The Maricopa County Superintent of Schools, Don Covey, interviewed the three finalists to fill an open spot on the Maricopa Community Colleges governing board: Doyle Burke of Tempe, Ed Contreras of Chandler and Marci Hendrickson of Gilbert. The finalists, picked from 15 applicants, were decided by a team of employees and board members at the community college district. They were interviewed Monday and Covey could name the new board member on Wednesday. The new member will fill a spot vacated by Colleen Clark, who resigned in August citing a need to focus on employment.

Fifteen applicants are vying for a vacant position on the Maricopa Community Colleges governing board. The candidates’ names and survey responses can be found at www.maricopa.edu/gvbd/.

The Maricopa Community Colleges will host a series of candidates forums for the Maricopa colleges’ District 2 governing board position up for election in November.

Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board member Colleen Clark announced Tuesday that she was stepping down.

The governing board of the Maricopa County Community College Board passed a resolution this week opposing SB1474 and SB1479, bills that would allow guns on campus.

The Maricopa Community College District governing board approved a tax levy increase Tuesday for the first time in three years.

Dana Saar will replace controversial member Jerry Walker on the Maricopa Community Colleges governing board, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night.

Doyle W. Burke of Tempe has been appointed to the governing board of the Maricopa County Community College District by Don Covey, Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools. Burke will fill a seat vacated by Colleen Clark, who resigned in August. Burke will serve the remainder of the Clark’s term, which expires Dec. 31, 2012.

Two candidates are vying for a spot on the Maricopa Community Colleges governing board in a contested race to represent District 2, which includes Mesa and Scottsdale.

Jerry Walker: The recent “review” of the governing board for the Maricopa County Community College District by a team from the Higher Learning Commission is yet another example of how too few individuals fully understand the state-defined role of the five-member, publicly elected board. Simply put, the buck stops with us, the board members, and we are the ones who are ultimately responsible for stewardship of the public monies entrusted to us.

Elected officials overseeing the Maricopa County Community College District officially fired two longtime college presidents Tuesday night, and then approved an array of measures to prevent future employee fraud.

Heisman watch: Troy Smith: The Ohio State quarterback did not post eye-popping numbers against Cincinnati, so his front-runner status is being pushed hard by. . .

Everest College Phoenix has appointed Jack Lunsford to serve on its board of trustees. The appointment expands the board to seven members, five of whom are independent higher education community leaders. Lunsford will serve a two-year term on the board.

Everest College Phoenix has appointed Jack Lunsford to serve on its board of trustees. The appointment expands the board to seven members, five of whom are independent higher education community leaders. Lunsford will serve a two-year term on the board.

Proposals to increase in-state tuition and change fees will be heard next week by the governing board of the Maricopa County Community College District.

Two candidates are seeking the lone open position on the Maricopa County Community College District governing board.

The Maricopa Community Colleges are looking for a new Governing Board member to replace Colleen Clark, who recently resigned her position. The vacancy is in District 1, which comprises Tempe, Chandler, Queen Creek and parts of Mesa and Gilbert, and extends until 2012, when an election will be held to fill the position.

The governing board for Maricopa County Community College District voted 3-2 on Tuesday night to reject a proposed 2 percent increase to its tax levy.

Kay Grams doesn’t want her 16-year-old daughter’s name going into a military recruitment database.

The Maricopa Community College District governing board will take another stab today Tuesday at passing a tuition increase of $4 per credit hour.

Discussion and possible action on the future of college chancellor Fred Gaskin is set to take place tonight at a public meeting in Tempe.

The Maricopa County Community College District's governing board is considering raising tuition by $6 per credit hour. The proposal was presented to the board at a meeting Tuesday night and will be reviewed until a decision is made in late March, officials said.

Nothing dramatizes the magnitude of the lightning growth of the far south East Valley like the Central Arizona College $435 million bond election May 17. Pinal County truly is emerging from rural to urban status, and few things will be as important to the future of this once-sleepy county.

Here we go again! State budget cuts could lead to more tuition increases for college students. Arizona's three public universities are proposing tuition hikes of approximately 15 percent for next year. The recommendations were made to the Arizona Board of Regents, which plans a hearing on the proposed hikes March 28. Families are wondering if they can afford to send their children to our state colleges. What can you do?