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Maricopa Community Colleges Receive $0 Operating Aid for 12th Consecutive Year

The Arizona Legislature continues to deny operating aid from the state’s largest workforce educator.
June 23, 2026

Maricopa Community Colleges Unveils Next Round of Bachelor’s Degree Programs

Three new programs slated for Fall 2027 begin a five-year plan to expand bachelor’s degree programs across the system.
June 16, 2026

Maricopa Community Colleges Joins Southwest Regional Semiconductor Workforce Initiative

New five-state workforce consortium to accelerate microelectronics training, coordination, and talent development across the Southwest.
May 28, 2026

Maricopa Community Colleges Celebrates Record-Breaking Bachelor’s Degree Graduating Class

Maricopa Community Colleges is celebrating another historic commencement season, as the system prepares to confer over 300 bachelor’s degrees to graduates from nine programs.
May 15, 2026

GateWay Community College’s First RN-BSN Graduates Help Fill Critical Workforce Needs

GWCC’s inaugural cohort of RN-BSN graduates eagerly prepares to enter the workforce.
May 7, 2026

Maricopa Community Colleges Calls on State to Restore Operating Aid

Despite educating more Arizonans than any other higher education institution, Maricopa Community Colleges has received $0 in state operating aid since 2015.
May 5, 2026

Maricopa Community Colleges Celebrates Over 18,000 Degrees and Certificates During Commencement Season

Thousands of graduates are prepared to enter Arizona’s workforce this May.
April 30, 2026

Maricopa Community Colleges Keeps Tuition Unchanged for Fourth Consecutive Fiscal Year

The 10-college system remains the most affordable provider of higher education in Maricopa County.
April 28, 2026

Maricopa Community Colleges Day at the Capitol Highlights the System’s Impact Beyond Education

The 10-college system showcased programs while advocating for the restoration of key operating aid.
April 16, 2026

Maricopa Community Colleges Announces New Arizona SBDC State Director

Beth Roszatycki has been selected as the new State Director of the Arizona Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network.
April 9, 2026

From Campus to Community: How Maricopa Community Colleges Alumni are Shaping Arizona’s Future

Alumni of the 10-college system continue to lead, serve, and impact communities across the Valley.
April 8, 2026

Maricopa Community Colleges Offers Arizonans the Smartest First Step and the Strongest Next Step

April is Community College Month, and for more than a century, the 10-college system has been both the first and next step for countless Arizonans.
April 1, 2026