Tuesday, July 8, 2025
MCCC has partnered with the IRS to provide tax return assistance. The college wants to help people with low to moderate income taxpayers, who generally earn $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, and/or limited English speaking taxpayers, who need assistance preparing their own tax returns. All services are free […]
Although MCCC has redesigned its scholarship program this year, the college still offers individual scholarships to eligible students who apply. The college reduced its full-ride scholarships so it could fund the new Trustee Merit Scholarship program which began in 2016 Fall semester. The Trustee Merit Scholarship is a scholarship program […]
Farming is a big part of life here in Monroe County, and soon it might be a part of MCCC. Over the last nine months, a committee has been devising an agriculture program for students at MCCC, partnering with Michigan State University. Students will be able to receive an Associate’s […]
A task force has been assembled for the first MCCC millage-financed project. The Life Sciences Student Lounge Task Force will design the student lounge that will be built off the north side of the L Building. The college plans to extend the hallway that leads out to the front parking […]
Penny Bodell adds her artistic touch to “We Are One” — the diversity mural located in the A Building. Penny Bodell truly embodies the values MCCC holds dear, as her friends and colleagues will attest. “She was an outstanding assistant,” says Vice President of Student and Information Services Randy Daniels. […]
Jack Burns felt love, care, and encouragement from the MCCC family while he battled cancer. Burns, director of Campus Planning and Facilities, was diagnosed with stage two bladder cancer in mid-Nov. The cancer was aggressive, so Burns went in for surgery on Nov. 29. “I did not have much time […]
Weight gain cannot be applied to the population of college freshman because each student is responsible for prioritizing their physical health. The phrase “Freshman Fifteen” is a stereotypical term for the 15-pound weight gain of a college freshman over the course of their first year. Some may speculate that students […]
Out of any comic book character in existence, Batman’s history is the most fascinating. In comics, he started out as a murderer before being revamped into a hero who condemns killing. His stories have fluctuated from being light-hearted, cheesy romps to dark, gritty exercises that pushed the envelope of what […]
The March 15 kickoff of Monroe’s One Book, One Community program will feature a presentation of Shakespeare in the Meyer Theater. The novel chosen for 2017, “Station Eleven,” by Emily St. John Mandel, is set in a post-apocalyptic Michigan. It features a troupe of Shakespearean actors and musicians struggling to […]
Visiting artist Beatrix Reinhardt MCCC was graced this week with an exhibit and talks from international artist-photographer Beatrix Reinhardt. Reinhart, who was raised in the former East Germany, has travelled the world and her art reflects that experience. “An artist must get out of the studio,” she says. “Travel shakes […]
