MCC News
MCC offers 8-week courses starting Oct. 19
September 23, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College (MCC) is adapting to the changing times in education and responding to the needs of our students by offering 8-week courses starting October 19. Class options will include both face-to-face and online offerings depending on the class. “This is a great opportunity for students that don’t want to wait until Spring…
MCC honors former professor Charlie Cochran
September 2, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College honored the memory of former professor, Charlie Cochran, on Saturday, July 25, by planting a flowering crabapple tree on the MCC campus in front of the admissions entrance. An informal ceremony with friends and family on July 25 marked what would have been his 85th birthday and just days from…
Marshalltown Education Partnership 2020 scholars
August 26, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – The Marshalltown Education Partnership (MEP) is pleased to announce the 2020 MEP Scholars. This year, nineteen students have earned the scholarship. MEP is a program for first-generation college students beginning in 9th grade. The goal of the Marshalltown Education Partnership (MEP) is to make post-secondary education a possibility for all graduates of Marshalltown High…
MCC 2019-2020 graduates announced
August 24, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – On Friday, May 8, graduates of Marshalltown Community College took their next step as they became alumni of the College. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unfortunately, MCC was unable to have a ceremony to honor the graduates. Graduates include those that completed their degree or diploma work during the winter 2019 term and…
Marshalltown Community College Delays Classes After Derecho
August 18, 2020
On Monday, August 10, a devastating storm-ravaged Marshalltown, Grinnell, and other communities in Marshall, Poweshiek, and Tama Counties. Many of our local school district partners, our community neighbors, and employees are still without power and facing home and property damage and cleanup. As a result, Marshalltown Community College, which includes Iowa Valley Grinnell, the campus…
Russ Nordman’s “Iowa Combines” to be featured in Ray Frederick Gallery
August 5, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – Northeast Iowa native artist Russ Nordman will share a display of his artwork in MCC’s Ray Frederick Gallery, room 306, on the Marshalltown Community College campus. The Nordman exhibit will open 9 am on Monday, August 31, and will be on display through noon Friday, September 25. Nordman has been an artist and…
Marshalltown Community College and Iowa Valley Grinnell Fall 2020 semester plans
July 24, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College (MCC) and Iowa Valley Grinnell (IVG) have been diligently working to produce a plan for the upcoming Fall 2020 semester. The current plan is for students to return to campus starting August 24 with the majority of classes being held face-to-face. In cases when social distancing can not be implemented…
MHS top student attending MCC
July 24, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown High School 2020 graduate Avygail Smith knew before she graduated from high school that the next step in her education was to attend Marshalltown Community College. Smith was one of seven MHS seniors that was ranked #1 in her class. Smith’s number one class ranking was awarded to her because of a…
MCC mourns the loss of former Tiger Kolton Gonnerman
July 12, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College expresses its condolences to the friends and family of Kolton Gonnerman, a former MCC student who passed away last week. Gonnerman, 24, passed away on Friday, July 10, in a single-vehicle rollover accident east of Centerville. Reports say that Gonnerman was the driving his pickup and lost control while negotiating a curve….
Soft opening for Marshalltown Community College and Iowa Valley Grinnell
July 9, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College (MCC) and Iowa Valley Grinnell (IVG) officially had a soft opening on Monday, July 6. The campuses are open by appointment, and have been registering students through scheduled appointments, over the phone, via the website and through Zoom since March. Door number one at MCC, located in the Northwest corner of…