Inspired by her family, Martha Malvaez is pursuing an Administrative Office Technologies degree at MCC. She's building career confidence through dedicated faculty support and tutoring resources.
Taiya Stewart’s journey at MCC started with one goal: to work in healthcare. Once she took her first classes in the CNA program, she knew that caring for patients was where she was meant to be.
Rhonda Knaack, who began as an MCC student, now heads the college’s Radiologic Technology and Sonography programs. She draws on 40 years of clinical experience to train students for careers in local medical imaging.
Following in his grandfather’s CPA footsteps, Humza Bangash is studying accounting at MCC. He’s building a professional foundation with practical skills as he works toward his associate and bachelor’s degrees.
Marianna Ivanovskaya-Pierard traded accounting for horticulture at MCC. Now a Greenhouse Manager, she’s grown a rewarding career from the ground up, rooted in hands-on learning and a deep connection to nature.
After switching from nursing to horticulture at MCC, Jyinxs Crisp found her calling in hands-on greenhouse work. Now at SIU, she’s using her MCC skills to pursue a career in healing through plants and hemp cultivation.
