Month: April 2022

Dental student working toward ultimate goal while attending MCC

MOHAVE COUNTY – Jeremiah Cummins, 26, is a Dental Hygiene student at Mohave Community College and an MCC Foundation Scholarship recipient. He hopes to earn his bachelor degree after MCC and eventually attend a dental school. He decided to attend MCC because it's close to home and its affordability. Cummins added the college offered a lot of what he needed to achieve his goals and easily transfer to ...

Posted on April 29, 2022 in Press Release.

MCC Instructor’s photography highlighted in recently published book

MOHAVE COUNTY – A Mohave Community College English instructor is also a professional photographer who recently had his photos published in the book, To Know a Starry Night. Beau Rogers recently spoke about his photography with approximately 45 students, staff, and community members at the Bullhead City campus event, aptly named To Know a Starry Night. Rogers has been an avid photographer for many y...

Posted on April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 in Press Release.

Community Health Fair 2022 at MCC

Contributed by the Mohave Valley Daily News: BULLHEAD CITY — The goal of Saturday's Family Health Fair at Mohave Community College was simply to state but much more difficult to accomplish. "We want to get everybody back to pre-COVID normalcy," Dr. Liliya Tishchenko, dean of health professions, public safety and human services at MCC, said. "It is very much needed and desired." Tishchenko said the...

Posted on April 25, 2022 in Press Release.

Kingman Filmmaker’s Train Documentary wins grand prize at MCC Flash Film Festival

BULLHEAD CITY — A Kingman filmmaker who created a short documentary about the historic railroad through the city, won the $500 grand prize at the Mohave Community College Bullhead City Student Arts Club's 2nd Annual Flash Film Festival. The event was created by the arts club last year to bring local filmmakers together and highlight filmmaking in northwestern Arizona. The festival awards ceremony e...

Posted on April 22, 2022April 26, 2022 in Press Release.

MCC board member leaving to spend more time with family during retirement, two board positions will be on November ballot

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College Board Member Dr. Judy Selberg has announced her retirement, which will take her to the east coast to be closer to her family. Her last MCC Board meeting serving as a Trustee will be June 9. "I am so very proud to have served my communities and citizens here in Mohave County," said Dr. Selberg. "Being part of such a successful Board for as many years as I hav...

Posted on April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 in Press Release.

Kingman business awarded SBDC Arizona Honors Success Award

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College Small Business Development Center helps entrepreneurs start a business or seek help growing their established business. In 2021, Mertens Heavy Equipment Repair owner, Robert Mertens, utilized MCC SBDC's services to help him develop a business plan to acquire a Bobcat franchise in Lake Havasu City. This business expansion contributed significantly to the econo...

Posted on April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 in Press Release.

MCC Newscast – Mohave Minutes- April 2022

A lot of amazing stories to see in the April 2022 Newscast - https://youtu.be/0ayzNNYqCMg Reporters and Editors, if there's a story you see in the newscast and would like more information, a photo, or a soundbite for radio and/or video reports, please contact MCC Director of Communications James Jarman at  jjarman@mohave.edu . Thank you!  MCC News shares the college news and events, along wi...

Posted on April 20, 2022 in Press Release.

MCC hosts annual Mathlympics competition, Lake Havasu High takes first place

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College held its 32nd annual Mathlympics competition where local high school students competed in various subjects to take home the first-place trophy. This year students from Lake Havasu High School took home first place as a team. River Valley High School took home second. Mohave Accelerated Learning Center and Academy of Building Industries tied for third. Mathly...

Posted on April 19, 2022 in Press Release.

Congratulations to the #MyMCCLibrary video contest winners

Congratulations to the winner of the 2022 #MyMCCLibrary video contest, Vanessa Martinez from the Bullhead campus. Runner up is Jasmine Garcia from the Lake Havasu campus. Students were able to submit a short video to tell others why they love their campus library.  Be sure to visit campus libraries to utilize great study spots, tutoring services and the Student Success Center. To learn more about the...

Posted on April 13, 2022 in Press Release.

MCC, River Valley Artists’ Guild team up to host Tri-State HS art show

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College Bullhead City campus is hosting the Tri-State High School Art Show sponsored by MCC Arts Club and River Valley Artists' Guild. The art show will display various art work from local high school students. "The art show is a venue to showcase the talent of the youth in Mohave Valley and we invite each of the local high schools, home schoolers and online students...

Posted on April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 in Press Release.

MCC campuses now designated as ‘Veteran Supportive Campuses’ by state

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College campuses has recently been named an Arizona Veteran Supportive Campus by the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services. This means MCC faculty have gone through proper training and the institution now has more extended services for its Veteran students. "Our staff made this happen," said Hakon Swenhaugen, Veteran Student Support Specialist. "Without the dedica...

Posted on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 in Press Release.

Incident on Mohave Community College Campus

KINGMAN – Mohave Community College went into lockdown at approximately 4:00 p.m. today after reports of a possible shooting in a nearby neighborhood.  Those reportedly involved with the incident in the neighborhood came onto the Neal Campus-Kingman property located at 1971 Jagerson Ave.    At approximately 6:30 p.m., law enforcement allowed employees and students to leave campus after buildings...

Posted on April 1, 2022 in Press Release.