Darnell Earley

Darnell Earley Named 2015 Distinguished Alumnus

Muskegon native Darnell Earley, the current emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools and a former city manager in Flint and Saginaw, has been named the 2015 Muskegon Community College Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Earley will be honored on Tuesday, May 5, at the Distinguished Alumni Award Dinner on campus and will address this year’s graduates […]

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A high school student study a 3-D model while participating in the 29th Annual MCC CAD/Drafting Contest

29th Annual MCC CAD/Drafting Contest March 20

The 29th Annual Muskegon Community College CAD/Drafting Contest takes place Friday, March 20, from 9:30-11:15 a.m. in Rooms 244, 244-1, 248, 502 and 506. Sponsored by MCC, the West Michigan Chapter of the American Foundry Society and many local businesses/educational institutions, the competition is open to high school and tech centers students from local counties. […]

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Cycle Art

“Cycle” Exhibit Opens March 16 in Overbrook Gallery

Ceramics and mixed media come together in “Cycle,” an exhibit featuring the works of Monica Wilson and Valerie Mann, at MCC’s Overbrook Art Gallery March 16-April 24. An artists’ reception and talk will take place on Tuesday evening, March 31. Both Wilson and Mann have an experienced and well-crafted touch with their respective materials. Together […]

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Muskegon Community College News

MCC to Receive $4.1 Million Skilled Trades Equipment Program Grant

Muskegon Community College will receive $4.1 million as part of the statewide $50 million Community College Skilled Trades Equipment Program, an effort to help close a talent gap and meet a demand for good-paying jobs. Announced by Gov. Rick Snyder in October, the grant program was created to provide funding that enables Michigan community colleges […]

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MCC students Caleb Schuitema (left) and Bob Phleeger (right), posing with MCC Instructor Mark Houston, crafted a tow block for MCC's record-setting electric dragster. Along with MCC student Tony Wortleboer, they earned second place at the AFS regional

MCC Students Earn Second at AFS Competition

Vying against major universities, Muskegon Community College placed second in the 77th Annual Wisconsin Regional Foundry Conference and Exposition casting competition held Feb. 12 in conjunction with American Foundry Society (AFS) meeting in Milwaukee, WI. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville claimed the first place $2,000 prize, while MCC captured $1,000 for second place and the University […]

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