Foundation News & Announcements

The Foundation at Monroe County Community College has extended the deadline for current and future students to apply for over $350,000 of scholarship funding available for the 2025-26 academic year to March 31, 2025. The online scholarship application can be found at www.monroeccc.edu/scholarships. By completing the single application students will potentially and automatically be considered for dozens of scholarships. Read Press Release

The Consumers Energy Foundation has donated $5,000 to The Foundation at Monroe County Community College in support of the college’s annual Community and Cultural Events series and activities. Read Press Release

After a little more than three years of operation and growth in the number of students and their families who access Heck's Market Food Pantry, Monroe County Community College along with the leadership of The Board of Directors of The Foundation at MCCC and generosity of its donors have relocated the market to a larger, more accessible area of the campus in Founders Hall. Read Press Release

The deadline for applying for $350,000 in available scholarships to attend Monroe County Community College is quickly approaching on March 1, 2025. These scholarships, made possible by donors to The Foundation at MCCC, are for the 2025-26 academic year. Read Press Release

The Foundation at Monroe County Community College is making more than $45,000 in scholarships available for students who plan to take classes at MCCC during the Winter 2025 semester that begins Friday, January 10, 2025. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College will continue to provide free transportation service for students who live in the City of Monroe and Frenchtown Township during the Winter 2025 semester, which begins Friday, January 10, 2025. Read Press Release

The Monroe County Community College Alumni Association will host its 28th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing Friday, September 8, 2022, at Carrington Golf Club, 911 St. James Park Ave, Monroe Read Press Release

The family of the late Jeremy Bruce recently established an annual scholarship fund to help Monroe County Community College students attain the dream of attending college. “Jeremy recognized the importance of higher education,” said is parents, David and Kathaleen Bruce. “His path toward ultimately earning a bachelor’s degree started at MCCC and we want to give others like Jeremy the same opportunity.” Read Press Release

The Graceful Memories Scholarship at The Foundation at Monroe County Community College was recently endowed through donations from family and friends in memory of Gracie E. Czarnik. Endowed scholarship funds allow for scholarships to be awarded in perpetuity. Read Press Release

This #GivingTuesday, November 30, 2021, The Foundation at Monroe County Community College will be participating once again in this global day of giving. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College (MCCC) and the DTE Energy Foundation today celebrated the 10th anniversary of their partnership in MCCC’s Nuclear Engineering Technology (NUET) Program. The NUET program was established in response to increasing demand for highly skilled professionals in the nuclear power industry in the region including DTE’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant. Read Press Release

The Foundation at Monroe County Community College is making more than $80,000 in scholarships available for students who plan to take classes at MCCC during the Winter 2022 semester that begins Friday, January 7, 2022. Read Press Release

Michigan Senator Dale Zorn (R-District 17) and Michigan Representatives T.C. Clements (R-District 56) and Joe Bellino (R-District 17) visited Monroe County Community College this week to tour the campus and see first hand the various construction projects that have been recently completed or are in progress. Read Press Release

The Foundation at Monroe County Community College will be hosting three virtual workshops in February for those current and future students who want to apply for more than $400,000 in scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year. The deadline for applying for scholarships is March 1, 2021. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College has announced $400,000 of scholarship funding available for awards for the 2021-22 academic year. Read Press Release

Students can still register for Winter Semester online and blended classes through Jan. 11. Read Press Release

Students attending Monroe County Community College for the Winter 2021 semester have a unique opportunity to receive tuition and other assistance through a special supplemental scholarship program being provided by The Foundation at MCCC. Read Press Release

Eleven initiatives at Monroe County Community College recently received grant award notification during a virtual awards ceremony hosted by The Foundation at MCCC. The Enhancement Grants Program was created to assist MCCC faculty, staff, and students by providing funding for the development and implementation of innovative projects that support the MCCC Mission. The grants program puts an emphasis on spurring creative and innovative ideas, which have a visible and substantive impact on campus and/or in the community. Read Press Release

The Foundation at Monroe County Community College (MCCC) today announced it received a $1,500 grant from the DTE Foundation to bolster MCC’s Emergency Relief Fund, which helps students – including those financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – continue to work toward achieving their educational and career aspirations. Read Press Release

Monroe County Community College’s new Makerspace facility has been a hive of activity as faculty and staff have been called into action to produce face shields and secure other essential PPE (personal protective equipment) to support the efforts to protect frontline personnel fighting COVID-19. Read Press Release