Metropolitan Community College will again honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by joining in the nationwide volunteer service initiative on the federal holiday commemorating his birth. Organizers of the MLK Day of Service would like participants to think of Monday, Jan. 15, as “A Day On, Not a Day Off.” …
Metropolitan Community College offices will be open on two Saturdays in January to help students prepare for the spring semester. Classes start Tuesday, Jan. 16. The College’s administrative and student service offices are open as usual between Tuesday, Jan. 2, and the first day of classes, but there will be extended hours on the Saturdays …
Metropolitan Community College was On the MOVE in 2017, and we’re looking forward to continuing the momentum in 2018. As is the practice this time of year, we’re taking a look back — at 10 significant MCC News stories from the past 12 months. From a new chancellor to a new mascot, the MCC campuses …
Metropolitan Community College will graduate one of the first scholarship winners from a unique citywide program launched just this year. Teeka Hodge, a 26-year-old Kansas City woman, is finishing up her associate in arts degree at MCC-Maple Woods this December, thanks in part to assistance from KC Scholars. KC Scholars is a community collaboration, developed …
A new semester will find a Metropolitan Community College student in an exciting new job while he finishes his studies — thanks to a first-of-its-kind partnership between MCC and engineering firm Burns & McDonnell. Charley Viehland is the first student hired from the employment pipeline program that launched this fall on the MCC-Business & Technology …
A life-and-death situation has a Metropolitan Community College basketball player grateful for every day. Malik Barnett is a freshman guard on the MCC-Penn Valley men’s basketball team. While he is hale and healthy now and playing strong, his life could have turned out very differently had it not been for the quick actions of stranger …
This article was produced in collaboration with Lee’s Summit R-7 School District Communications. The Metropolitan Community College Board of Trustees will vote on a new program that will allow students to earn up to 30 hours of college credit at MCC and the University of Central Missouri at limited or no cost to families in …
Metropolitan Community College students, faculty and staff are behind part of the magic at a first-ever spectacular lighting display. Sculptures welded by MCC-Business & Technology students will greet visitors to the Powell Gardens Festival of Lights, which opened Dec. 1 and runs 3-9 p.m. Thursday-Sunday through Jan. 7. About the Festival of Lights “Illuminated by KCP&L:” …
And the winner is … ? Well, it’s a secret for now, but on Thursday, Dec. 7, Metropolitan Community College will reveal its new mascot! The votes have been tallied, and we want you to be there when our campuses unveil the winning mascot. On Dec. 7, each campus will have a mascot unveiling party. …
Time is of the essence for students who want to apply for the Chancellor’s Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship at Metropolitan Community College, which in 2018 will grow from one award to five. The scholarship, previously awarded to a single student in MCC’s Early College program, will now be open to students collegewide, with a …