Pioneers on Campus

August 2026

Dear Alumni & Friends,

It has been an exciting summer full of great developments. We have been working hard in anticipation of the start of Fall Semester. I want to recognize all of our outstanding employees who have been working so diligently in preparing. I am so very grateful for their efforts. Go Pioneers!!

Speaking of the start of Fall Semester, our MCC Volleyball Team is moving into Pioneer Village this coming weekend with practices starting on August 3rd. I am so excited to welcome our sophomore and freshman student athletes back to campus. If you are interested in getting a sneak peek on how this year's team looks, they are hosting a six-team preseason tournament on August 14 & 15 here at MCC. Looking forward to attending and cheering them on! Go Pioneers!!

I will often tell people that my favorite day of the year is graduation. My next favorite is when our students move back on campus. Pioneer Village will officially open for the rest of our resident students on August 23. We will be hosting our traditional Welcome Wagon Cookout that evening so our Students, Parents, MCC Trustees, MCC Foundation Board, faculty, and staff can enjoy some time together. The first day of class is August 27.

As always, I love hearing from you. Please reach out and update me on what is happening in your life. You are all part of our MCC Family so please stay in touch. You can reach me at SlingerR@milescc.edu.

Go Pioneers!!

Dr. Ron Slinger

President

Miles Community College

Academic Excellence

Last month I shared our outstanding Team GPA's from this past year. We now have information regarding where our NJCAA teams ranked nationally.

As you can see below, each team was in the Top 31 nationally in their respective sports. It should be noted that these rankings are inclusive of all-divisions. To put that into perspective, there are 386 baseball teams across all divisions of the NJCAA.

This information makes it even more impressive when I share that our MCC Baseball Team lead the way finishing 5th Nationally! Softball also had an outstanding year finishing 13th Nationally. By the way, that is 13th out of 357 softball teams.

Great Job Everyone!! So very proud of our Pioneer Student Athletes and Coaches as they continue to excel in the classroom! Go Pioneers!!

Pioneer Village Upgrades

I am excited to share some photos of the new furniture that has arrived in The Commons area of Pioneer Village. I am confident that our students are going to really enjoy this space. Go Pioneers!

Future at Work Grant

I am excited to announce that MCC has been awarded a Future at Work Grant of $125,000 to create a new Healthcare Pathways Cohort. We are very grateful to the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education for their support of this important work.

The main purpose of this grant is to build a Healthcare Pathway for 20 Eastern Montana High School Students to engage in purposeful dual enrollment that helps lead them to obtaining smaller credentials (CNA Certificate) while also building 15 credits or more that lead to their enrollment in other Allied Health Programs. This exciting work will allow MCC to continue to provide career tech education to these students while also building a workforce pipeline for our hospitals and clinics in eastern Montana. This important and exciting work benefits everyone.

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