Category Archives: News Releases

Aug 5, 2010 Three Middlesex County College students were awarded $1,500 scholarships from the Research and Development Council of New Jersey. The three are Darlene Gillet, Hisham Santiago and Gilberto Sousa. Ms. Gillet is majoring in pre-professional biology and plans to continue her education at a four-year college or university to earn a bachelor’s degree […]

Jul 27, 2010 Middlesex County College recently announced a new policy that prohibits smoking anywhere on campus. The policy, which took effect July 1, prohibits smoking tobacco in any campus building, College vehicle or while outdoors. The only exception is in personal vehicles. In the fall of 2008, the College adopted a policy that restricted […]

Jul 26, 2010 A new program at Middlesex County College, the Center for Adults Returning to Education (CARE), will ease the way for those 21 years old and older as they return to school to complete their Associate’s Degree. They must have attended a college in New Jersey between 2000 and 2009 but not be […]

Jul 8, 2010 When student nurse Cherika Wright went to check on a patient at Monmouth Medical Center, she knew something wasn’t right. She could feel it. The woman’s vitals weren’t significantly abnormal, but her hands were cold and she was unresponsive. “I had a gut instinct that something was wrong,” Ms. Wright said. “I […]

Jun 24, 2010 Two Middlesex County College students were among 31 from community colleges all over the state who were honored at the New Jersey Council of County Colleges’ 16th annual Phi Theta Kappa Day celebration in Trenton. The two are Christopher Ghanem (Middlesex Borough) and Cathleen Speranza (Monroe Township). “Each year, the New Jersey Council […]

Jun 17, 2010 For more information contact Tom Peterson at 732-906-2512 Virginia Borough was named the Outstanding Co-Op/Internship Student of the Year for a two-year school. The award was presented at the New Jersey Cooperative Education and Internships Association awards program June 10 at Rutgers University. Ms. Borough, who graduated in May, interned in the summer […]

Jun 10, 2010 Students in the Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management course, Cakes, Decorating and Specialty Techniques, provided assorted desserts as part of the MCC Alumni Association’s 2nd Evening of Good Taste for the Educated Palate.  Standing here with a beautifully floral decorated cake and some of the tasty treats are (from left) instructor-chef Nicolette […]

May 13, 2010 Zizhou Zhao (New Brunswick), who will be graduating from Middlesex County College on May 20, is one of 40 students across the nation to receive the 2010 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This is the largest and most prestigious scholarship in the nation for students transferring from a community college to […]

May 6, 2010 A series of books on reading by two professors at Middlesex County College may enhance the teaching of reading on the high school and college level. This innovative series, “Spotlight on Reading” volumes 1-3, builds on the excellent reading program offered by the College’s English Department. It was written by Professors Shirley […]

Apr 12, 2010 Looking for something interesting and productive to do on summer break? Make the best use of your time, your money and your energy and take a course at Middlesex County College. The six different sessions fit easily into everyone’s summer plans. Will you be working every day? Take an evening course. Busy […]