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Maricopa Community Colleges is proud to join institutions nationwide in celebrating Community College Month. Observed annually in April, this year’s theme, “Best Decision Ever,” highlights the life-changing opportunities community colleges create for learners of all backgrounds. With 10 colleges and 31 satellite locations strategically positioned throughout the Valley, Maricopa Community Colleges educates more Arizona residents than any other higher education institution in the state.

The second annual Making Music Fest, hosted by the Phoenix Forge makerspace, is happening Friday, April 4, 2025 from 6-9:00 p.m. This free, all-ages event is a showcase of artists and musicians from across Arizona who are creating hand-crafted instruments to make music from traditional to experimental.

Cadets from Civil Air Patrol’s Sky Harbor Squadron ranked first in Arizona in the All Service Division Gold Tier in the Air and Space Forces Association’s CyberPatriot competition. This was the first year the team reached the semifinals. The All Service Division includes high school students in the Civil Air Patrol, JROTC, or U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps.

Myrna Harrison, former president of GateWay, Rio Salado, and Phoenix College, passes away at the age of 93.

Today, GateWay Community College is proud to join the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF) and Maricopa Community Colleges in launching EmpowerED for Student Success, a three-year, $20 million fundraising campaign aimed at increasing financial support and removing barriers to help students attain a college degree and strengthen the state’s workforce. This bold initiative is a critical step toward ensuring that every student in Maricopa County has access to higher education and the opportunity to thrive in and beyond college.

Today, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and GateWay Community College (GWCC), in partnership with Governor Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), are proud to officially launch the first-of-its-kind, semiconductor-focused Future48 Workforce Accelerator—slated to welcome students and industry in 2027.

On Thursday, October 17, 2024, hundreds of candidates visited GateWay Community College to seek out their dream jobs. Called the DREAM Job Fair, the event provides people living with disabilities an opportunity to have equal and fair access to local employers. DREAM was started in 2012 by William (Bill) Manson and Magellan Healthcare in Maricopa County.