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A food pantry has opened at Monroe County Community College. The first project was distributing free Thanksgiving meals to students in need.

A new endowed fund to advance STEM education has been announced by Monroe County Community College and the DTE Energy Foundation.

Summer enrollment up at MCCC

Professor discusses Jewish literacy, writing An English professor discussed literacy and education in the Jewish culture Tuesday in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month. Michelle Toll from Monroe County Community College spoke virtually to about 20 area residents Tuesday morning. A Jewish American, Toll once lived in Israel. Her topic was “Writing and Literacy in American Jewish Culture,” and the program was offered by MCCC. Children, she said during a 45-minute slideshow, begin to learn Hebrew in preschool. Education takes place both in the synagogue and at home. “A lot of litera...

In hopes of encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations, Monroe County Community College, the Monroe County Health Department and ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital hosted a special panel presentation Friday regarding vaccination efforts. The program, "The Importance of Being Vaccinated - A Presentation by Health Officials" took place via Zoom, as has been common for public meetings and webinars during the pandemic. The program was scheduled amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across Michigan and Monroe County that has picked up national attention; efforts by state and local health officials to ramp up v...