Category: Students
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Future Ready Iowa’s Fueling the Future
MCC’s Pathway out of Poverty program recently celebrated their graduation Students enrolled in Future Ready Iowa’s Fueling the Future welding program and Muscatine Community College’s (MCC) Pathway out of Poverty program recently celebrated their graduation. Both programs help families with limited resources obtain job training that leads to high-demand jobs.…
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MCC conservation students receive hands-on wilderness experience
In Northern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Seven Muscatine Community College (MCC) conservation students spent a week in Northern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), learning about ecology, plants, habitat and animals of the north woods. The unique area is located in the northern third of the Superior…
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Fork-Tales
Learning English Through Storytelling Imagine getting up on stage and performing a monologue in front of a room full of people, the bright lights of the theater radiating heat on your face as you open your mouth and let the words tumble out. For many, this scenario sends a…
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How to pay for college
Strategies and Tools So you’ve finally figured out your dream job and found a college program where you can learn all about it. The hardest part is over! The only problem? You’re probably wondering exactly what the cost is and how you are going to pay for it. Don’t worry,…
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The Art of Healing
Scott Community College alumnus turns passion into purpose On any given day, Kenneth Cunningham can most likely be found with a paintbrush in hand blasting music in his art studio, his cat observing the paint strokes from a table, or even perched on his shoulder, while his dog lays happily…
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Answering the Call
From Business Owner to Medical Student Very few of us know what our true calling is when we’re 18-years-old and tasked with choosing a path. For those who miss the mark, or who don’t figure out their passion until later in life, starting a new career isn’t often an option.…
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Lifting Up Families
Training opportunity changes life Miguel Salcedo has a special spark. And no, it’s not from his welding torch. It’s something from deep inside, a flame ignited after an opportunity from Muscatine Community College (MCC) forever changed his life. Just a few short years ago, Salcedo was barely getting by. The…
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Chili Cook-Off
20 teams. 15 gallons of chili. 1800 taste testers. One rewarding experience. It was a battle of the chili recipes as students from Scott Community College’s (SCC) Culinary Arts program showed off their chili-making skills during Hand-in-Hand’s annual Chili Cook-Off. The event, which took place at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds…
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Community Colleges Unveil New Transfer Majors
It’s been two years in the making and thanks to a lot of hard work by Iowa’s community colleges and the state universities, new statewide transfer majors will soon be a reality. The two groups joined forces to develop detailed majors for specified disciplines, that all have agreed to. It’s…
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Watch Me Fly
SCC student, faculty member and local musician make an impact through music Music has a way of expressing how we feel in a way words alone simply cannot. And, when cranked up loud for all to hear, it has the power to amplify – both literally and figuratively. A single…
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Iowa’s Last Dollar
Four Students – Four Careers – One Blessing How Iowa’s Last Dollar Program is helping students make a better life This fall the state of Iowa did something big. So big, in fact, it has affected more than 360 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ (EICC) students and led to the distribution of…
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Job-Driven Training
Preparing Apprentices for the Future Here at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, helping students achieve their dreams is what we do. If you’ve read this magazine before, you’ve seen countless stories about students realizing their potential or landing their ideal job. What may come as a surprise are the many ways…
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Why Not? Life becomes simple question
Life gives us limitations, whether they are physical or situational. Then, there are limitations we put upon ourselves, you know the ones…our own feelings of self-doubt or insecurity. In those instances, changing your mindset from self-doubt to self-belief can be a long, hard road. As recent Muscatine Community College (MCC)…
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Nursing Labs Make Debut
Floors were ripped out, fresh paint applied, and life-like simulators installed over the summer at Clinton, Muscatine and Scott Community College’s nursing labs – the extensive work all culminating in a grand debut this fall. Each campus threw open its doors, inviting the community to get a hands-on look at…
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2019-2020 MCC Theatre Season
Proof Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, David Auburn’s Proof tells the story of Catherine, a troubled young woman who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her…
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Tiny Earth
Student Sourcing Antibiotic Discovery Scott Community College is proud to be a partner in the Tiny Earth Project, a network of instructors and students focused on student sourcing antibiotic discovery from soil. The mission of Tiny Earth is simple: Fight the shortage of effective antibiotics by discovering new ones. Inspire…
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College Connections
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (Clinton, Muscatine and Scott) has partnered with area high schools to offer what is often referred to as “dual enrollment” or “concurrent enrollment” classes. This program is called College Connections and the courses are actual college credit classes using Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ competencies, course materials and textbooks. Download…
