April 26, 2021
While campus is quiet, facility upgrades proceed with minimum fuss
The space in and around 3600 M Street has remained mostly quiet during the pandemic, but that doesn't mean the campus is gathering dust. Read More
April 22, 2021
Celebrating Merced College's commitment to sustainability on Earth Day
From water bottle filling stations to electric vehicle charging stations to energy-efficient lighting, Merced College has made a commitment to sustainability that's worth celebrating on Earth Day 2021. Read More
April 16, 2021
Alumna seeks to build movement around love and compassion
"I tell people, 'You're the answer to someone's prayer,'" said Ricks, the day after Hand in Hand Mentoring of Fresno gave her an award for her 'I Have Value' program. "I believe that for myself. I show up in my purpose so that others can experience healing and wellness from the hard things they have experienced." Read More
March 17, 2021
MC alumnus found academic home on Los Banos campus
This is the story about how Noel Felix came to feel at home on the Los Banos campus of Merced College, and how the support he found there changed his life. Read More
March 10, 2021
Los Banos Learning Community demystifies higher ed for first-year students
We were seeing first-generation students, even if they were high achievers in high school, drop out because they were unfamiliar and frustrated with the process of higher education. We needed something [in Los Banos] to help students who were so underrepresented." Read More
February 11, 2021
Thousands of Merced County Residents Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
In a time when vaccine distribution through the State of California has been slowed by a number of factors -- particularly so in the historically underserved San Joaquin Valley -- it took a true team effort to ensure local residents could be vaccinated. Read More
February 11, 2021
MC grad anchors first feature film in Merced County
Eli Daughdrill has been nurturing a large ambition since he was at Atwater High, a country boy being raised in an evangelical Christian home who spent weekends dissecting "Die Hard". Read More