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25-621: MCC was launched by Mart Godinez in 1963 as an extension branch of Phoenix College and was located at 809 W. Main Street in Mesa. There were 330 students registered for classes the first semester at Mesa Extension on September 11, 1963. John Riggs was appointed as the first president. Mesa students voted Hokams as the nickname for their athletic teams in 1964. Capital funds from the bond election in 1964 enabled Mesa Community College to purchase 120 acres, with an option to purchase an adjoining 40 acres, for

50-517: A collaborative approach with "Strategy Forums" where groups of institutions shared their insights about the "Action Projects" they undertook to address various challenges. The records of Action Projects were stored in an online network that other participants could access and use as guidance for future improvements. At the end of the review cycle institutions were responsible for preparing a "Systems Portfolio" that required them to answer specific question about processes, results, and improvements for each of

75-725: Is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . The college athletics teams are nicknamed the Thunderbirds. Phoenix College Phoenix College ( PC ) is a public community college in Encanto, Phoenix, Arizona . Founded in 1920, it is one of the oldest community colleges in the country. The college was originally a part of the Phoenix Union High School and Junior College District (now Phoenix Union High School District ), and

100-1341: Is also home of the Student Services Institute. Phoenix College has 7 sports teams competing in the NJCAA . The women's softball team has won the NJCAA National Women's Softball Division II Championships nine times (2000, 2001, 2004–08, 2012, 2021). The school has also won NJCAA championships in baseball (1960, 1962, 1965), men's track and field (1964, 1965, 1966), wrestling (1967–68, 1968–69), men's golf (1964), football (1964), and women's cross country (1985). In 1980 PC won national team championships in women's and mixed archery (two-year college division). Women's archery also won national titles in 1933 and 1934. The Maricopa Community College District elected in February 2018 to eliminate all football programs associated with its schools. Programs cut included those at Scottsdale Community College , Glendale Community College , Mesa Community College and Phoenix College's own program. Alumni include two Miss Americas ( 1949 and 1964 ) and two Arizona governors ( Wesley Bolin and Jack Richard Williams ). Other prominent alumni include

125-403: Is one of the largest transfer providers to ASU, while many programs prepare students for immediate entry to the job market. Traditional, online and hybrid courses provide flexibility for students. Additionally, MCC Community Education offers hundreds of non-credit classes providing opportunities for lifelong learning in the arts, technology, fitness and personal development for all age groups. MCC

150-661: The My Lai Massacre , attended Phoenix College before being drafted into military service in Vietnam in 1967. Politicians who attended the college include State Senator Juan Mendez and Democrat fund-raiser Ed Buck . Several former football players have played in the National Football League including Fred Carr , Bob Wallace , Lyn Larsen , Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi , Tory Nixon , Andy Livingston , and "Scooter" Molander . Dennis Layton played for

175-627: The National Basketball Association 's Phoenix Suns and John Smith toured with the Harlem Globetrotters . Bears who have played Major League Baseball include Gary Gentry and Dave Rajsich . Higher Learning Commission The Higher Learning Commission ( HLC ) is an institutional accreditor in the United States. It has historically accredited post-secondary education institutions in

200-692: The 9 AQIP categories. Known as the "AQIP Pathway", AQIP was one of three options (including Standard and Open Pathways) that institutions accredited by the Higher Learning Commission were able to pursue for reaccreditation. Linnea Stenson served as director of the program from 2015 to 2021. In order to elect participation in AQIP, institutions were required to be accredited for ten years and to have demonstrated established foundations in "expected practice" under traditional pathways. Numerous factors might have made an institution ineligible for

225-583: The Department of Education did not withdraw or limit HLC's accreditation authority. Six years later in 2015, the OIG-ED again criticized HLC, this time with an audit on the review process the HLC used while considering colleges' proposals for competency-based credentials. The Academic Quality Improvement Program is a set of policies and procedures that institutions can follow in order to maintain accreditation by

250-712: The HLC. The Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) was developed as the "Academic Quality Improvement Project" beginning in 1999 by Stephen Spangehl at the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) (then the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ). The project was funded by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The project was inspired by Spangehl's experience as an examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award , and sought to apply

275-523: The Ironwood Building. (central plant). A groundbreaking ceremony was held in April, 2000. In 2004 MCC was visited by then President George W. Bush who discussed his proposal for $ 250 Million federal grant for job training across the United States. In 2008 Dr. Shouan Pan became the sixth president of MCC. A new physical science building was added to the main campus in 2008. This was followed by

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300-471: The Navajo Nation's first president Peterson Zah , film star Nick Nolte , Tony Award -winning actor Stephen Spinella , actor Peter Billingsley , daytime television star Jaime Lyn Bauer , Pop/Rhythm & Blues singer CeCe Peniston , artist Eric Fischl , Mixed Martial artists UFC veteran Homer Moore , AAGPBL pioneer Charlotte Armstrong . Investigative journalist Ron Ridenhour , who exposed

