Madera Community College Center is one vote away from becoming California's 116th community college, now that it has received initial accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The Madera center has been operating as a satellite campus of Reedley College while undergoing reviews to determine if it...
Tiger Giving Closet Helps Edison Students Meet Wardrobe Needs
Students at Edison High School who need a little help with wardrobe or life's other necessities — or even formalwear for prom — can now turn to the Tiger Giving Closet. The project, which Edison staffers have been working on for three years, kicked off Thursday with a pop-up event...
On This Madera Campus, They're Hungry For Knowledge — Not Food
Madera Community College Center students who need a little help getting groceries on the table can avoid hunger pangs by checking out the new Lions Den Food Pantry. The pantry, which is available to all 4,500 students enrolled this semester (and any future enrolled students), is in the R1B building...
How Is State Center First Spending $485 Million Bond? Look to Madera.
The opening of the new Center for Agriculture and Technology building at Madera Community College Center marks the completion of State Center Community College District's first Measure C-funded facility. Listen to this article: The $6.35 million center also is a boon to students who will save gas money and putting...
Free College Tuition? Learn More at State Center's 'Extreme Registration'
If you're a first-time, full-time community college student who doesn't qualify for California's tuition waiver for low-income students, you could still get some help with tuition or other college costs. State Center Community College District employees can supply information about how to get money from the California College Promise program...
SCCCD Board Names Buckley, Reyna As Newest College Presidents
In a 5-1 vote, the State Center Community College District Board of Trustees selected Jerry Buckley as Reedley College's next president and Angel Reyna to lead Madera Community College Center. Trustee Annalisa Perea abstained from the vote and Trustee Eric Payne voted no, saying he would like to have an...
Diversity Debate Erupts as State Center Is Hiring New Leaders
Former trustee Miguel Arias is challenging State Center Community College District's commitment to hiring diverse leaders. In a recent tweet, he accused district leaders of screening out qualified minority candidates in the Reedley College presidential search. Both of the finalists, interim president Donna Berry and Jerry Buckley, the vice president...
Who Will Be Madera Community College Center's Next President?
The field of candidates to become the next Madera Community College Center president is down to two, and the public can learn more about them during forums next month. Both forums will take place at Madera Community College Center's Forum Hall (AM-120) on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The first public forum...
Area Colleges Promise Big Results from Half Billion in Spending
A large crowd gathered in October for the groundbreaking of a $5 million Agriculture and Technology building at Madera Community College Center. It was the first project to emerge from a nearly half-billion-dollar bond measure, approved by voters, benefiting State Center Community College District. “We have the honor of breaking ground here, but...