FastTracks — a program that lets students earn a Metropolitan Community College associate degree and a Northwest Missouri State bachelor’s degree in four years without leaving the Kansas City area — is enrolling students and will launch in August. “We’re excited about FastTracks,” says Andy Minor, enrollment manager at MCC-Maple Woods. “We’re looking to get …
An MCC-Maple Woods learning community made up of a history class and a philosophy class spent a couple of recent periods re-fighting World War II — on tables in their classroom. William Young’s Modern Western Civilization class and Doug Fishel’s ethics class meet back to back Mondays and Wednesdays. The same students take both classes, …
Hard work has paid off for a baseball player at Metropolitan Community College’s Maple Woods campus. Right fielder Tyler Cox was recognized as Player of the Week for Division I baseball by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Awards are announced weekly for the top athletes across the country. Cox was recognized for play from …
A five-student team from Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods won the Team Collaboration Award, college division, at the recent Leadership Challenge Event at Washburn University in Topeka. The April 5-6 event is a leadership competition for high school and college students. The teams react to a simulated incident in which the outcome depends on the leadership …
Metropolitan Community College-Longview students having trouble getting all the food they need at home now have another resource: the Grocery Hub on campus. Longview’s Phi Theta Kappa academic honor society launched the food pantry last fall. Students who need food are encouraged to fill a bag from the Grocery Hub to take home. This is …
IRS-certified counselors who also happen to be college students will be on hand at Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods to provide free income-tax help for those who qualify. Maple Woods’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site is in partnership with NextStepKC. The free tax preparation (federal and state electronic filing) is for most people with incomes …
The 18th Annual Storytelling Celebration, sponsored by Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods is nearly here! The celebration takes place Nov. 8-11. Attendees can enjoy lively stories, anecdotes, myths, legends and lessons. It celebrates the time honored tradition of storytelling and will be held in dozens of sites across the Kansas City metro area. Our featured tellers …
MCC Chancellor Kimberly Beatty was on hand Sept. 5 at MCC-Maple Woods for a free grab-and-go breakfast. Students and employees were treated to bagels, pastries, fruit and juice. The paper sacks holding the bagels included a message urging students to visit their instructors during office hours. Outside-of-class interaction with faculty is the week’s theme, part …
Do all dogs go to heaven? There’s no question about that for one special canine that first stole hearts at Metropolitan Community College, then did the same with a nationally known veterinarian and his family. Dr. Marty Becker and family are now paying it forward — or more aptly backward — as they announce a …
It’s not unusual for a student to take a class in high school that qualifies as college credit. Emma Thoman, however, started taking classes on an actual college campus — Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods — when she was just 16. She’s now 19 and will graduate on May 17 with her MCC associate in arts …