Category Archives: News Releases

Middlesex County College will award $780,000 in scholarships this coming academic year, a 42 percent increase over last year. To date, the Scholarships Office has granted 396 awards to 306 students, with spring 2015 still incomplete. “There’s two reasons for this great news,” said Pam Hedberg, MCC’s scholarship specialist. “First, based on a three-year average […]

An information session for individuals holding a bachelor’s degree or higher who would like to become a teacher will be held Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at 6 p.m. in the Brunswick Room in Crabiel Hall at Middlesex County College. Please register by e-mailing School Relations at schoolrelations@middlesexcc.edu, or by calling 732-906-2554. Please provide your name […]

Students and future students who need enrollment services at Middlesex County College may take advantage of special hours on Saturday, August 23, 2014. The offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to Noon. The College is located at 2600 Woodbridge Ave. in Edison. “This is a convenience for adult students and others who might work […]

Joann La Perla-Morales, president of Middlesex County College, was awarded the 2014 Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction by Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. The award was presented at “NerdNation,” the society’s 96th annual convention in Orlando last month. “I’m honored to receive this award and I want to thank […]

Lacey Plichta, a 2006 graduate of Middlesex County College, was named the 2014 Alumna of the Year for Contributions to the College, its Alumni Association or its Foundation. The award was presented during Celebration Day, an annual event that honors College employees reaching milestone service anniversaries, three Outstanding Service to the College award winners, as […]

The Middlesex County College Dance Ensemble held a bake sale during its Spring Concerts in April and raised $200, which was donated to the James Monroe Elementary School. Fire destroyed the school’s building in March and the children have been attending classes at MCC since then. On ground, from left: Nikola Palivoda (backbend), Amanda Guerra […]

Two outstanding professors at Middlesex County College were recently honored: Mathew Spano (Hillsborough), professor of English, was selected as the 2014 Faculty Scholar; and Donna Marie Gardner, of the Natural Sciences Department, received the 2014 Excellence in Teaching Award. Coincidentally, both are graduates of Middlesex County College. Dr. Spano received his Associates degree in 1988 […]

The basketball jersey of Quorea Pearyer, a Middlesex County College freshman guard, will hang for the next year in the Ring of Honor at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee. In his letter requesting the jersey, Josh Sullivan, director of basketball operations and technology for the Hall, said the honor is because […]

Students and future students who need enrollment services at Middlesex County College may take advantage of special hours on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to Noon. The College is located at 2600 Woodbridge Ave. in Edison. “This is a convenience for adult students and others who might work […]

Quo Vadis, the Middlesex County College student newspaper, recently won second place in the General Excellence category at the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association. The contest honors student newspapers from two-and four-year colleges and universities in the state. In addition, seven staff members were cited for excellence in specific areas. “I’m really thrilled with the […]