Month: March 2018

Newsroom

MCC ConCom is a big success, helps students, brings community together!

  Courtesy Rodd Cayton, Mohave Valley Daily News It was a big, sunny festival of connections. The first MCC ConCom event on the Bullhead City campus of Mohave Community College was designed to connect the community. Its primary purpose was to invite community members to the campus to see what MCC has to offer, but it actually was much more than that. “We’re happy to highlight the feat...
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Two agencies rank MCC online paralegal program among the best in the country

The Mohave Community College online paralegal degree is one of the top 20 most affordable in America, according to a recent review by the online ranking agency SR Education Group.    “This ranking recognizes online schools across the nation that are making an effort to provide economical options for students,” said SR Education Group Representative Victoria Duan.  The agency ranks online degree...
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Student Reporter: What is Ovis?

Have you ever heard of Ovis? If not, I can tell you all about it! Ovis is MCC’s journal of art and literature. It was founded in 2016 and its first issue was published in the fall of 2017. Ovis accepts all sorts of arts like poetry, photographs, short stories, long stories, fiction, non-fiction, paintings, sound art, and any other creative works done by the MCC community. I had submitted a poem tit...
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Student Reporter: A Presentation on Personal Safety from Sergeant Brian Jacobs

‘No More’ week is over and we had a lot to talk about at the MCC Campus in Lake Havasu City. The purpose of ‘No More’ week is to raise awareness and talk about domestic violence and sexual assault. On Wednesday, Lake Havasu City Police Sergeant Brian Jacobs paid us a visit and gave a very advantageous presentation on personal safety. He talked about the heroine crisis in Havasu and explained ...
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Student Blogger Interview: Insights on student success from Devin Porter

College itself is difficult, but Devin Porter, president of the MCC radiologic technology student club called the Skeleton Crew, successfully takes on the challenge and is an inspiration for many! Porter has been handling student life, presidency, her social life, and all the stress that goes along with it, and she's always willing to help others! This interview with Devin should give students hope a...
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Student Reporter: Women of AZ State Prison

 By Brittney Manson,  Mohave Wire Student Reporter March is women’s history month and last week, H. Christine Reid visited the Havasu campus and told us a little about the women of the Arizona state prison.   Some women were cold-blooded killers, others were incarcerated for cohabitation, and others were framed. Eva Dugan, for example, was declared insane because of her "want of men, money...
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Two MCC students named to All-Arizona Academic Team

Mohave Community College students Matthew Johnson and Ashley Laflamme are two of the top community college students in Arizona. The two were chosen to be members of the All-Arizona Community College Academic Team.   The honor comes with $500 each and free tuition at any of the public universities in Arizona, where they can complete their advanced higher education degrees after graduating from M...
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CNN Money: Hospitals offer big bonuses, free housing and tuition to recruit nurses

Five-figure signing bonuses, free housing, college tuition for employees and their children. Hospitals and other medical facilities are getting so desperate to recruit and retain nurses they're offering all sorts of pricey perks and incentives. "These are some of the grandiose examples we've heard from our members," said Seun Ross, director of nursing practice and work environment at the American N...
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Student Blogger: Graduation Photo Discounts

It's almost graduation time! Time to start filling out paperwork, getting invitations in the mail, and taking graduation photos! Graduation is around the corner and it's hard to be anywhere near ready with so much to do! MCC will have photographers at graduation taking pictures that you can buy.  The company GradImages will be handling that, and there are a few local companies you can contact if you'...
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MCC Dental Hygiene Students meet state lawmakers at Capitol, learn legislative process

Written by, Dani Keza, MCC Dental Hygiene Instructor  On Thursday, March 1, Mohave Community College’s Dental Hygiene Students attended Capitol Day at the Arizona State Capitol. The students were interested in learning about how a bill becomes law and since a Dental Therapy bill  had just passed the Arizona State Senate and was being transmitted to the House, they were eager to learn more. The b...
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Student Reporter: A Little About Filing for Graduation

Attention graduates! If you are planning on graduating this spring then it's time to complete your graduation application. The last date to submit the application at no cost is Friday, April the 13th dun dun dun! After that, there will be a late fee of $30.00, and you don't want that, right?  To participate in the commencement ceremony, students must Fill out a graduation application Indicate whe...
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