Scheduled to have taken place entirely online on July 20-30, the 2020 WINGS Summer Enrichment Program has been cancelled.

For the fifth time in eight years, MCC faculty member Mark Verhoeven has been recognized by the CISCO Networking Academy as an Advanced Level Instructor, a select annual honor reserved for the top 25 percent of its 26,500 instructors worldwide based upon student feedback and performance. Verhoeven, who has been teaching CISCO Networking Academy courses […]

Muskegon Community College will hold a weeklong Commencement celebration – including a drive-thru recognition of the graduates on campus – between June 22-26 to honor the Class of 2020. The MCC Commencement Committee, which annually plans the graduation ceremony, is organizing this year’s virtual events. To allow those wanting the experience of the Commencement ceremony, […]

MCC President Dale K. Nesbary testified before the Michigan House Appropriations Higher Education and Community Colleges Appropriations Subcommittee on June 3, when he addressed community colleges in a COVID-19 environment and opening campuses for the fall semester. State Rep. Scott VanSingel (R-Grant) chairs the subcommittee. In addition to Nesbary, other higher education leaders who testified included: Dan […]

When the Muskegon Community College campus suddenly shifted to online classes in March to practice social distancing, the change was particularly challenging to Jason Shaughnessey, who teaches health, physical education and recreation (HPER) courses. “I began to look for creative ways to keep my students active,” explained Shaughnessey, who chairs the HPER Department at MCC. […]

As we move into summer, MCC has been receiving many student questions. So, MCC will be hosting a virtual Student Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, June 11, from noon to 1:30 to answer any student-related questions in an open discussion format. All MCC students and prospective students are invited to join this meeting on Zoom […]

The Muskegon Community College Board of Trustees will hold its regularly scheduled June meeting online at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17. Individuals wishing to contact members of the Board of Trustees to provide input or ask questions on any business that will come before the Board at the meeting, should email cindy.deboef@muskegoncc.edu no later than 12:30 […]

Two years ago, then-Muskegon Community College student Cody Theil won the inaugural Sarnicola Entrepreneur Award, a $10,000 grant from Nick Sarnicola and the Next Generation Entrepreneurs (NextGen) presented to an MCC student for the best entrepreneurial concept in an annual competition. Sarnicola started NextGen as a non-profit organization in 2011 to help young people realize […]

The Muskegon Community College Board of Trustees will hold an online study session to discuss the Lakeshore Fitness Center on Monday, June 8, at 1 p.m. Individuals wishing to contact members of the Board of Trustees to provide input or ask questions on any business that will come before the Board at the meeting, should […]

MCC’s Stephanie Carr has been competitively selected for participation in an interactive online learning opportunity offered by NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar (NCAS) on May 27-July 1, 2020. As part of the NCAS program, students will participate in a five-week online workshop, consisting of discussions, live video chats with NASA experts and various mission design […]