Category: Student Success

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MCC’S 4th Annual Car Show, Touching Story Inside

If you missed out on April 8th’s 4th annual MCC Show and Shine Car Show, don’t worry! Mohave Community College strives to keep you up to date on important or just casual events you may have missed. The car show is a time to bring together people who love high quality automotive paint jobs, taste […]

Posted on April 28, 2017 in Student Life, Student Success.

Spotlight on HUM 250

My blinker shuts off as I complete my turn into one of the Lake Havasu Campus parking lots, driving around and pulling into a parking spot. I grab my things, slam my door behind me, and walk towards the closest building. I check my watch as I reach for the door handle; I made it […]

Posted on April 28, 2017June 13, 2017 in Student Life, Student Success.

Save the Date for Denim Day 2017

Denim is a firm, durable, twilled, and usually cotton fabric women with colored warp and white filling threads. It’s a fabric most of us are familiar with at this point. We wear it as skirts, jackets, and pants. But, for an Italian woman involved in a sexual violence case 18 years ago, that denim means so […]

Posted on April 25, 2017 in Press Release, Student Life, Student Success.

MCC Mathlympics winners!

More than 100 of the best and brightest math superstars from high schools from across the tri state region competed in the Mohave Community College Mathlympics competition on Friday.\ In the team competition Lake Havasu High School came out on top with 11 individual students taking home medals. Second place in the team competition was […]

Posted on April 25, 2017July 8, 2020 in Events, Press Release, Student Life, Student Success.

Music + Studying = Success

A car alarm goes off. A fly buzzes around the room. The air conditioner kicks on and off. Yet, I hear none of it. It’s a Monday afternoon, and I have an essay due in Astronomy. My eyes dart over my textbook, fingers poised carefully above the letters of my laptop’s keyboard. I reach around […]

Posted on April 25, 2017June 14, 2017 in Press Release, Student Life, Student Success.

Chemistry Teacher spreading the word to help undergraduates this Summer

Sick of the heat, or need to see some green? Undergraduate students from MCC and other colleges or universities have the chance to step out of their familiar surroundings for the Summer! Chemistry teacher Denice Mittelstaedt encourages students in a science field to apply for the National Science Foundation’s program called Where Discoveries Begin. Each […]

Posted on April 25, 2017 in Press Release, Student Life, Student Success.

Library Work Study Helps People Increase Income & Opportunity

Library work study students on the Bullhead City campus have MCC’S and the public’s best interest at heart. Supervisor Melda Felix came up with the idea to start a job connection board for students and the public. Each week Melda and her work study team dig up information from specific job posting websites; the jobs […]

Posted on April 25, 2017 in Student Life, Student Success.

MCC had a blast at Winterfest

Every year on the second weekend of February, over 200 vendors from across the United States gather on McCulloch Boulevard to sell their goods and services at Winterfest in Lake Havasu City. This event sees thousands of visitors from across Mohave County as they enjoy arts, crafts, food, and live music. This year, Mohave Community […]

Posted on April 25, 2017April 28, 2017 in Student Life, Student Success.

Student Blogger: Student Sleep Deprivation Alternative

Ever feel like a walking zombie after an endless night of studying?! I say students who are not familiar with Manuka should do a trial run, and experience a deep sleep with endless benefits. Student life can result in sleep deprivation that causes harmful effects to the body. In order to keep refueling, we as […]

Posted on April 25, 2017 in Press Release, Student Life, Student Success.

Behind the Scenes: “Life as a Radiologic Technologist”

Ever wonder what students with x-ray vision are up to 4-5 days a week? Students in the radiology field here on the MCC Bullhead City campus and in our tri-state hospitals are committed to putting in 40+ hours a week, depending on the semester schedule and outside duties. This 2 year program involves roughly 1,900 […]

Posted on April 25, 2017 in Press Release, Student Life, Student Success.

Hello Spring

This season tends to be one of my favorite times of year. Flowers blooming, birds chirping, a week-long vacation after tough mid-terms. It’s also the time for new beginnings. We hear about deep Spring cleaning to rid the home of all unwanted grime. Plants begin sprouting and animals come out of their nests, shaking off […]

Posted on April 25, 2017 in Press Release, Student Life, Student Success.

It’s never too late to follow your dreams

Meet E. She is a single mom, and currently has a daughter attending Mohave Community College. She is also currently pursuing her own Bachelor’s degree, almost 30 years after graduating from high school. E started off her higher education career at a small community college in California. It was the 80s, and she had just […]

Posted on April 25, 2017 in Press Release, Student Life, Student Success.

MCC will not raise tuition, keeping it affordable for all

While most colleges and universities are raising tuition rates, Mohave Community College will not, making it one of the most affordable, accredited higher education institutions in America. At the March meeting of the MCC Board of Governors, College administrators recommended tuition remain unchanged and the board unanimously agreed. “We understand most colleges and universities are […]

Posted on April 25, 2017 in Governing board, Press Release, Student Life, Student Success.

BHC Campus Student Activities Council Helps Improve Campus Life

Another successful event put on by Student Activities Council (SAC) with assistance from radiologic technology (Skeleton Crew) this round! This event was an outdoor movie night in the grass behind the 200 building located at the amphitheater. The movie “Moana” started at 6:30 PM and ran for 1 hour and 53 minutes. Movie nights are […]

Posted on March 22, 2017June 13, 2017 in Leadership, Student Success.

Meet the first ever Bullhead City Campus Student Blogger

Attention Mohave Community College Bullhead City Campus! As of Monday February 13th I, Antonina Martorano, became a part of MCC’S Marketing and Public Information team as the new student blogger. It’s exciting because I hear the Bullhead City Campus has never had a student blogger. I’ve been here since fall of 2013 and plan to graduate […]

Posted on February 23, 2017 in Student Life, Student Success.