MCC News
MCC Announces Spring Term Dean’s List
June 13, 2018
One hundred eighty-eight students were named to the Spring 2018 (January to May) Dean’s List at Marshalltown Community College. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average while attending MCC…
Ten Fairall Memorial Scholarships awarded
May 30, 2018
As has become a tradition close to Memorial Day, the Marshalltown Community College Foundation and the Fairall Memorial Scholarship Committee celebrated with student recipients and their families the selection for one of MCC’s most prestigious scholarships. Because members of their families chose to serve in the Armed Forces, these Marshalltown Community College students were eligible…
Montezuma seniors earn Welding credentials
May 14, 2018
Montezuma High School seniors Wyatt Jack and Kian McKeag took dual credit Welding courses through Iowa Valley at Grinnell High School. Impressively, the two received Welding certificates and diplomas at the May 4 commencement ceremonies at Marshalltown Community College, one week prior to their high school graduation! Wyatt started taking the Welding courses his junior…
Marshalltown Education Partnership awards record number of scholarships
May 10, 2018
Twenty-seven seniors in the Marshalltown Education Partnership (MEP) program at Marshalltown High School will be awarded scholarships to attend Marshalltown Community College in the fall. The qualifying MEP students earned a high school grade point average of 2.75 or higher and attended MHS classes 95% of the time to receive the scholarships. 2018 MEP Scholarship…
Iowa Valley Grinnell presents student awards
May 9, 2018
Iowa Valley Community College Grinnell honored several students on Wednesday, May 2, recognizing those intending to graduate and presenting numerous leadership and academic achievement awards. MaryAnne Nickle, Dean of Iowa Valley Grinnell, welcomed students, family members, faculty and staff who gathered for the ceremony and reception held on the Iowa Valley Grinnell campus. Nickle told…
MCC welders earn 3rd place trophy
May 3, 2018
Three STC High School students who are enrolled in dual credit Welding classes at Marshalltown Community College were chosen by their instructor to participate in the 2018 High School Weld Off competition in Des Moines last month. With a record 65 teams participating this year, the MCC/STC students earned a 3rd place trophy for their…
STC senior earns degree in Auto Repair Technology
May 1, 2018
STC High School senior Gabe Backen will receive an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Automotive Repair Technology from Iowa Valley Grinnell before graduating from high school later this month. He’s even already been hired and begun working as an automotive technician at Wes Finch Auto Plaza in Grinnell! Backen will receive his AAS…
Talon Hala receives Advanced Manufacturing scholarship
April 30, 2018
BCLUW High School senior Talon Hala of Beaman is the recipient of a $500 Elevate Advanced Manufacturing scholarship. Hala was enrolled this spring in classes at Marshalltown Community College, and he plans to apply the scholarship to complete a Welding diploma at MCC this fall. On his scholarship application, Hala said he enrolled in a…
BGM senior completes college degree before high school graduation!
April 30, 2018
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom (BGM) High School senior Miya McAntire has accomplished a rare feat. She began taking dual credit classes through Marshalltown Community College during her freshman year in high school, and that extra effort will be rewarded when she graduates with a two-year Associate of Arts degree from MCC on May 4, just over two weeks…
Honors Reception recognizes outstanding students
April 26, 2018
One hundred and two Marshalltown Community College students were recognized for their 2017-18 achievements during the annual Honors & Recognition Reception on Wednesday, April 25. The MCC Student Senate sponsored the event, during which faculty, staff and coaches spoke about the successes of their students, shared stories, and presented each honoree with a certificate. Student-athletes,…
