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From ESL Student to Medical Laboratory Science Graduate: A Story of Persistence
Determined and ready to achieve her next goal, Maysam enrolled in Level II ESL courses at Phoenix College. However, her first day was a little more than she expected.
August 25, 2023
Fall 2023 In-Person Learning Sessions Bring Faculty and Staff Together to Learn from Each Other and Engage
Staff and faculty displayed excellence in the hours and days following convocation as they learned from each other in a new campus initiative, The Learning Sessions.
August 22, 2023
Phoenix College is One of Five MCCCD Schools Awarded AHCCCS Federal Funding to Address Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages
When Phoenix College (PC) Psychology faculty Dr. Debbie Webster heard MCCCD was selected to receive $6.8 million in federal funding from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to…
August 17, 2023
PC Women’s Soccer Team Awarded their 2022 Championship Rings!
After Phoenix College (PC) Women’s Soccer claimed the NJCAA Division II national title at the championship series in November 2022, a ring ceremony was held in Phoenix College’s Hacienda Room on…
August 10, 2023
New Bachelor's Degree Programs Exceed Enrollment Expectations with Students Eager to Pursue Careers in Information Technology and Public Safety
The historic passage of state legislation SB1453 in May of 2021, allowing community colleges to offer four-year bachelor's degree programs, has caught the attention of many, particularly the…
August 2, 2023
PC Engineering Professor Mentors Students to First Place Award for Superhydrophobic Surfaces Research
Three Phoenix College engineering students–Lorynn Garcia, Marco Portillo, and Michael Bittner–presented their research project on superhydrophobic surfaces at the 2023 New College Undergraduate…
July 24, 2023
PC Soccer Champion Zalma “Z-Train” Torres on podcast with Soccer Coach Dave Cameron
In a podcast with PC soccer coach Dave Cameron, Zalma recalls an unexpected phone call from World Soccer Champion and PC alumna, Jessica McDonald, encouraging Zalma to attend PC. She also reminisces…
July 19, 2023
Fashion Brings Challenge and Creativity to Phoenix College Designers and Stylists
Taking the stage of Bulpitt Auditorium to open the annual Phoenix College (PC) Fashion Show, Vie d’Ours Chique, musician Handsome Ron stepped out in gray bell-bottomed spandex with rainbow stripes…
June 26, 2023
Phoenix College Receives Grant from USC Race and Equity Center for Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.)
[Phoenix, AZ, June 21, 2023] — Phoenix College, a leading institution in higher education and the flagship of the Maricopa County Community College District, is proud to announce that it was awarded…
June 21, 2023
2023 Diane Thomas Scholarship Recipient Brings Her Empathy to Social Work
Twenty-two-year-old Marcelina Regalado has an old soul. From a young age, she would sit and observe people. During those observations, she realized their environment had a lot of influence on how…
June 7, 2023
ESL Teacher Feature: Kat Valdivia
I love the diversity of students in my ESL classes. I learn so much about other places around the world. I also like the challenge of coming up with different learning activities that incorporate…
June 1, 2023
Mariachi Band, Spanish-Speaking Keynote Speaker, and Laser Light Show Capped a Commencement to Remember
The roar of the crowd joined the thump of the electronic bass in a laser light show that followed the awarding of degrees to over 1,000 Phoenix College (PC) graduates with their families filling the…
May 25, 2023