Muskegon Community College students Kaylee Austin and Aliyah Mitchell were named to the 2015 All-Michigan Academic Team and honored on Tuesday, March 24, at a reception sponsored by the Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) in Lansing. Students were selected on the basis of academic achievement, community service involvement, and leadership accomplishment. The State Academic Teams […]

MCC Instructor Bonnie Lipan, who taught college and lived in Barrow, Alaska – the northernmost city in the United States – will share her unique personal insights into the region’s native people and culture on Wednesday evening, March 25. Her presentation, “Life at the Top of the World: Living with the Inupiat (Eskimos),” is free […]

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 […]

The 2015 Muskegon Community College CAD/Drafting Contest attracted 88 students from nine schools to campus on Friday, March 21, when prizes were awarded to the top finishers in four divisions. This year’s winners are: Division #1 – Beginning Sketching 1st Place – Luke DeGroot, Hudsonville Unity Christian High School 2nd Place – Seth Vostad, Hudsonville […]

Muskegon Dance Movement, MCC’s resident dance company, will perform on Friday and Saturday, March 27-28, at 7:30 p.m. in Overbrook Theater. A talk-back session between the performers and the audience will follow each night’s show. Tickets, which go on sale Monday, March 16, are $10 for the public and $5 for MCC students and children […]

Prospective students of all ages can discover MCC’s “treasures” at the 18th Annual Taste of Tomorrow on Saturday, March 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Bartels-Rode Gym. Whether you’re graduating from high school or changing your career, get help mapping out your future with over more than 30 different career information sessions. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

In 2014, the Muskegon Community College Nursing Program graduates continue to among the best as they once again exceeded both Michigan and national averages on their first time pass rates on the National Council Licensing Examination for RNs and LPNs. On the NCLEX-PN, Muskegon Community College graduates had a perfect 100% first time pass rate, […]