Benefits of Becoming a MESA Student

MESA has many special services for MESA eligible students attending COC.

These services include:

• A designated student study center equipped with computers and software such as MatLab, MiniTab, and AutoCad
• Tutorial support from both faculty and peer tutors
• Academic excellence workshops in which MESA facilitators, in consultation with faculty, lead weekly skill-building workshops in math and chemistry
• Organized study group sessions
• Professional development workshops, guest speakers and other activities such as financial aid workshops, UC application workshops, lunch with alumni, etc.
• Overnight STEM book check out (textbooks for Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Engineering)
• Calculator and laptop loan programs
• Locker program
• Onsite counseling, academic advisement
• Priority registration
• And much more...leadership, scholarship and research opportunities!