EMCC Testing Services wants to increase the number of students who are able to successfully utilize their study path within EdReady to test out of CRE 101. Testing Services staff will keep data on students who inquire about EdReady testing, check their scores, and reach out to those who haven’t increased their scores on the Critical Reading & Critical Thinking test.
FA and Outreach have fully implemented this new process and will continue exploring additional opportunities to make it even more seamless for students and for the staff who process Concurrent Maricopa Grants.
I changed the organization of most of my HUM and ENH classes so that students were compiling their responses into one Weekly Report at the end of the module. This has made grading easier for me, and it has helped students see a connection between the various activities and has caused them to value the Learning activities more highly.
Prelicensure nursing students often have limited hands-on exposure to pediatric learning, which leads to gaps in confidence and clinical skill application. This initiative aims to increase students’ psychological safety while caring for pediatric patients by improving communication, assessment skills, atraumatic care, and medication safety. A needs assessment using faculty and student feedback identified deficits in growth and development, communication, atraumatic interventions, medication math, and overall student confidence.
Grad‑App‑Alooza (Transfer and Job Fair) is an annual event organized by Estrella Mountain Community College’s (EMCC) Career and Transfer Center (CTC), in coordination with Workforce and Experiential Learning (CWEL). The event is designed to support students as they transition to the next phase of their academic or professional journey by connecting them with representatives from over 50 universities, employers, and campus departments.
This assessment evaluates changes implemented for the Spring 2026 Arizona Data Center Alliance event at EMCC. Based on feedback from the previous year, the event format was redesigned to reduce the number of panel discussions and expand networking opportunities between students and industry professionals. The updated structure featured two focused panels representing IT and technician career pathways and significantly increased networking time with industry partners.
The transfer experience at Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) remains a strategic priority, with 46% of 2023–2024 students indicating an intent to transfer (EMCC 2020–2024 Impact Report, p. 5). This underscores the need for continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation that strengthen the transfer pathway. EMCC also participates in the Ruffalo Noel-Levitz (RNL) Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) every three years. The SSI measures both importance and satisfaction, highlighting areas where high importance and low satisfaction signal a need for improvement.
Additional contributors to this include ALL volunteers across campus as well as the Open House Planning Group:
Laura Porritt
Angela Ho
Gerniah Liburd
Miyah Gaston
Nahum Cabrera Olivas
Tracy Tanner
Alissa Manzoeillo
As part of Strategic Plan Activity 3.1.B to transform the future of work through improved operational models, the MCCCD Shared Governance Group on Student Access, Success, and Experiences launched the Optimizing Student Services (OSS) Project to identify areas for districtwide optimization. Guided by recommendations from the MCCCD VPSA Council, the first phase focused on transcript evaluation and processing.
The following also helped with planning and organizing this event:
Laura Porritt
Tracy Tanner
Alissa Manzoeillo
Gerniah Liburd
And the many........many.....many volunteers who participated. Thank you!