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Candidates (from left) Rachel Walden, Jason Smithson, Josh Chilton, and Jennifer Echols participated in a forum on Sept. 16 at the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board Room hosted by the Mesa Chamber of Commerce. (Photo: Mesa Public Schools)

Mesa Community College hosts public forum for the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board election

Gas prices advertised at a Quiktrip location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. (Photo: Jak Holdcraft)

MCC says ongoing fuel crisis has changed their spending habits

Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center's 27th Annual Community Breakfast presenting the new Arizona Support Autism license plate. From left to right : Daniel Openden, President and CEO of SARRC; Joe Bradley, Support Autism license plate artist; Arizona state senator Flavio Bravo (D) District 26; and Denis Resnik, founder, president and CEO of First Place AZ hold their own personalized license plates. The event was held in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom at the Arizona Biltmore Resort on April 17, 2025. (Photo Courtesy of SARRC)

Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life

Gas prices at a Circle K location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Standard fuel has up to a 10% ethanol blend, labeled 'octane 87.'

Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 

Vaughan (right) teaches his students about the history of Clonmacnoise, a 6th century monastic community, during the Study Abroad Ireland 2022 trip. There were no cities in Ireland until the 9th century, so communities like these were the only representations of advanced knowledge in early Medieval Ireland. (Photo: Barry Vaughan)

MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer

Gas prices at a Quiktrip station in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Arizona's statewide average is $4.57 per gallon as of April 21, according to AAA, over one dollar more than the statewide average in 2025. (Photo: Angel Marcos)

Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver

Brian spends hours a day on the field carefully supervising and mentoring the Thunderbirds men's soccer team. (Photo: Erick Romero)

Thunderbirds men’s soccer coach reflects on his career at MCC

Gas pump fueling up a car

MCC students share how the fuel crisis has affected them

Final day for students to vote for next leaders of the Associated Students of Mesa Community College

Voters waiting in line outside of the SRP headquarters in Tempe on April 7, 2025, the last day to drop off ballots. (Photo: Gwendolyn Owen/The Legend)

SRP election saw high turnout, Turning Point loses majority

Monday, October 05, 2026

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IT department at MCC partners with Apple to increase diversity and opportunity for students
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IT department at MCC partners with Apple to increase diversity and opportunity for students

Jodicee Arianna 09/09/2022

Mesa Community College and Apple partnered to create a certificate that starts in the fall of 2023 to create steps towards diversity and give community college students opportunities in the … Read More

Sustainable Agriculture program thrives with new funding
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Sustainable Agriculture program thrives with new funding

Rey Covarrubias Jr. 09/09/2022

Students enrolled in MCC’s sustainable agriculture and horticulture programs are benefiting from an extension of The Nexus of Agriculture and Urban Tradeoffs, a USDA grant that funded state of the … Read More

Mesa Public Schools experience teacher shortage despite partnership with MCC education program
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Mesa Public Schools experience teacher shortage despite partnership with MCC education program

Seth Standage 09/06/2022

The Mesa Public School District continues to face teacher shortages despite programs in conjunction with Mesa Community College that help guide prospective educators toward the field.  MCC’s partnership with Mesa … Read More

MCC men’s basketball drops from Division I to Division II starting in the fall of 2023
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MCC men’s basketball drops from Division I to Division II starting in the fall of 2023

Dylan DeVlieger 09/06/2022

Since the program’s inception in 1965, the men’s basketball team has played in Division I. Starting in Fall of 2023, the nearly 60 year continuation will come to an end … Read More

MCC Veterinary Program offers certificate of completion
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MCC Veterinary Program offers certificate of completion

admin 05/01/2022

The MCC Veterinary Program is one of five colleges to offer an AVMA certificate of completion.

Candidates to be MCC’s new president introduced at forum
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Candidates to be MCC’s new president introduced at forum

Karen Bartunek 04/25/2022

The three finalists chosen by a committee to be the new MCC president were introduced last week.

EdRising hosts outdoor movie night at MCC
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EdRising hosts outdoor movie night at MCC

Allison Nguyen 04/19/2022

MCC club EdRising to show “Encanto” as they host movie night on campus at MCC.

New MCC Multicultural Student Council
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New MCC Multicultural Student Council

Allison Nguyen 04/14/2022

The multicultural student council has big goals and needs students’ help to get initiatives started.

Russo-Ukrainian War forum held at MCC
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Russo-Ukrainian War forum held at MCC

Allison Nguyen 04/12/2022

Three professors from MCC will speak about the impacts of the Russo-Ukrainian War.

MCC professor selected for international committee
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MCC professor selected for international committee

Jodicee Arianna 04/01/2022

Dr. Nicole Villa Cerveny has been selected to join an international committee for geosciences.

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  • Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 
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