South Mountain Community College

06/02/2026

Some last thoughts from Graduation season!

• SMCC had 570 students who collectively earned 1,036 degrees and certificates of completion, which included 133 bachelor’s degrees awarded.

• It was the biggest graduating class yet, as well as the largest cohort from the SMCC bachelor's degree program in Behavioral Sciences!

• Nearly 300 students participated in the ceremony, where they were recognized by SMCC President Dr. Veronica Hipolito in the conferring of the degrees, with MCCCD Board member Tom Nerini.

• Two students were acknowledged as this year’s valedictorians by SMCC Vice President of Student Affairs Kristina Scott, Ed.D. for exemplifying academic excellence: Camryn Cox was selected as valedictorian for the bachelor’s degree program and Lirio Delgado Diaz was selected as valedictorian for the associate degree program!

05/26/2026

Go Cougars!

GAMEDAY! The No. 8 Baseball team faces No. 5 East Central CC (MS) in an elimination game at 1 pm CT / 11 am MT (AZ) at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla.

Links for live stats and the PPV NJCAA Network live stream are here: https://athletics.southmountaincc.edu/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

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05/20/2026

South Mountain Community College will be closed next Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

The summer 2026 semester begins on Tuesday, May 26. Find classes here: classes.sis.maricopa.edu

05/16/2026

Go Cougs!!

GAMEDAY! The No. 10 Baseball Team faces NOC-Enid in game two of the West District Championships at 6 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. MT at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla.

won game one 12-3 yesterday! Live stats on the GameChanger app!

If you can't make it, use the following link to access a PPV live stream. The cost is $10 per game and can be found here (AND ONLY HERE): https://www.awre.tv/channel/t135661

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05/16/2026

The 2026 SMCC Commencement Celebration took place at 3 pm today and it was a wonderful event! With almost 600 graduates, and nearly 300 students walking across the aisle, it was our biggest graduating class yet, including our largest cohort from our Bachelor's degree program! Amazing!

Thank you to all the families in attendance for coming out and cheering on your grads! Congratulations to everyone!

05/15/2026

The South Mountain Community College 2026 Commencement Ceremony is almost here! If you are unable to attend in person, you can join us for the live stream starting at 3 p.m today.

Tune in at southmountaincc.edu/commencement or at youtube.com/southmountaincc as we celebrate the Class of 2026!

05/14/2026

South Mountain Community College recently celebrated the accomplishments and leadership of the graduating Phi Theta Kappa members at the PTK Graduation Ceremony! Nine students received their PTK cords and stoles in recognition of their academic excellence, perseverance and commitment to scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship.

The ceremony provided students with an opportunity to celebrate their achievements with peers, faculty, advisors, family members and supporters before participating in commencement activities. Students reflected on their educational journeys, future goals and involvement in PTK initiatives throughout the academic year.

05/13/2026

South Mountain Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) successfully completed their Honors in Action (HIA) work with the Percy L. Julian School (PLJ) mentorship initiative, which was supported by the Blackstone LaunchPad.

In the mentorship program, SMCC PTK members worked with 20 eighth-grade students from the Roosevelt School District through four different sessions to help with storytelling, college readiness, career exploration, leadership development and future visioning. PTK mentors also shared personal educational journeys to help students see college success as attainable and relatable.

The program concluded with a visualization activity where students dressed as graduates and took graduation-style photos to help envision themselves as future college students and professionals. The students were also invited to attend the SMCC Commencement Ceremony on May 15.

05/12/2026

South Mountain Community College’s 2026 Commencement Ceremony is this Friday, May 15! Join us at the Arizona Financial Theatre as we celebrate our graduates and all of their achievements!

Graduate check-in begins at 1:30 p.m. with the ceremony following at 3 p.m.

Find all of the details here: https://www.southmountaincc.edu/current-students/graduation/commencement

05/11/2026