Welcome Honors Students

As an MCC Honors Student, you'll learn from highly qualified faculty in small, dynamic classes. You'll receive the highest level of personalized guidance and student support. And you'll acquire a first-rate education in an ideal learning environment - all at a very affordable tuition rate.

The MCC Honors Program is dedicated to helping you reach your highest potential. We offer a rigorous multi-disciplinary curriculum that emphasizes active, small-group learning supported by related extra-curricular activities.

Financial Benefits

There are two ways to receive money as a member of the Honors Program: the Presidents' Scholarship* and the Honors Achievement Award. Any student receiving money from either scholarship are required to take a minimum of one – three credit honors class. All scholarship recipients are automatically admitted into the Honors Program at MCC.

Recent graduates from NCA-accredited high schools in Maricopa County are eligible to apply for the Presidents' Scholarship, provided they rank in the top 15% of their graduating classes in the 6th, 7th or 8th semester and enroll in the academic year following high school graduation without having enrolled in any institution other than a Maricopa Community College. *ALL Presidents Scholarship Recipients MUST take an Honors-Only class.

Continuing and transfer students may apply for the Honors Achievement Award Program after having accumulated a minimum of 12 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.250.

Congratulations to our 2010 - 2011 Scholarship Winners

Chancellors Scholarship: Jessica Hamilton
Foundation Scholarship: Erzhena Bairovna Soktoeva
Betty Hedin Elsner Nominee: Kimberly Jane Harris

2010 Honors Program Graduates:

Congratulations to the following students have completed fifteen credits of Honors credits, one credit of Service Learning (totaling 50 hours of service), and have a cumulative GPA of a 3.50 or higher. Earing them the distinction of Graduating from the Honors Program:

Honors Fee Award

The Fee Award had been renamed The Honors Achievement Award.