graduates at Commencement Ceremony on May 10th

2013 May 06 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES GOVERNING BOARD TO CONSIDER PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

2013 May 03 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Set to Honor More than 250 Graduates at May 10 Commencement Ceremony

2013 May 01 - Paradise Valley

Commencement Celebrates Student Success - U.S. Professor of the Year to deliver Commencement address

2013 May 01 - Paradise Valley

Multiple College Programs Accredited

2013 Apr 26 - Paradise Valley

Summer is Coming!

2013 Apr 26 - Estrella Mountain

Arts Week features hit band, diverse cultural experiences

2013 Apr 25 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION AND GOODWILL OF CENTRAL ARIZONA PARTNER TO OFFER STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

2013 Apr 25 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Presents Vortex Awards to Celebrate Talented Student Writers, Artists May 2

2013 Apr 24 - Mesa

Mesa Community College 2013 Commencement Ceremony

2013 Apr 24 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Student Team Wins Green Data Center Challenge at Avnet Tech Games

2013 Apr 23 - Glendale

GCC Student Wins Pair of Scholarships

2013 Apr 22 - District Office

FOUR FINALISTS NAMED FOR GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT'S POSITION

2013 Apr 19 - Phoenix

Phoenix College to Celebrate Earth Day with Campus Events

2013 Apr 19 - Phoenix

Youth Leadership Conference to be Held at Phoenix College

2013 Apr 17 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES ANNOUNCE SPRING 2013 GRADUATION SPEAKERS

2013 Apr 17 - Scottsdale

Two Scottsdale Community College Students Receive $1,000 Scholarships from AAUW's Scottsdale Branch

2013 Apr 17 - Glendale

FORD/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS COMPETITION RETURNS TO GCC

2013 Apr 15 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES HONOR VALLEY'S EMERGING ARTISTS

2013 Apr 10 - Phoenix

Sculptor Bryan Hunt Featured At Free Art Museum Event April 10

2013 Apr 10 - Estrella Mountain

EMCC to conduct Emergency Drill April 12

2013 Apr 09 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College English Students Present World Fair to Combat Hunger April 24-25

2013 Apr 08 - South Mountain

South Mountain Community College offering FREE training for Entreprenuers

2013 Apr 08 - GateWay

Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation at GateWay Community College hosts free intellectual property seminar April 19

2013 Apr 05 - District Office

U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMEMORATE GENOCIDE AWARENESS WEEK (APRIL 8 – 13)

2013 Apr 04 - Glendale

Glendale Community College Recognized Among Sustainability Leaders in Higher Education in Second Nature's "Celebrating Sustainability" Series

2013 Apr 04 - Scottsdale

SCC Dance Program Presents Concerts on April 26-27

2013 Apr 04 - Paradise Valley

Festival of Tales

2013 Apr 01 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College's CIS Department Presents "Configuring Your IT Career" on April 3

2013 Apr 01 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Brings On New Executive Director of Institutional Advancement

2013 Mar 29 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Theatre Arts Student Named Coca-Cola Silver Scholar, Earns Scholarship

2013 Mar 26 - District Office

MARICOPA PROVOST DR. MARIA HARPER-MARINICK NAMED AMONG ARIZONA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL EXECUTIVES

2013 Mar 22 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES NAMED ONE OF THE VALLEY'S HEALTHIEST PLACES TO WORK

2013 Mar 22 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College's CIS Department Presents "Configuring Your IT Career" on April 3

2013 Mar 20 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AWARDED NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

2013 Mar 12 - Scottsdale

SCC Robotics Club Wins VEX Robotics Competition

2013 Mar 07 - District Office

BOEING, INTEL, MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES PREP EDUCATORS FOR NEW CROP OF HIGH TECH COURSES, STUDENTS

2013 Mar 07 - Mesa

Mesa Community College Receives Significant Monetary Gift from Special Olympics Arizona

2013 Mar 06 - Glendale

New Glendale Community College Astronomy Observatory, Campus AZ SciTech Festival Activities Spark Interest in Science

2013 Mar 05 - Scottsdale

14th Annual Spring Painting Exhibition at Scottsdale Community College Features SCC Student Artists

2013 Mar 05 - Mesa

Mesa Community College to Begin Offering 100% Online Degrees and Certificates

2013 Mar 04 - Mesa

Mesa Community College Partners with Local Companies to Provide Needed Training

2013 Mar 04 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Hosts 2nd Annual Arizona Women's Conference Saturday, April 6

