MESA Program
MESA CCCP is not remedial. It is a rigorous program that forges a community of learners based upon academic achievement. It acts as a bridge to aid students in making successful transition to four-year institutions. Students who participate in the program are more likely than other community college students to transfer to colleges or universities and to major in math-based fields.
MESA CCCP is a collaboration between the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office.
MESA CCCP students from across the state participate in summer undergraduate research programs.
MESA CCCP
Services
ORIENTATION
COURSE. First-year
students
take a course
which acquaints
them with
college transfer
requirements,
cultivates
their academic
planning
and study
skills, and
introduces
them to career
opportunities.
ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE
WORKSHOPS.
Students
learn to
maintain
high academic
standards
through group
study. Through
this peer-based
approach,
they master
highly technical
material
and complex
concepts
and develop
effective
study skills.
MESA CCCP
STUDY CENTER.
Students
have access
to a dedicated
meeting and
study area
that also
serves as
a center
for MESA
CCCP activities.
ACADEMIC
SUPPORT AND
ADVISING.
Staff, faculty
and volunteers
provide academic
and career
counseling.
Students
are clustered
in classes
and structured
in study
groups.
ASSISTANCE
IN THE TRANSFER
PROCESS.
Counselors
provide support
and coordinate
campus resources
to help students
transfer
to four-year
institutions
and major
in mathematics,
science or
engineering.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.
The program
provides
trips to
industry
sites, presentations
by technical
professionals
on career
options,
mentors,
field internships,
and summer
employment
opportunities.
Additional Information:
MESA CCCP is a program of Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), a statewide program of the University of California. MESA provides a pipeline of academic enrichment and preparatory services from elementary through university levels to increase the number of educationally disadvantaged students who graduate with degrees in math-based and scientific fields. To the extent possible law, MESA emphasizes the participation of students from groups with low rates of eligibility for four-year colleges.
MESA OPERATES MORE THAN 60 PROGRAMS throughout California and serves over 20,000 students. MESA is funded by the State of California, the federal government, corporate contributions and foundation grants. In addition to MESA CCCP; there are three other MESA components.
THE MESAS ENGINEERING PROGRAM (MEP) assists students at four-year colleges who are majoring in engineering or computer science. MEP Centers are located on UC and CSU campuses as well as independent college campuses throughout California.
THE MESA SCHOOLS PROGRAM (MSP) supports pre-college students interested in mathematics and science. MSP Centers across California provide programs in over 350 elementary, middle and high schools.
MESA SUCCESS THROUGH COLLABORATION (MESA STC), a partnership with American Indian education programs, the California Department of Education, school districts and schools, provides educational enrichment and support services for youth in kindergarten through high school to succeed in mathematics and science and go on to college.
Testimonials:
“Industry
is faced
with a critical
shortage
of technology
professionals.
MESA CCCP
provides
a solid and
growing pipeline
of well-trained
experts we
so badly
need.” Dwight
Wheeler,
Vice President
of Litton
Guidance
and Control
Systems
“I never would have made it to UC-Davis without the MESA CCCP at Solano College. The program gave me the academic skills and confidence that I needed to transfer as a computer science major.” Angie McCleod, University of California, Davis
“We see that students who participate in the MESA CCCP get a great deal of academic and social support. As a result, they are very likely to transfer to four-year colleges and to earn degrees in math, science or engineering.” Alice Murillo, Dean, Mathematics, Science, Engineering at Sacramento City College
For
More Information
contact:
MESA SWC
Alex Juden,
Mesa Director
SWC
RM 332A
(619) 482-6381
MESA Ctr-Rm
323A
Lucy Casale,
MESA Statewide
Assistant
Director
Undergraduate
Programs
(510) 987-9371
MESA Statewide
300 Lakeside
Drive,
7th Floor
Oakland,
CA 94612-3550
MESA's website can be reached at http://www.swccd.edu/~mesa/