MCCC Names 62 Students from County to Who's Who List

Who’s Who Among American Junior Colleges welcomes several county residents to its famed list.

Sixty-two students from Montgomery County Community College’s Class of 2013 were named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. To qualify for Who’s Who, students must have graduated during the 2012-2013 academic year with a grade point average of at least 2.75 and must be nominated by a member of MCCC’s faculty or staff. The 2013 Who’s Who students are listed below by area of residence: Ambler: Amy Kolesnik Abington: Jessica Lowenstein Barto: Hilda Hynes Bechtelsville: Dana Rubright Ceders: Vincent Pupillo Cheltenham: Leland Cohen Collegeville: Devin Dietrich, James Fulop, Jessica Kelly Conshohocken: Christine Muszynski  Eagleville: Patricia Piazza Erdenheim: John Harkins Gilbertsville: John McKillip Glenside: Brigitta …

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MCCC Recognized as a Bike Friendly University

MCCC named honorable mention by Bicycle Friendly America program.

MCCC Reengineers its Engineering Science Program

Engineering is one of the hottest careers out there and MCCC is working to ensure that its two-year engineering students can seamlessly transfer into four-year engineering programs.

MCCC Students Celebrate Earth Day with 'Empty Bowls'

Ceramics students recycle and feed the masses with one project.

Information Courtesy of Robert Gardner, MCCC Think Green Correspondent As part of Montgomery County Community College’s Earth Day celebrations on April 22, the Ceramics Club held an “Empty Bowls” event to raise money for a local soup kitchen. Guests of the Earth Day Empty Bowls event were invited to a modest soup-and-bread meal. For $10, donors will receive a brand-new, handmade bowl filled with fresh soup and baked bread supplied by on-campus food services provider CulinArt. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of homemade ceramic bowls will also be reinvested in the club, which consistently makes use of recycled materials, thereby reducing waste as well as MCCC’s overall carbon footprint. “More than half of the clay is re-processed …

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MCCC to Announce Partnership with Drexel University Next Week

MCCC and Drexel University will officially sign a partnership agreement making Drexel a University Center partner on Tuesday, March 12 in Pottstown.

Starting later this spring, Drexel University will become the first Montgomery County Community College partner to offer a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership at the University Center in Pottstown. MCCC and Drexel will officially sign into an agreement on Tuesday, March 12, at 3 p.m., making Drexel a University Center partner. The signing will be held in the former AAA building at 95 South Hanover Street, Pottstown. In addition to the doctoral degree, Drexel will also offer two new master's degrees and several professional development certificates. “These partnerships are so important in higher education, and they show a great deal of entrepreneurship,” said Dr. Karen A. Stout, MCCC president. “The University Center framework builds …

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Golden Cockroach

10:56 am on Friday, March 8, 2013

It's fantastic to have a community college that is partnering with universities to offer advanced degrees. MCCC is a bright star on Pottstown's horizon. May they prosper and attract more bright, goal oriented and educated people to this community.   more ›

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft During Tax Season

MCCC's Bill Rosenbaum offers some timely tips on security while doing your taxes.

Montgomery County Community College Gets New Mascot

While the MCCC Mustangs mascot may still be looking for a name, it certainly found its place in the college’s school community.

An immediately recognizable face (not to mention mane, tail and hoofs) will now attend Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) sports games and special events. “We haven’t had a mascot before,” Bruce Bach, MCCC Athletic director, said. “He is a celebrity.” Debuting at the home opening game of the MCCC Mustangs Men’s Basketball team, Jan. 29, the MCCC mascot wasted no time pumping up fans and reaching out to the community. The mascot, a grinning white stallion, wears the colors and jersey of the college’s sports teams. While the mascot doesn’t yet boast a name, an MCCC spokesperson stated that the college community is currently being polled for what the name should be, and will soon have a processes to pick a name prior to the end of the…

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Tracy Kaiser-Goebel

11:44 am on Friday, February 8, 2013

That is a wrong-headed and ignorant comment, Phillip. If you attended the home basketball games, for example, you would see that there are many more than 3 people in the stands.   more ›

MCCC Student Dance Ensemble Performs with YMCA Youth

Youth dance members from the Audubon YMCA STRONG program shared center court with Montgomery County Community College Dance Ensemble at the college's men's basketball home opening game.

At the Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) men’s basketball game Jan. 29, there was an energetic half-time dance performance. This performance was a particularly special treat for certain youth in attendance. However, these eight girls and one boy,  ages 8 to 13, weren’t in the stands watching the show, rather, they were in it. “It was a chance of a lifetime,” Abreeyah Samuel, 10, said. “It felt good. It was a good opportunity.” Abreeyah is a student at the Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy in the Norristown Area School District. She is also enrolled in the STRONG (Striving to Reach Our Needs and Goals) program, a before-and-after-school enrichment program. STRONG, which caters exclusively to youth living in …

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GALLERY: President Clinton Rallies Democratic Voters at MCCC

President Bill Clinton held a rally in Blue Bell, less than 24 hours before the polls open to vote for President of the United States.

With less than 24 hours until the polls open in Pennsylvania, former President Bill Clinton stopped at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell to rally Democratic voters. Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, as well as Congressional candidates George Badey and Kathy Boockvar preceded Clinton at the rostrum. Read the full story here.

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MCCC Cancels Daytime Classes

Wednesday classes were called off; school says it will decide on evening classes by noon.

Montgomery County Community College has cancelled all classes scheduled to begin before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The school promised a decision by noon Wednesday on whether evening classes would be held. Power was still out at the college's central campus in Blue Bell on Tuesday evening, which was requiring the school to use fuel-powered generators to power its information systems, including its website and email facilities. Administrators and support staff were asked to report to work at their regularly scheduled times on Wednesday, safety permitting.

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