MCCC alum James McElroy, who played professional basketball with the likes of Pistol Pete Maravich, learned a lot from his experiences at MCCC. McElroy was a standout high school basketball player who decided he needed to add an extra step before attending a larger University. “It’s a slow pace, it’s […]

In partnership with DTE Energy, MCCC will begin offering a nuclear engineering technology program for the 2011 fall semester. “This program is good for the college, good for DTE Energy and good for jobs,” Jack Davis, the senior vice president and chief nuclear officer of DTE Energy, said. The development […]

With MCCC’s growth in the last decade, finding a parking spot has become a challenge. For some students, this means waking up ten minutes earlier. But for others, it means non-traditional parking maneuvers, from using illegal handicap spaces to taking over the fire lane or no parking zones. “They should […]

MCCC had a successful athletic program in the 1960s and 1970s. It featured the likes of former NBA Player James McElroy, golf pro Frank McAuliffe and many other successful athletes. However, MCCC decided to disband the athletic program after the spring of 1980 because of the financial burden and the […]

The recent tsunami and earthquake in Japan has the world questioning the safety of nuclear power, but these events won’t affect MCCC’s new nuclear tech program. MCCC President Dr. David Nixon and Jack Davis, the senior vice president and chief nuclear officer of DTE Energy, signed an Agreement of Understanding […]

Comedian Kevin McPeek will never say farewell to comedy, but he is bidding farewell to performing. The Night of Comedy held in the La-Z-Boy Center on March 4 served as McPeek’s farewell performance. The event was filmed by Comedy Central. McPeek invited magician Ken Dumm and ukulele-player Jen Shenberger to […]

Tammy Foster, MCCC Payroll clerk, won the Enriching Lives Performance Award for January/February. Foster has worked in payroll at MCCC for 22 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Sienna Heights University and an associate’s degree from MCCC. Denise Lindemann, who works in the same office as bookkeeper, said she […]

The lives of four women who made an impact on the history of our region were discussed Tuesday in a program at the Whitman Center. The program celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Women Alive! Coalition.  Biographies from the 11th edition of “In Search of Our Past: Women of Northwest […]

You can’t count the amount of chart-topping, 90’s one-hit-wonders on two hands. It almost seems like the mainstream music from the 90’s flew in and flew right out. Bands like The Verve Pipe, Wallflowers, Blind Melon and Semisonic all came and went, abruptly leaving one popular song and disappearing. With […]

Due to popular demand, Monroe County Community College has added a second show by “American Idol” runner-up and Toledo-area native Crystal Bowersox. The added show will take place at the college’s La-Z-Boy Center, Meyer Theater on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. The original show, slated for Saturday, April […]