325-685: The Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education (OIG-ED) criticized the Higher Learning Commission's oversight of for-profit colleges and recommended that the agency consider "limiting, suspending, or terminating the organization's status." Although the OIG reaffirmed their recommendation that the department consider sanctions for the HLC the following year, adding critical reviews of HLC's accreditation of American InterContinental University and The Art Institute of Colorado ,

350-502: The campus was able to expand. On April 12, 1965, the Maricopa Junior College District Board named Mesa Community College and Glendale Community College as separate institutions from Phoenix College. Mesa Community College graduated its first class on its new campus in ceremonies May 29, 1968. The library and classroom building was completed in 1968. In 1969 Tibschraney Bros. completed construction of

375-429: The campus with completion of the gymnasium, athletic fields, technology building, social science building, faculty office building and business education building. The music building was completed in 1970 followed by the nursing building in 1974. That same year, MCC's mascot changed from Hokam to Thunderbird, also at this time Helena Howe was appointed president. A liberal arts building was added in 1976. The Outback Theater

400-545: The central United States: Arizona , Arkansas , Colorado , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , New Mexico , North Dakota , Ohio , Oklahoma , South Dakota , West Virginia , Wisconsin , and Wyoming . The headquarters of the organization is in Chicago , Illinois . The United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation recognize

425-486: The commission as an institutional accreditor. HLC grew out of the higher education division of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), which dissolved in 2014. The Higher Learning Commission has five major criteria for accreditation. They are: (1) Mission, (2) Ethics, (3) Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support, (4) Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement, and (5) Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness. In 2009,

450-612: The enrollment center in 2015 and the art museum in 2016. The college has two comprehensive campuses and additional locations to serve students. The Arizona Gakuen School (アリゾナ学園 Arizona Gakuen ), a weekend supplementary Japanese school , holds its classes at the Mesa Community College Southern and Dobson campus. The school office is in Tempe . August 2016, Sasan Poureetezadi was named interim president of Mesa Community College. On April 2, 2018, Richard Haney

475-537: The library's collection, and appeared on student ID cards for the first time. From 1986 to 1987 the Business/Psychology building, Social/Cultural Science building and testing center were built. In 1988 Larry K. Christianson became president. The Kirk Student Center was expanded in 1988 and a clock tower was added at the entrance in 1990. In 1999 the Paul A. Elsner Library a new larger library opened adjacent to

500-429: The new campus at Dobson and Southern Roads in Mesa. The three building campus included a science building, student center and maintenance building. The buildings were designed by Mesa architects Horlbeck, Hickman & Associates and Tempe architect Kemper Goodwin , and built by Tibschraney Bros. Construction Company. In addition to the three permeate buildings portable buildings were used for the first several years, until

525-549: The old, the old library building was subsequently remodeled and is now the academic support building. A new life science building was also added at this time. Phase I construction began for Red Mountain Campus in 2000, which included four buildings: the Desert Willow Building (library & commons), Mesquite Building (student & administrative services), Palo Verde Building (classrooms & laboratories), and

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550-594: The principles of Total quality management to higher education. AQIP originally focused on 9 categories of activity that lent themselves to self-assessment and continuous improvement, improved and refined in 2008. The guidelines identified ten core principles—Focus, Involvement, Leadership, Learning, People, Collaboration, Agility, Foresight, Information, and Integrity—that high performing organizations use to guide their operations, and required institutions to develop their own projects to apply those principles tho their own activity and measure their success. The program took

575-460: Was built in 1978 That same year Theo J. Heap became president of the college. In 1982 a health improvement center was built near the gymnasium. The technology building opened in 1984 and was designed by architects Hickman, Schafer & Truley, that same year Wallace A. Simpson became president. The east gymnasium was added in 1986. Bar code technology came to the library in 1987 as part of a new automation system. Bar codes were assigned to every item in

600-717: Was known as Phoenix Junior College (PJC). PC became a part of the Maricopa County Community College District in 1960, and is now considered the flagship campus of one of the largest community college systems in the world. Phoenix College consists of the main campus in Midtown Phoenix , as well as a downtown campus located in the central business district of Phoenix. Phoenix College offers over 200 degree and certificate programs. PC also offers training geared towards professional community/business development and general interest. PC

625-456: Was named president. He assumed office on July 1, 2018. As of January 2020, Lori Berquam was named interim president. Lori Berquam was succeeded by Tammy Robinson July 1, 2022 MCC offers more than 200 degrees, transfer, career and certificate programs. Areas of study include Agribusiness , Business, Bio Technology, Computer Science, Dental Hygiene, Electronics, Engineering, Fire Science, Mortuary Science, Nursing, Urban Horticulture and more. MCC

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