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Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission Mark of Affiliation

Accreditation is a voluntary peer review process that helps colleges and universities to critically evaluate their purposes and how effectively those purposes are being accomplished. Accreditation:

  • certifies the quality and integrity of MCC's programs and services.
  • allows students to transfer credits to other accredited colleges and universities.
  • enables students to obtain financial aid and veteran's services.
  • empowers the college to participate in projects funded by federal grants.
  • ensures that the college can recruit and retain quality faculty and staff.

Mesa Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA).

HLC Address: 30 N. LaSalle St, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602 
Website: http://www.ncahlc.org
Email: info@hlcommission.org
Telephone: (800) 621-7440

Pathways Pioneer

In the fall of 2010, the Higher Learning Commission invited Mesa Community College to join a cohort of colleges and universities helping to develop and pilot a new accreditation process. This new process, called Pathways, has two focuses: assurance and improvement. The accreditation assurance process asks a college to submit evidence of its effectiveness and responsibility. The improvement process tasks institutions to develop an ambitious and meaningful Quality Initiative, as evidence of the institution’s commitment to improvement.

informed improvement (ii)

MCC’s Quality Initiative, called informed improvement, empowers a culture of evidence-based decision-making dedicated to advancing student success. Informed improvement acknowledges the 21st century community college’s greatly increased capacity to gather and analyze relevant data, and to deploy that information to make the most effective use of the college’s resources. Placing an iterative process of critical inquiry at the heart of every college unit’s planning processes, informed improvement is premised upon the realization that every aspect of the college contributes to student learning and success.

informed improvement process

ii Team Co-Leads

Matt Ashcraft
Dean of Research and Planning
matthew.ashcraft@mesacc.edu

Dr. Brian Dille
Political Science Faculty
brian.dille@mesacc.edu

ii Team Members

Tim Florshuetz
English Faculty & Writing Center Coordinator
tim.florshuetz@mesacc.edu

Dr. Craig Jacobsen
English Faculty & Curriculum Development Facilitator
craig.jacobsen@mesacc.edu

Jacquelyn Jesse
Mathematics Faculty
jormisto@mesacc.edu

Meredith Warner
Dean of Students
meredith.warner@mesacc.edu

Patricia White
Predictive Analyst
patricia.white@mesacc.edu

Dr. Roger Yohe
Dean of Innovative Learning and Academic Support
roger.yohe@mesacc.edu

ii Executive Champions

Dr. Shouan Pan
President
shouan.pan@mesacc.edu

Dr. James Mabry
Vice President of Academic Affairs
james.mabry@mesacc.edu

2005 Accreditation

In 2005, Mesa Community College earned ten years of continued accreditation through a process of self-study. The documents that resulted from that process are linked below.