Veteran community college leader Lee D. Lambert today was named chancellor of Pima Community College.

Award-winning authors from across the country converge on Pima Community College later this month to inspire and encourage local writers at the 25^thannual Pima Writers’ Workshop.

When Ironwood Ridge sophomore Brandon McKay decided to learn Japanese to carry on his mother’s heritage, he wasn’t expecting an award to come with it.

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The Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Chemical Society recently honored Pollyanna Wikrent, a PCC full-time chemistry faculty member, with its College Educator Excellence in Teaching Award.

Pima Community College’s chief academic officer last night outlined aggressive short- and long-term plans to lift the probation sanction imposed last month by the Higher Learning Commission.

The Pima Community College track & field teams each took second place and produced five more region champions on Thursday in the final day of the Region I Championships at Mesa Community College. The Aztecs had nine total region champions to close out competition.

The following is a Facebook post on one of my grandsons’ Facebook page. “My beautiful mom she means the world to me I don’t know what I‘d do without her! I have the BEST MOM IN THE UNIVERSE!!!” It also had a picture of her smiling and making a victory sign. This brought tears to my eyes. This grandson has grown through a pretty difficult life and I realize the depth of his statement. He is 20 now, has his own apartment, works as an assistant manager for Jimmy John’s, attends Pima County Community College, and is an aspiring artist. 

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Canyon Del Oro senior Trevor Dickerson wasn’t quite sure what he was getting himself into when he decided to campaign to become the National Western Regional Vice President of Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA).

The Pima Community College Governing Board will hold a Special Meeting at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 3, to receive information from the College’s Higher Learning Commission liaison and from an education consultant.

Pima Community College’s Center for Training and Development invites all alumni, employees and current students, staff and stakeholders to attend the CTD Reunion Picnic on Saturday, May 4.

Pima Community College’s Fashion Design students are hosting a fairy tale fashion show that will take you on a journey through the stitches in time.

Give Brittany West any breathing room behind the arc and you will regret it. A senior guard on the Canyon Del Oro High School girls’ basketball team, West tied the Arizona state record and broke the school’s record for most three-point shots made in a game.

The Pima Community College men’s golf team earned a trip to the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, TX on Sunday after the Aztecs took second place in the final round of the Region I, Division I Tournament at the Sidewinder Golf Course in Gold Canyon.

Public forums with each of the finalists for chancellor of Pima Community College will be held April 29-May 2 beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Board Room (C-105) of PCC’s District Office, 4905 E. Broadway.

 The Pima Community College men’s golf team finished the first day of the Region I, Division I Tournament in third place out of four teams on Thursday at the Sidewinder Golf Course in Gold Canyon.

The largest graduating class in Pima Community College history will receive degrees and certificates on May 16.

It was with no hesitation that Mountain View High School senior Melody McLaughlin decided to sign with the Pima Community College women’s basketball team.

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The Pima Community College track & field teams competed in the ACCAC Conference Meet No. 2 at Glendale Community College on Saturday.

 Four finalists have been named in the search for the next chancellor of Pima Community College.

The Pima Community College baseball team (22-26-1, 12-20 in conference) dropped two tough games to Yavapai College on Thursday at the West Campus.

The Pima Community College baseball team (22-24-1, 12-18 in conference) found its offensive in the second game on Tuesday but couldn’t overcome Eastern Arizona’s pitching in the first game.