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MCCA Brings Together Classified Staff for a Day of Practical Learning and Connection (June 20, 2025) Jefferson City, Mo. – Staff from community colleges across Missouri spent Friday, June 13, at Moberly Area Community College (MACC), gathering for this year’s Classified Staff Day hosted by the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA). With the theme “Invest…

Missouri Community College Association Celebrates Passage of Transfer Bill Jefferson City, MO — May 15, 2025 — The Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) is extremely grateful to the Missouri General Assembly for passing a transformative bill that promises to simplify and strengthen the pathways from community college to a four-year degree. The newly approved Higher…

Missouri Community College Association Leadership Academy graduates 2024–2025cohort The Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) celebrated the graduation of its 2024–2025 Leadership Academy cohort last month during a final gathering in Jefferson City, Mo. Throughout the academic year, participants met for four sessions hosted across the state, including visits to three community college campuses and MCCA’s…

Missouri Community College Association meets with lawmakers at National Legislative Summit Leaders from the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) traveled to Washington, D.C., for the 2025 Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) National Legislative Summit (NLS), where they met with federal lawmakers to discuss the role of community colleges in workforce training and student success.…

The Missouri Community College Association 60th Annual Convention (December 11, 2024) Jefferson City, Mo. – The Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) hosted its 60th Annual Convention and Tradeshow in Branson, Mo. last month, bringing together higher education leaders for the Midwest’s largest community college professional development event. The convention welcomed over 500 attendees, 44 sponsors…

Missouri Community Colleges Champion Workforce Development With Four Major Federal Grants (Jefferson City, Mo.) The Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) has successfully coordinated four major federal grants over the past 12 years, totaling nearly $60 million and impacting the lives of over 20,000 Missourians. These efforts have strengthened the state’s workforce by expanding access to…

Missouri Community College Association Student Leadership Institute empowers future leaders and connects with legislators (September 26, 2024) Jefferson City, Mo. – The Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) held the Student Leadership Institute in Jefferson City. Nearly 100 Missouri community college student leaders and college student services staff attended this event, which provided them with an…

Missouri Community College Association attends National Council of State Directors ofCommunity Colleges annual meeting   (August 6, 2024) – Jefferson City, Mo. – Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) President and CEO Brian Millner participated in the National Council of State Directors for Community Colleges (NCSDCC) annual meeting held July 21-24 in Traverse City, Mich. The…

Missouri Community College Association Concludes 2024 Trustee & Executive Leadership Conference (Jefferson City, Mo.) – The Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) hosted its Trustee & Executive Leadership Conference for 2024 last month at Camden on the Lake in Camdenton, Mo. The conference, held over three days, brought together close to 100 prominent leaders, trustees, and…

Missouri Community College Association Hosts Classified Staff Day Jefferson City, Mo. (June 25, 2024) – This month, the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) hosted its annual Classified Staff Day at Mineral Area College’s (MAC) brand-new Industry and Technology Center (ITC) in Park Hills, Mo. The event drew 80 registrants, matching last year’s attendance at Ozarks…