Buildings and classrooms on MCCC are looking and running differently to help keep students and faculty safer with new precautions for COVID-19. While most classes have been moved to online formats to keep students and staff safer, there are still a few classes that remain in-person on campus, implementing precautions […]
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New programs lead to increased to winter enrollment
In the 2021 Winter Semester, enrollment is up by 3%. Typically, enrollment will increase in the fall and stay the same or decrease in the winter. The total number of students currently enrolled is 2,380, which is up from 2,312 compared to the 2020 Fall Semester. MCCC ranks third in […]
C Building renovations enter final planning stage
The committee for planning renovations of the C Building has moved into the third and final phase of planning. In this phase, they will focus on construction documentation, said Jack Burns, director of Campus Planning and Facilities. The selected architects and engineers will produce the diagrams and specifications, which will be used […]
C Building renovations to come
Renovations of the C Building continue to be in the planning stages since their inception in spring of this year. Jack Burns, director of Campus Planning and Facilities, said the goal is for the construction plans to be finished by the end of this year. The actual construction is projected […]
Ecology enters MCCC’s environment
From the environments around us to our own body, systems are everywhere. However, in our modern world many of these environmental systems are experiencing great change. With MCCC’s new Ecology course, students will soon be able to explore those systems and their changes. Approved by Kevin Cooper, dean of the […]
German documentary transports students to the past
Students enrolled in elementary German visited the past Nov. 13 in the A Building cafeteria. While they did not have a time machine, professor Magdalena Kotanova held a viewing of “Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald” to transport students back to a pivotal time in Germany’s history. “I think it’s interesting […]
MCCC hires Science and Mathematics Dean
Kevin Cooper, new Science and Mathematics Dean. Photo courtesy of Kevin Cooper. MCCC has filled the Dean of Science and Mathematics vacancy that opened up when former Dean Vinnie Maltese retired last fall. Kevin Cooper, who is currently the Assistant Dean/Instructional Chair of the Math, Science, and Social Studies division […]