MESA Program
Pursuing rigorous STEM fields?
At 海角社区, the MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Program can provide you with academic and support services you need to successfully graduate and鈥痶ransfer to a four-year institution, pursuing in a calculus-based STEM degree. MESA aims to improve student retention and academic performance in STEM, to enhance California鈥檚 high-tech, high-wage STEM workforce, and to help students attain their college and career plans in STEM fields through transfer to a four-year institution while reducing equity, achievement and opportunity gaps.
MESA is more than a study space; it is a dedicated, collaborative community for STEM success. Join us in creating a community that fosters scientific curiosity and supports your personal, academic, and professional development!
Send an email to MESA@lbcc.edu and request a program application.
Student Eligibility
To be eligible for the MESA Program, you need to meet the following criteria:
- Declare a calculus-based major in math, science, or engineering
- Demonstrate financial need (be eligible for financial aid)
- First-generation in college (parents do not have a Bachelor鈥檚 degree or higher)
- Plan to transfer to a four-year college/university
- Be a U.S. citizen, resident, or AB 540/DACA
The MESA Program serves to help underserved and underrepresented students to achieve success in math and science-based degrees. Although MESA is an academic program with eligibility requirements, all are welcome to participate in our events!
Benefits of becoming a MESA student
- Dedicated study space and resources at the Science Resource Center
- Academic Excellence Workshops (AEWs) and STEM tutoring in core math and science courses
- Access to a STEM Counselor
- Career exploration and assistance with transfer process
- Scholarship, internship, research experience opportunities
- Professional development, conferences, leadership retreats and networking opportunities
- Community of STEM majors to support one another