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MCC employees selected for Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities VOLARÉ Institute

4 months ago4 months ago6 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College has been selected to participate in the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities VOLARÉ Institute, which was made possible through a grant from the National Science Foundation. MCC team members that will attend the institute are Dr. Tonya Jackson, Associate Dean of Instruction-STEM, Dr. Cesar Fuentes, Life Science Faculty, and Angel Soto, Science Lab Technician.

The College was designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution

Business News

County Corner

4 months ago4 months ago5 mins

As your Mohave County Treasurer, I am excited to bring you this month’s County Corner and share with you exciting news about the new bid process that allows for Over-the-Counter (OTC) sale of unsold tax deeded parcels that were previously available for purchase at a Tax Deed Sale. The outcome of this process is that you are purchasing land, not a lien. This new OTC bid process will begin this September and end November 30th. Starting in 2025, this process will then be available annually between April 15th and November 30th.

MCC students start fall 2024 semester, enrollment up

4 months ago4 months ago4 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Students are back on campus! Mohave Community College started its fall semester Monday, Aug. 19 on all campuses with students returning to finish their degrees or certificates. The College is also welcoming new students who have decided to start their educational journey as an MCC Bighorn.

Enrollment is up by roughly 16% with over 4,500 students taking classes across all campuses and online.

County Treasurer offers new bid process for back tax properties

4 months ago4 months ago5 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – There is a new bid process that allows for Over-the-Counter (OTC) sale of unsold tax deeded parcels that were previously available for purchase at a Tax Deed Sale. The outcome of this process is that the individual is purchasing land, not a lien. This new OTC bid process will begin this September and end November 30. Starting in 2025, this process will then be available annually between April 15 and November 30.

State News

Burro gather input sought

5 months ago5 months ago3 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) are seeking public comments on a joint environmental assessment for proposed wild burro gathers within and outside the Tassi-Gold Butte Herd Management Area on the jointly managed Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.

MCC Kingman Campus student awarded the Empowering Diversity Scholarship

5 months ago5 months ago6 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College student Faith Ladson has been awarded the Empowering Diversity Scholarship from the Fiesta Bowl Organization and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. She was awarded $5,500 to go towards continuing her education. Of the 15 post-secondary scholarship recipients, Ladson was the only student awarded the scholarship that is attending a community college in Arizona.