Heartfelt speeches of understated bravery and loyalty, praise for MCC’s role in helping returning vets, and remembering all those who served and continue to serve our nation marked Friday’s emotional Veterans Day ceremony on campus. Read more to view a photo album from today’s events.

Muskegon Community College will join universities and colleges across the country in celebrating International Education Week on Nov. 12-16 will talks, films, discussions and more. A joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Education, International education Week gives MCC an ideal venue to promote its programs that prepare students to live and succeed in today’s global environment.

While Muskegon Community College officials are disappointed over the narrow defeat of the proposed $31.1 million millage in Tuesday’s election, they are thankful for voters’ support and will continue to work on addressing strategic facility needs that will ultimately strengthen the local economy. With 71,006 Muskegon County voters going to the polls, the MCC bonding proposal was defeated by just 686 votes – 35,846 (50.5%) to 35,160 (49.5%).

Muskegon Community College’s Overbrook Gallery features the talents of an MCC theater technician with “Brian J. Goodman: Works for the Stage.” On display through Dec. 14, the show features some of Goodman’s creative work for the stage spanning 15 years.

The newly renovated Carr-Fles Planetarium is presenting “Mystery of the Christmas Star,” through Dec. 13. Show times are 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. All planetarium shows are free, and open to the public. “Mystery of the Christmas Star” takes full advantage of the planetarium’s new state-of-the-art projection, sound and lighting upgrades to offer an […]

MCC will host the Money Matters Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Collegiate Hall. “The purpose of the Money Matters Fair is to raise awareness about financial literacy,” said Sandy Ring, Director the Student Life Office at MCC. “It’s as important as learning about English, Math and Science. We […]

People love bargains, except, apparently, when it comes to education. In pursuit of a college degree, students and their families run up huge debts, to the point that total student loan indebtedness is now over $1 trillion. But is it really necessary to spend tens of thousands of dollars in pursuit of a college degree? […]

Every Monday afternoon, Muskegon Community College offers an hour-long, free mini-open house for individuals interested in learning more about the college and its programs.Called Discover MCC, the program takes place from 1-2 p.m. in Room 116A near the main entrance into the building. No reservations are required. Attendees will learn about how to apply to MCC, register for classes, seek financial aid and more.

The MCC Student Services and Student Life staff members are hosting Commit to Success Day on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to focus attention on three areas important to MCC students achieving their academic goals. Declaring an academic program is an important first stepping stone to earning a degree or certificate. […]

Award-winning author Heather Sellers, a Hope College English professor, will speak on Nov. 14 at MCC as a part of its 2012-13 Lecture Series. The talk begins at 7 p.m. in Stevenson Center Room 1100. It is free and open to the public. A question-and-answer period will follow. Sellers is author of the memoir You […]