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MCC chooses contractor to build first on-campus student housing 

BULLHEAD CITY – The next step in building the first-ever facilities for student housing is now underway.  The Mohave Community College Board of Governors voted Friday in favor of the college administration's recommendation to name Kinney Construction Services and Todd and Associates, two Arizona companies, as the general contractor and design team.  The conceptual design is for Kinney Constructio...
Posted on in Governing board, Press Release, Student Life.

Bighorn Scramble golf fundraiser comes to Kingman, help support region’s first college soccer teams

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Bighorn Athletics Booster Club is hosting a fundraiser at Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course in Kingman called the Bighorn Scramble.   The charity golf tournament will help raise funds to support the tristate region's first-ever National Junior College Athletic Association, NJCAA, Men's and Women's soccer teams.    Players in the Bighorn Scramble will have an opportunity to win prizes...
Posted on in Events, Press Release.

MCC Soccer hosts two summer youth camps in Kingman, Bullhead

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave Community College Soccer program is hosting two youth camps this summer, in Kingman and Bullhead City. College coaches Camilo Valencia and Cynthia Cervantes will teach the kids a variety of soccer techniques. The camps will focus on small sided games (games with limited number of players, such as 3 on 3 and 5 on 5), and drills to improve individual techniques in passing, r...
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MCC Lake Havasu student named Phi Theta Kappa International officer

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College Lake Havasu Campus student, Jasmine Garcia, has been selected as a Phi Theta Kappa Honor (PTK) Society International Officer. She's the Vice President for Division IV, which is one of the highest leadership positions a student can achieve in the organization. She is the first ever from northwestern Arizona to have earned a position at this level. Garcia's res...
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2023 Graduation Program Booklet

Congratulations 2023 Graduates! We are so proud of you! Click to open the program and you will see a download option. Below on this page is also a downloadable .pdf version.  There is also a video with pictures submitted by 2023 graduates, which will also be played on the fieldhouse monitor prior to the ceremony on May 12, 2023 at 3pm. For more details on Commencement, visit the Graduation and Comme...
Posted on in Events, Press Release, Student Success.

MCC summer College for Kids enrollment now open at MCCforKids.com

MOHAVE COUNTY – College for Kids is back this summer at Mohave Community College with more than a dozen fun classes for kids on each campus in southern Mohave County. The MCC Community Education division is offering a variety of classes such as eSports, geology, culinary, t-shirt design, Tai Chi, library scavenger hunt and even fire science.  Classes vary by campus. The courses are for children ag...
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MCC accepting new students for second carpentry course set to launch in June    

BULLHEAD CITY – The next Carpentry classes at the Mohave Community College Bullhead City campus are set to begin June 12. These classes provide tristate residents the opportunity to learn skills that will help them enter the residential construction industry. There is still space available for two  Carpentry  orientation meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 23 and Tuesday May 30 at the Bullhead Ci...
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MCC and NUCOR Steel partner on workforce pathway utilizing future Advanced Manufacturing Training Center

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College and NUCOR Steel-Kingman have entered into an historic partnership to help teach students skills needed for the future workforce.  The College and NUCOR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that states both will work together with the goal of providing a skilled workforce eligible for employment with NUCOR.  This is the first of many such partnership...
Posted on in Press Release.

Bullhead City Student Awards 2023

Congratulations to all of the students who received awards at the Student Recognition Awards Ceremony. Check out the Awards Ceremony Program with all the students who were recognized > BHC Student Awards Program 2023 Two-minute video: Photos: ...
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MCC nursing faculty named 2023 Ellen Licari Service to Students award

MOHAVE COUNTY – Beth Hooven has been working at Mohave Community College since 2017. In the amount that she has been here, she has impacted the lives of many nursing students who have been through her classroom. This year she has been selected as the 2023 Ellen Licari Service to Students Award. The award recognizes faculty and staff members who put students first. "I feel honored that students reco...
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MCC Bullhead student selected for 2023 commencement student speaker

MOHAVE COUNTY – Ian Fleming has been selected as the 2023 Commencement Student Speaker for Mohave Community College. At MCC he is working towards earning his Associate of Arts in Mathematics degree. After MCC, he's planning to transfer to the University of Arizona and major in Aerospace Engineering. His career goal is to work in a diverse engineering team where he can couple his mathematical and eng...
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MCC gearing up for 52nd Commencement, Regina Cobb will be Guest Speaker and one student will be awarded $10K cash

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College is gearing up for its 52nd Commencement ceremony to be held at 3 p.m. Friday, May 12 at the Anderson Fieldhouse, 3663 Bullhead Pkwy. MCC students in the class of 2022-2023 will earn approximately 800 degrees and certificates. This year the Commencement Speaker is former Arizona State Rep. Regina Cobb, DDS. She served in the legislature from 2015-2023 and is ...
Posted on in Press Release.

Arizona Governor Proclaims April 2023 as Arizona Community College Month

MOHAVE COUNTY – April 2023 is now recognized as Arizona Community College Month. Katie Hobbs, Governor of Arizona, proclaimed support for the ten Arizona Community College Districts on Wednesday. The proclamation coincides with National Community College Month in April and celebrates the contributions that Arizona Community Colleges make daily to shaping the future of Arizona and its economy through...
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MCC President selected for prestigious Rural Community Leaders Fellowship 

MOHAVE COUNTY - Mohave Community College is pleased to announce President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein has been selected for the Rural Community Leaders (RCL) Fellowship program at West Texas A&M University.   The RCL Fellowship program organizers at West Texas A&M stated that Dr. Klippenstein's selection is a testament to his dedication and leadership in the field of rural community colleges.   Dr. Klip...
Posted on in Leadership, Press Release.

20 MCC Kingman campus students inducted to honor society

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society – Alpha Chi Omega chapter on the Kingman campus hosted its induction ceremony Thursday for new members for Spring 2023. Twenty new PTK members were inducted: Faith Barson, Kirsten Bradley, Lisa Brambila, Annie Coggins, Erin Dodge, Isaac Gale, Kelly Grubb, Mellisa Hatchell, Michael Hiller, Lynnae Horinek, Emily Ivey, Milaya Jack...
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