News & Press Releases

MONROE, Mich. – Monroe County Community College and the Southeast Michigan Construction Academy will offer an Electrical Apprenticeship Level 1 class this Fall Semester. Students must begin in the Fall Semester and the apprenticeship course continues through the Winter Semester. The course starts Aug. 27. Classes will meet on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at MCCC. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College will offer a training session titled “Implicit Bias: Reducing Racial Disparities Through Understanding” virtually via Microsoft Teams on Aug. 26 from 9-11 a.m. Participants will learn how to define and understand implicit and explicit bias and overcome these biases to help create a more diverse world at work and at home. Read Press Release

The Foundation at Monroe County Community College (MCCC) today announced it received a $1,500 grant from the DTE Foundation to bolster MCC’s Emergency Relief Fund, which helps students – including those financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – continue to work toward achieving their educational and career aspirations. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College is pleased to announce the 2020 Winter 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. Each student who made the Dean’s List is listed in alphabetical order below according to city, township, village or unincorporated community of residence: Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College reopened its Main Campus yesterday after being closed for nearly three months due to concerns about Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), but certain limitations will be maintained. Read Press Release

Fall Registration is Open; College Offering Online, 'Hybrid' Courses Monroe County Community College leaders have a reassuring message for prospective and current MCCC students: Despite all the uncertainty created by COVID-19, they can still work toward meeting their higher educational and career goals this fall. Read Press Release

Each year Monroe County Community College students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to nominate faculty members for the annual MCCC Outstanding Faculty Member award. This year two very highly regarding English instructors have been selected for the honor. Read Press Release

Once again, Monroe County Community College’s student newspaper, Agora, has been recognized as one of the state’s best collegiate publications.Agora, under the guidance of MCCC faculty member Matthew Bird-Meyer, and the newspaper’s editorial and reporting staff won nine awards in the annual Michigan Community College Press Association’s annual competition, including third place General Excellence in the Division 2 category. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. – Due to continuing concerns about COVID-19, Monroe County Community College has extended its suspension of registration for fully on-ground Fall Semester classes into early next week; however, students can still register for online and blended classes – classes that are primarily online with limited on-ground attendance. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College’s Office of Workforce Development and the Monroe County Business Development Corporation have partnered to offer an online, noncredit training series titled “Working and Managing Remotely” to local businesses and other organizations. Read Press Release

MONROE, Mich. – Due to limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Monroe County Community College has postponed the Summer Semester portion of its Practical Nursing certificate program curriculum until the Fall 2020 Semester and will not admit a new cohort of students into the program for Winter Semester 2021. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College has made emergency financial assistance via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act available to current and prospective students who have been financially affected by the transition to online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College’s new Makerspace facility has been a hive of activity as faculty and staff have been called into action to produce face shields and secure other essential PPE (personal protective equipment) to support the efforts to protect frontline personnel fighting COVID-19. Read Press Release

The Monroe County Community College Board of Trustees will hold its April regular meeting via video conference due to COVID-19. Read Press Release

Due to continuing concerns about Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Monroe County Community College is exploring the possibility of offering 100 percent of classes via remote formats or a combination of online and hybrid formats for the Fall Semester, said Dr. Kojo A. Quartey, president. Read Press Release

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Monroe County Community College has moved back the application deadline for the Registered Nursing program by slightly more than a month and cancelled two of four upcoming ATI TEAS, or Test of Essential Academic Skills, dates on campus. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College has awarded Presidential Scholarships at MCCC to Cecily Bressler, Olivya Brodie, Delaney Burkett, Bryan Costello, Bobbi Foster, Jonathon Helmstadter, Abigail Hosler, Brook Kuehnlein, Evie Larrow and Jaylynn Struth. Read Press Release

Due to continued concerns about Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), all scheduled on-campus events and on-ground non-credit classes at Monroe County Community College during the spring and summer are cancelled until the start of the Fall Semester, which begins August 26. Read Press Release

Due to concerns about Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the current closure of the Monroe County Community College campus to all external individuals will be extended through May 2, Dr. Kojo A. Quartey, president, announced today. Read Press Release

To assist local medical providers in the fight against COVID-19, Monroe County Community College has donated or loaned important preventive supplies and life-saving medical equipment to area hospitals. Read Press Release