News & Press Releases

MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College will host an Adult Learner Open House on March 12 for those age 21 and above who are considering college. The event will be held in Founders Hall (Building F) from 5-8 p.m. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College has launched a new Pathway to Apprenticeships Certificate Program that was built in partnership with the Monroe/Lenawee AFL CIO Skilled Trades Council, Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar, dean of Applied Science and Engineering Technology, has announced. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College will host a presentation, workshop/demo and month-long public display by Phoenix-based artist Cora J. Quiroz as part of its Visiting Artist Series. Read Press Release

The Respiratory Therapy Program at Monroe County Community College has scheduled numerous opportunities -- including in-person and online information sessions, as well as hospital tours to see respiratory therapists on the job -- for prospective students to learn more about the growing RT field. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College’s credit enrollment is up by 4.4 percent, with 2,577 students attending MCCC this Winter Semester. That is up from 2,463 one year ago. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. – Collage is back at Monroe County Community College. After a hiatus more than a decade, the Collage Concert returns to MCCC's La-Z-Boy Center on Sunday, Feb. 22 with 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. shows. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College is pleased to announce the 2025 Fall Semester Dean’s List. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more hours and earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College has announced over $325,000 of scholarship funding available for the 2026-27 academic year. Read Press Release

MONROE and TEMPERANCE, Mich. – Beginning Winter 2026, Monroe County Community College will offer a new course titled "The Human Body in Health and Disease" (HLTSC-170), a health science course that is a prerequisite for MCCC's anticipated new paramedic degree and certificate programs slated to start in the Fall 2026 at its Bedford location, the Whitman Center. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College’s Office of Workforce Development is offering two new drone pilot training courses for Federal Aviation Administration certification prep this winter -- including an introductory course for recreational operators and a commercial pilot course -- at greatly reduced rates via a grant to MCCC from SEMCA GEM Talent, Barry Kinsey, director of workforce development, has announced. Read Press Release

The Foundation at Monroe County Community College has announced a special scholarship opportunity for the Winter 2026 semester for current and new students. Over $80,000 of scholarships will be awarded. The deadline to apply is Friday, December 5, 2025. The online scholarship application is available now at www.monroeccc.edu/scholarships. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. -- Monroe County Community College's proposal for a renewal of its current 5-year Maintenance and Improvement Millage failed to pass yesterday. Below is a statement from President Dr. Kojo A. Quartey on the millage renewal defeat: Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College is offering 11 credit classes at the Whitman Center in Bedford during the upcoming Winter Semester, which begins January 16. Registration for the Winter Semester is underway. The Whitman Center is located at 7777 Lewis Ave. in Temperance. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. -- Following an 8-3 vote with several abstentions by Monroe County Community College's Student Government Association this afternoon to not approve the establishment of a Turning Point USA club on campus, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success Dr. Scott Behrens emailed SGA President Marwan Alabdullah and the prospective club's advisor, Barry Kinsey, earlier this evening to confirm he was officially approving the club. Read Press Release

In light of numerous inaccurate statements and rumors made on social media over the last day or so, MCCC is issuing the following statement regarding the progress of a petition by students to bring a Turning Point USA chapter to Monroe County Community College. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College is hosting X-Tech, MCCC’s Applied Technology and Apprenticeships Pathway Exploration Day on Tuesday, October 21 from 5 - 8 p.m. in the Career Technology Center on the college's main campus, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd., Monroe MI. Read Press Release

Growing up and doing artwork of various types as a child and teen, Durwood Coffey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps right after high school, where he served as a “Combat Artist”. After completing his tour of duty and discharge from the USMC, he attended college where he majored in fine art and illustration. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. – In mid-January, Monroe County Community College will launch a new Emergency Medical Services Instructor/Coordinator Course at the college’s Bedford Township location, the Whitman Center. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. – Just before 10 a.m. this morning, Monroe County Community College received a bomb threat to its Main Campus in Monroe and its Whitman Center location in Temperance. As of 4:07 p.m., all campus buildings at Main Campus in Monroe and Whitman Center were officially cleared and declared safe, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success Dr. Scott Behrens announced. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College’s credit enrollment is up by 8 percent over last year, Scott Behrens, vice president for enrollment management and student success, has announced. Read Press Release