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MCCC to hold career and opportunity expo

With graduation just around the corner, there are many MCCC students who will, after receiving their Associates Degree or Trade Certificate, be looking to enter the workforce. In an effort to bring the jobs to the students, MCCC is hosting a career expo April 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 […]

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Glassworking artist speaks at college

Melanie Hunter. It could be said that Melanie Hunter is a member of a rare breed. The artist came to MCCC on Tuesday, March 13 for a lecture that discussed her career and work. A public display of her works will be shown in the library until Monday, April 30. […]

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VITA program helps student, community members with taxes

VITA students. Seated: Charles McKee, Ian Lawson, Kara Walker, Nathan Grodi, Brent Olive, Timothy Feganes, Kyle Spinale. Sitting: Michael Grodi. The year is going well for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. The name is abbreviated to VITA. It is a course offered by the college, and is staffed by […]

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GSA Renamed

The campus’s Gay-Straight Alliance is now the Gender and Sexuality Alliance. The acronym remains “GSA,” but the new name is more inclusive and appeals to a wider range of people and experiences. Jenna Magrum, the club’s co-chair, was positive about the updated name. “We kind of figured that just as […]

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Come work or play

The lounge has plenty of room for students to relax on couches and chairs, or they can study or socialize around the science-themed end tables Attention students! The new L Building addition is opening soon! The tentative date for the outside building to be completed by is Spring 2018 […]

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Agora hosts immigration panel

Panel members Diego Bonesatti, Rev. Dr. Jill Hardt Zundell, Samad Nadeem, Mary Kamidoi and Cindy Garcia Immigration, deportation, and prejudice all continue to be hot button issues in the United States. On Wed, March 28, the Agora put a face to the issue by hosting the forum “Balancing Act: Security […]

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Panel to focus on civil rights conflicts with national security

A who’s who of Michigan immigrants affected by changes in U.S. immigration policy will appear together on a panel discussion at MCCC next week. From the pastor of a church giving sanctuary to immigrants, to a woman whose husband was deported, the panel offers a dramatic snapshot of the human […]

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Slight tuition increase coming for Fall 2018

MCCC students will be spending $2.50 cents more per credit hour next fall. MCCC's Board of Trustees decided Monday to raise the tuition for MCCC students. The increases will go into effect in the Fall 2018 semester. It is the first such increase for in-county students since the college froze […]

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One Book, One Community author visits Monroe

Jamie Ford, author of "Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," speak in the Meyer Theater March 22. Award winning author Jamie Ford was full of humor and life advice when he spoke to a One Book One Community audience March 22. The “Meet the Author” night gave readers […]

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Is MCCC doing enough to fight opiate addiction on campus

This is what a Narcan canister looks like. It's used as a nasal spray when a drug user overdoses. It all starts with messing around with a group of friends. “I started off just experimenting with peers,” says Jessica Goins, a recovering drug addict. “And it just progressed before I […]