2013 Mar 01 - Scottsdale

Odyssey of the Mind Regional Competition Set for Saturday, March 9 at Scottsdale Community College

2013 Feb 28 - Estrella Mountain

EMCC celebrates Women's History Month in March

2013 Feb 28 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College and U.S. Holocaust Museum Present "Genocide Awareness Week"

2013 Feb 28 - GateWay

Grand opening for Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation at GateWay Community College touts clients, job creation

2013 Feb 27 - Mesa

Mesa Community College Outreach Center Serving More Community Members than Ever

2013 Feb 25 - Scottsdale

Dr. Lattie Coor to Discuss "The Arizona We Want" Initiative March 27 at Scottsdale Community College

2013 Feb 21 - District Office

TWENTY-FIVE MARICOPA STUDENTS NAMED TO ALL STATE ACADEMIC TEAMS

2013 Feb 21 - Paradise Valley

Shaping Our Future: How Should Higher Education Help Us Create the Society We Want?

2013 Feb 19 - District Office

TWENTY-FIVE MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE ALL-ARIZONA ACADEMIC TEAMS

2013 Feb 19 - Mesa

MCC Theatre Earns Honors in Regional Kennedy Center Competition

2013 Feb 14 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES ANNOUNCE NEW CORPORATE COLLEGE TO INCREASE SKILLS OF ARIZONA WORKFORCE

2013 Feb 14 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Black History Month Talk Features Former Negro Baseball League Player

2013 Feb 14 - Scottsdale

Grammy-nominated Jazz Singer Performs with Scottsdale Community College Jazz Orchestra

2013 Feb 13 - Paradise Valley

PVCC Fine & Performing Arts presents:

2013 Feb 13 - GateWay

Local entrepreneurs find new landing spot in the Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation at GateWay Community College

2013 Feb 12 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Theatre, Film School Join Forces for Original Multimedia Stage Production

2013 Feb 11 - Mesa

Mesa Community College Accelerated Learning Program Helps Students Advance Writing Skills

2013 Feb 11 - South Mountain

South Mountain Community College & Rosetta Stone offer online non-credit language courses

2013 Feb 07 - Scottsdale

Future Students, Community Invited to Scottsdale Community College Open House Wednesday, March 6

2013 Feb 06 - Paradise Valley

On Stage at PVCC

2013 Feb 06 - Estrella Mountain

EMCC celebrates Black History Month throughout February

2013 Feb 06 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Equine Science Program Offers First Aid for Horses Workshop

2013 Jan 31 - Glendale

Glendale Community College Finalist in Competition to Find Higher Education's Most Innovative Climate Leaders

2013 Jan 29 - District Office

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO HOST NASA ASTRONAUTS

2013 Jan 29 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College, Rotary Club of Scottsdale Give Middle-School Youth Computers

2013 Jan 29 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College To Host First Annual "Full STEAM Ahead" SciTech Festival Saturday, Feb. 23

2013 Jan 28 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Theatre, Film School Join Forces for Original Multimedia Stage Production

2013 Jan 23 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College and Rotary Club of Scottsdale Set to Give Computers to Students Jan. 26

2013 Jan 16 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College's Math Open Learning System Saves Students $$, Provides More Resources

2013 Jan 16 - Paradise Valley

SPRING INTO STEM AT PVCC

2013 Jan 15 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College TechTalks 2013 Explores Technology's Impact on Teaching/Learning

2013 Jan 14 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Faculty Member to be Honored as Diversity Champion at MLK Dinner Jan. 15

2013 Jan 11 - Paradise Valley

Ray Sol named Outstanding Adjunct Faculty

2013 Jan 11 - Paradise Valley

College Goal Saturday!

2013 Jan 10 - Scottsdale

Scottsdale Community College Equine Science Program Presents Feb. 9 Lecture on Foaling Basics

2013 Jan 09 - Paradise Valley

PVCC hosts 2013 Desperado Film Festival

2013 Jan 07 - GateWay

CEI Kicks Off 2013 with Free Entrepreneurial Seminar Series

2013 Jan 07 - Glendale

Glendale Community College Dance Program to Host Guest-artist Residency Programs

2013 Jan 03 - South Mountain

SMCC, ST. MARY'S TEAM UP FOR FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN 2013

2013 Jan 02 - Mesa

Mesa Community College and Arizona State University Announce Research Partnership

2013 Jan 02 - Scottsdale