The Third Annual Muskegon Community College Welding Invitational for tech center students who reside in local counties took place on Feb. 28 in MCC’s Sturrus Technology Center Welding Lab/Classroom. Students from the Muskegon Career Tech Center, Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency (NCRESA), Careerline Tech in Ottawa County, and the Kent CTC competed for scholarships […]

Nine individuals were honored with Love in Action Awards during the 24th banquet and ceremony held Feb. 27 in Muskegon Community College’s Blue and Gold Room. The awards, which are presented by the MCC Office of Community Outreach, honor unsung heroes who selflessly work as individuals, businesses or organizations to help others. Honorees are nominated […]

Like many community college students, MCC’s Christian Berends spent a semester or two exploring different academic disciplines before discovering his passion, which, in his case, turned out to be anthropology. His epiphany came while assisting students in the college’s Tutoring Center. “I love history and I love sciences,” explained the 2017 North Muskegon High School […]

Muskegon Community College is hosting Dual Enrollment 101, a free informational event about dual enrollment, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 6 -7 p.m. in Collegiate Hall on the main campus, 221 S. Quarterline Rd. in Muskegon. Dual Enrollment 101 will be offered the next night in Fremont on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 6-7 p.m. at […]

Muskegon Community College’s Board of Trustees approved a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Plan at its Feb. 19 meeting as one of several strategies the College is taking to meet its financial needs in light of declining enrollment. The plan, which was unanimously approved, is a one-time incentive available to all full-time faculty, Educational Support Staff […]

The 20th Annual MCC Global Awareness Festival will look at the geology, ecology and culture in the Caribbean with lectures and cuisine on March 9-12, 2020. The events, which are free and open to the public, take place on the MCC main campus, 221 S. Quarterline Rd. Each year, the Global Awareness Festival highlights a […]

With the approach of the March 1 deadline for most scholarship applications, many MCC students are reaping the benefits of the college’s new online scholarship software. Launched in November, the program provides applicants with an online, one-stop process to apply for any of MCC’s more than 50 scholarships.  The need to increase community-wide awareness of […]

Muskegon Community College will celebrate its Second Annual Anthropology Day on Thursday, Feb. 20, with a talk by MCC Anthropology Instructor Dr. Evin Rodkey on “Cultural Representation in the Media: Do We See What We Think We See?” The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at 5 p.m. in Stevenson […]

The Downtown Live Concert Series continues on Sunday evening, Feb. 23, when MCC’s Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and College Singers will present “A Music Spectacular!” in the Frauenthal Theater, 425 W. Western Ave. Tickets for the concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., are $10 for adults and $2 for students. Tickets are available online at […]

MCC’s Center for Theater will present the musical “Cabaret” on Feb. 19-23 in Overbrook Theater with  7:30 p.m. performances on Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 19-22, and a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Feb. 23. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are coming to power, “Cabaret” focuses on the nightlife at the Kit Kat Klub and revolves […]