Mesa Community College
Mesa Community College at a Glance
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About Mesa Community College
According to Wikipedia, Mesa Community College is a public community college in Mesa, Arizona. It is the largest of the 10 community colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District, the largest community college district in the United States in terms of enrollment.
Mesa Community College's Online Degrees
AAS in Administration of Justice Studies
- Required Credits: 60-69
- Format: Fully online
Associate in Arts
Degree Concentrations
- Social Work
- Required Credits: 60-64
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Music Industries
Degree Concentrations
- Music Business
- Required Credits: 60-66
- Format: Fully online
Mesa Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 14% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Mesa Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $2,358 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $9,721 |
| 30K - 48K | $9,492 |
| 48K - 75K | $10,639 |
| 75K - 110K | $12,643 |
| 110K+ | $16,037 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Mesa Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Mesa Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $47,720 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Mesa Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 25,599 | 25,599 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Mesa Community College?
Mesa Community College is located at 1833 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202.
How Safe is Mesa Community College?
Mesa Community College reported 0.2 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Mesa Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.02%. Mesa has a violent crime rate of 0.49% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.49%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Mesa Community College Known For?
Mesa Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Computer Science
- Literature
- Nursing
- Physics
- Earth Sciences
- Criminal Justice
- Business
- Psychology
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Engineering
- History
- Medical
- Education
- Political Science
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Law
- Communications
- Religious Studies
Mesa Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Mesa Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Mesa Community College ranks #448 in the U.S. and #2096 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesMesa Community College ranks #485 in the U.S. and #1473 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesMesa Community College ranks #726 in the U.S. and #1901 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesMesa Community College ranks #787 in the U.S. and #3330 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesMesa Community College ranks #855 in the U.S. and #3229 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1066 in the U.S. and #2037 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1109 in the U.S. and #4117 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1125 in the U.S. and #2948 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1149 in the U.S. and #4446 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1227 in the U.S. and #5081 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1393 in the U.S. and #7161 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1532 in the U.S. and #4954 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1554 in the U.S. and #5345 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1666 in the U.S. and #6507 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesMesa Community College ranks #1937 in the U.S. and #8210 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesMesa Community College ranks #2050 in the U.S. and #7236 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesMesa Community College ranks #2159 in the U.S. and #8907 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesMesa Community College ranks #2217 in the U.S. and #7164 worldwide for influence in Law.
Mesa Community College ranks #2274 in the U.S. and #8388 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesMesa Community College ranks #2405 in the U.S. and #10596 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
religious-studies-hub DegreesWho Are Mesa Community College's Most Influential Alumni?
Mesa Community College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Literature, Nursing, and Criminal Justice. Here are some of Mesa Community College's most famous alumni:
- Jimmy Kimmel
- An American talk show host and comedian.
- Dave Collins
- An American baseball player and coach.
- Robin Wilson
- An American musician.
- Eduardo Obregón Pagán
- A History professor.
- Jim Otten
- An American baseball player.
- Mike Johnson
- An American football coach and former quarterback.
- Ralph Dickenson
- A Baseball player.
- Bob Pate
- An American baseball player.
