Mesa Community College

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Mesa Community College
Established 1965
Type Community College
President Shouan Pan, Ph.D.
Faculty 345 Full-time, 730 Adjunct
Students 24,000
Location Mesa, Arizona, United States
Campus Dobson and Southern
Red Mountain
Colors Royal Blue & Red
Mascot Thunderbird
Website http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/

Mesa Community College (MCC) in Mesa, Arizona, is the largest of the 10 community colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District and one of the largest in the United States. MCC began in 1963 as a branch of Phoenix College and later granted independent status in 1965.

MCC offers more than 200 degree, transfer, career and certificate programs. Areas of study include Business, Bio Technology, Computer Science, Dental Hygiene, Electronics, Engineering, Fire Science, Mortuary Science, Nursing and more. Many programs prepare students for immediate entry to the job market. Traditional, online and hybrid courses provide flexibility for students.

Additionally, MCC Community Education offers hundreds of non-credit classes providing opportunities for lifelong learning in the arts, technology, fitness and personal development for all age groups.

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The college has two comprehensive campuses and additional locations to serve students.

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MCC is accredited by the North Central Association, the same organization that accredits ASU. Specific classes required for transfer are listed on the AZ-CAS page at http://az.transfer.org/cas/students/index.html.

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March 2008, Shouan Pan Ph.D. was selected as the sixth president of Mesa Community College. He followed interim presidents Bernie Ronan, Wayne Giles and Patricia Cárdenas-Adame after Chancellor Rufus Glasper asked MCC President Larry Christiansen in February 2007 to resign in response to a criminal investigation by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

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Coordinates: 33°23′22″N 111°52′11″W / 33.38931°N 111.86966°W / 33.38931; -111.86966