Academics

Area high school students will earn MCC degree before high school diploma!
May 10, 2022
MARSHALLTOWN & GRINNELL – It’s not often that a high school student will earn a college degree before receiving his/her high school diploma, but fifty area seniors are on track to do just that. Earning your high school diploma may seem like a common accomplishment. The fact that such a high number of area high…

Alumni return to help with Powerline Orientation
August 30, 2021
MARSHALLTOWN – Two Marshalltown Community College May 2021 Powerline alumni returned this past week to assist with the incoming class orientation along with Doug Curren, Powerline Technician Faculty. Twenty-eight students participated in the orientation. Curren, in just his second year at MCC, requested the help of some of his former students from the Electric Utilities they…

Iowa Valley Grinnell students graduate with college and high school degree
April 12, 2021
Brooklyn Guernsey Malcom High School’s (BGM) Joe Kasal Grant Hall of Hartwick Ladora Victor (HLV). GRINNELL – Two Iowa Valley Grinnell/Marshalltown Community College students have accomplished a rare feat. Brooklyn Guernsey Malcom High School’s (BGM) Joe Kasal and Grant Hall of Hartwick Ladora Victor (HLV) will be graduating with a college and high school degree…

Top Students Eligible for Director’s Scholarship at Marshalltown Community College
March 30, 2021
Top performing students are eligible for a unique Director’s Scholarship at Marshalltown Community College. Students at the top of their classes can apply for this scholarship that covers tuition and fees for full-time students. They are eligible to receive it again if they maintain a 3.0 or above GPA while at MCC. “We want to…

Get into the teeth of MCC Dental Assisting
February 25, 2021
The Marshalltown Community College dental assisting program isn’t new to campus but the face at the front of the classroom is, Kristy Parker. Parker has been with MCC for just over a year and is looking forward to taking the program to the next level. In Parker’s first year she has developed several hybrid courses…

Selecting, Planting and Caring for Native Trees in Central Iowa
February 9, 2021
MARSHALLTOWN – The second lecture of the Marshalltown Community College Shear Colbert Symposium “Selecting, Planting and Caring for Native Trees in Central Iowa” will be presented on February 25, 2021, at noon via Zoom by MCC Professor Mark Monroe. Professor Monroe is a mathematician, computer scientist and engineer who is also an Iowa Master Gardener….

MCC and Iowa Valley Grinnell 2021 Spring Registration
November 16, 2020
MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College and Iowa Valley Grinnell’s spring term semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 19, and runs through May 7. Registration for the spring term is now open, and registrations should be completed soon. The MCC Registrar and Admissions Offices are located at 3700 South Center St. in Marshalltown. IV Grinnell’s offices are at…

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…

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…

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…