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PC Women’s Soccer Team Awarded their 2022 Championship Rings!
After Phoenix College (PC) Women’s Soccer claimed the NJCAA Division II national title at the championship series in November 2022, a ring ceremony was held in Phoenix College’s Hacienda Room on…
August 10, 2023
New Bachelor's Degree Programs Exceed Enrollment Expectations with Students Eager to Pursue Careers in Information Technology and Public Safety
The historic passage of state legislation SB1453 in May of 2021, allowing community colleges to offer four-year bachelor's degree programs, has caught the attention of many, particularly the…
August 2, 2023
PC Engineering Professor Mentors Students to First Place Award for Superhydrophobic Surfaces Research
Three Phoenix College engineering students–Lorynn Garcia, Marco Portillo, and Michael Bittner–presented their research project on superhydrophobic surfaces at the 2023 New College Undergraduate…
July 24, 2023
PC Soccer Champion Zalma “Z-Train” Torres on podcast with Soccer Coach Dave Cameron
In a podcast with PC soccer coach Dave Cameron, Zalma recalls an unexpected phone call from World Soccer Champion and PC alumna, Jessica McDonald, encouraging Zalma to attend PC. She also reminisces…
July 19, 2023
Fashion Brings Challenge and Creativity to Phoenix College Designers and Stylists
Taking the stage of Bulpitt Auditorium to open the annual Phoenix College (PC) Fashion Show, Vie d’Ours Chique, musician Handsome Ron stepped out in gray bell-bottomed spandex with rainbow stripes…
June 26, 2023
Phoenix College Receives Grant from USC Race and Equity Center for Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.)
[Phoenix, AZ, June 21, 2023] — Phoenix College, a leading institution in higher education and the flagship of the Maricopa County Community College District, is proud to announce that it was awarded…
June 21, 2023
2023 Diane Thomas Scholarship Recipient Brings Her Empathy to Social Work
Twenty-two-year-old Marcelina Regalado has an old soul. From a young age, she would sit and observe people. During those observations, she realized their environment had a lot of influence on how…
June 7, 2023
ESL Teacher Feature: Kat Valdivia
I love the diversity of students in my ESL classes. I learn so much about other places around the world. I also like the challenge of coming up with different learning activities that incorporate…
June 1, 2023
Mariachi Band, Spanish-Speaking Keynote Speaker, and Laser Light Show Capped a Commencement to Remember
The roar of the crowd joined the thump of the electronic bass in a laser light show that followed the awarding of degrees to over 1,000 Phoenix College (PC) graduates with their families filling the…
May 25, 2023
Kodiak Robotics Members Enjoy the Journey as Much as the Competition
The Phoenix College (PC) Kodiak Robotics Team knows how to impress. A professional website: check. A polished twenty-page business proposal, complete. The Judge's award at the recent VEX U…
May 16, 2023
Human Resources Professionals Adjust to the Changing Needs of Employees
Tara Bethell, Human Resources (HR) professional for McKinney and Adjunct Faculty in the Phoenix College (PC) Business department, has been in HR for 18 years. Tara teaches the Wednesday night…
May 8, 2023
Anil Kapoor Receives the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award
Anil credits his success as a teacher with remembering how much he struggled in school. Anil attended community college as an undergraduate and planned to study psychology, but he had to take a…
May 5, 2023