Maricopa Community Colleges

10/16/2026

A lot can happen in one school year. 👀🎓

[Video Description] Four video clips play simultaneously, stacked vertically on screen. The top clip shows students walking outside a campus building with “August” on screen. The second shows students seated in a classroom with an instructor with “November” on screen. The third shows students participating in class with “March” on screen. The bottom clip shows graduates in green caps and gowns celebrating at commencement with “May” on screen.

10/13/2026

Hey Maricopa students — your student ID might be your ticket to exploring Arizona for FREE! 🔭🎨🌵

Act One’s Culture Pass gives you free general admission for two people to participating museums and cultural attractions across Arizona. Here’s how it works! 👇

🎟️ WHAT’S INCLUDED? Free general admission for two people to a participating attraction. Passes are typically valid for seven days.

🏛️ WHERE CAN YOU GO? Dozens of museums and cultural attractions are available through participating libraries, including Desert Botanical Garden, the Heard Museum, Lowell Observatory, Phoenix Art Museum and more!

📚 HOW DO YOU GET ONE? Visit a participating campus library, choose an available Culture Pass and check it out using your library card or student ID, where accepted. Passes are first come, first served!

📍 WHICH CAMPUSES PARTICIPATE? Culture Passes are available at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, GateWay Community College, Glendale Community College, Mesa Community College, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix College, Scottsdale Community College and South Mountain Community College.

10/08/2026

What if you stopped asking “what if I can’t?” and started asking “what if I can?” 💙

10/07/2026

What if your classroom looked a little more like where you’ll actually work? ✈️

We’re giving you a sneak peek inside Chandler-Gilbert Community College’s new Future48 Aerospace & Defense Workforce Accelerator, where your path to an aerospace career can take flight. 🚁

To learn more, click the link in our bio.

[Video Description] A presenter walks through Chandler-Gilbert Community College’s new aerospace training facility. The video cuts between the presenter speaking to camera and close-up shots of the facility, including aircraft components, aerospace equipment, workstations and hands-on training areas. Additional shots show large lab spaces where students can practice skills such as aircraft assembly, composites and precision measurement.

09/30/2026

A workforce pipeline that works for everyone.

[Video Description] District Reporter Jo Vitagliano speaks about Arizona’s growing workforce needs and how Maricopa Community Colleges is positioned to fill the workforce pipeline, cutting back and forth between him and B-roll of students gaining hands-on experience in high-demand fields across Maricopa Community Colleges.

09/29/2026

In Season 2, Episode 1, Maricopa Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Steven Bloomberg sits down with Dr. Veronica Hipolito, President of South Mountain Community College.

Both first-generation college students, Dr. Bloomberg and Dr. Hipolito reflect on their own paths through higher education and discuss how community colleges can expand access, remove barriers, and create opportunities for students and communities.

Listen to the full episode through the link in our bio, or find A Better Way to Do College on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and PodBean.

[Video Description] In a podcast studio, Maricopa Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Steven Bloomberg and South Mountain Community College President Dr. Veronica Hipolito discuss the impact of community colleges on South Phoenix’s community.

09/25/2026

Earlier this week — as part of their Civic Engagement Series — GateWay Community College partnered with Women4Women Tempe to assemble hygiene kits for women across our community.

Students, staff, and volunteers came together to pack more than 500 bags filled with essential hygiene products, which will be distributed to women in need across the Valley.

[Video Description 1] Students, volunteers, and staff packing feminine hygiene bags in GateWay Community College’s Student Center. Kay Adams, co-founder of Women4Women Tempe, explains the purpose of the event as the video cuts between her speaking on camera and footage of volunteers assembling the bags.

09/22/2026

09/21/2026

So many students, so many stories 💙💚

[Video Description] Chandler-Gilbert Community College students walk through the center of campus as animated text appears above their heads, imagining what they might be doing or thinking, including “Future bachelor’s grad,” “On her way to class,” “Debriefing after class,” and more.

09/17/2026

In the club, we all fam 🤝

A look at club fairs from across our colleges.

[Video Description] A student speaks with two ASMCC club representatives at their table during a campus event.

[Video Description] Under white South Mountain Community College tents, several students speak with club representatives as one student walks up to another and greets her with a handshake.