Mesa Community College Fall Semester 2022 classes begin Aug. 20. Register now at mesacc.edu/enroll to get the classes at the times and days most convenient for you. Admission, tutoring, food pantry, parking, and many other free services are available. Some classes offer free iPad use with skills training to add the advantage of technology to pursuits of academic success.
PAYING FOR COLLEGE
Saving 75 percent at MCC compared to the cost of Arizona state universities helps students of all ages earn higher education degrees and certificates while reducing student loan accumulation. The MCC Financial Aid Department (mesacc.edu/financial-aid) offers many ways to potentially cover tuition.
Students graduating within the past year from a Mesa high school with a GPA of 3.2 or better can apply for the Presidents’ Honors Scholarship, which provides free tuition not based on income. Find out more at mesacc.edu/honors/presidents-honors-scholarship-program.
The Mesa College Promise is a commitment from the City of Mesa that all eligible graduating Mesa high school students can attend MCC for two years with Arizona resident tuition and fees fully funded. The Mesa College Promise provides financial support to students with demonstrated financial needs but who have not received enough Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) funds or other scholarships to completely cover the cost of college.
July 15 is the deadline to apply for Mesa College Promise funding for this Fall Semester (mesacc.edu/mesapromise) but high school students expecting to graduate in May 2023 should look into applying beginning in March of next year.
MCC RED MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Celebrating 20 years of nationally acclaimed excellence in higher education, the MCC Red Mountain (RM) campus has evolved into an academic hub with a focus on health and science. Open to the public, RM’s cienega wetlands are a refuge for endangered plants and animals through partnerships with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Phoenix Zoo, and the Desert Botanical Garden.
The RM Campus is a dynamic learning environment where students are engaged in conservation and habitat preservation research while networking with professionals in wildlife and science careers. Also open to the community, the Saguaro building is a living laboratory featuring a huge terrarium in the lobby that invites up-close yet safe observations of Sonoran Desert wildlife such as the chuckwalla, rattlesnakes, Gila monsters, and desert tortoises.
Acting on the recommendation of the Red Mountain Vision Team, an Allied Health Department is being created on campus to include Dental, Emergency Medical Technology, Health Care Technology Systems, and Paramedicine programs. Expanding the Nurse Assisting Program was one of the first recommendations achieved by restructuring the program into six-week, 4.5-credit courses preparing students for the Arizona State Board of Nursing exam to become a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Licensed Nurse Assistant (LNA).
Schedule a virtual or in-person campus tour for the Red Mountain or Southern and Dobson campuses by contacting the Office of Outreach and Recruitment at (480) 461-6392 or via email at recruiter@mesacc.edu.