Fast Facts
What MCC stands for.
What is Mesa Community College?
Help people live better, safer, healthier lives when you pursue this career as a nurse, EMT, physical therapist, personal trainer, and more.
A) Behavioral Science and Human Services
B) STEM
C) Culture and Society
D) Health Sciences
What is D) Health Sciences
A) 1974
B) 1978
C) 1980
D) 1983
What is A) 1974.
MCC’s mascot changes from Hokam to Thunderbird.
You can take our placement tests for classes online.
What is TRUE.
The EdReady course placement test can be taken online, on your own time!
This member of our team handles homeschool as one of their areas of outreach. They thoroughly enjoy what type of workout class?
A) Boxing
B) Mixed Martial Arts
C) Zumba
D) Underwater Aerobics
What is C) Zumba
It's Amanda!
The majority of our students are:
A) Full-time
B) Part-time
What is B) Part-time.
71% of our students were part-time in Spring 2021!
Learn how to design, develop, or repair high-tech equipment and processes while getting hands-on, on-the-job experience.
A) Applied Technology.
B) Computer and Information Technology.
C) Business, Entrepreneurialism, and Management.
D) Education.
What is A) Applied Technology.
The year the Red Mountain Campus opened.
A) 1999
B) 2005
C) 2001
D) 2003
What is C) 2001.
The Red Mountain campus occupies 98 acres of beautiful Sonoran Desert in northeast Mesa. Opened in 2001, this comprehensive campus offers an intimate college environment with advanced classrooms, wireless technology, and outdoor teaching spaces.
The average class size is less than 20.
This member of our team speaks Spanish and English and is the go-to person for any question.
In their free time, they also play...
A) Soccer
B) Ice Hockey
C) Badmittion
D) Rugby
What is A) Soccer.
It's Pati!!
The cost per credit at MCC for a Maricopa County Resident?
What is $85 per credit hour.
If you love learning and want to help students reach their potential, start your career as a teacher, instructional designer, administrator, and more.
A) Behavioral Science and Human Services
B) Culture and Society
C) Visual and Performing Arts
D) STEM
What is C) Education.
A) 1963
B) 1966
C) 1969
D) 1972
What is B) 1966.
The buildings: the student center, the science building, the maintenance building and 26 portable classrooms - giving MCC the nickname “portable university.”
Most students come to MCC with college experience already.
This member of our team focuses on CTE outreach. In their free time, they compete in what sport?
A) Alpine Skiing
B) Bowling
C) Curling
D) Dodgeball
What is B) Bowling
It's Cynthia!
The number of fields of interest we have at MCC.
What is 9?
Unleash your creativity while honing your craft as you pursue a career in visual art, design, dance, music, fashion, film, or theatre.
A) Behavioral Science and Human Services
B) Visual and Performing Arts
C) Culture and Society
D) STEM
What is B) Visual and Performing Arts
The number of students that attended the first semester of classes at MCC (then called the Mesa Extension).
A) 330
B) 179
C) 250
D) 405
What is A) 330.
I have to start MCC during the Fall semester.
This member of our team handles our social media and enjoys giving campus tours. They also went to MCC and they were...
A) Student Body President
B) The Editor of the Yearbook
C) On the Football Team
D) The MCC Mascot, the Thunderbird!
His name is Erik!
We have so many clubs, organizations, and ways to get involved here at MCC!
The percentage of students at MCC that are first generation.
A) 45%
B) 30%
C) 51%
D) 62%
Tackle complex global issues in a wide range of fulfilling career fields, from communication and sociology to history, economics, and beyond.
A) Business, Entrepreneurship, and Management
B) STEM
C) Behavioral Science and Human Services
D) Culture and Society
What is D) Culture and Society
The year athletics began at MCC.
A) 1955
B) 1980
C) 1963
D) 1972
What is C) 1963
Community colleges are mostly for people who want to transfer to a university.
What is... FALSE!
At MCC we have over 150 two-year degrees and certificates. There are many terminal degrees and certificates that you can complete fully at MCC and then transfer right to the workforce!
This member of our team is outgoing, creative, and works with Tempe students.
They were also...
A) The lead singer in a mid-2000s Punk Rock Band
B) A Contestant on "The Bachelorette."
C) In a Broadway Musical
D) In an International Documentary Film
D) In an International Documentary Film
It's Isaac!