Although our physical offices are closed, The MCC Outreach Center remains open virtually to assist you with service. For the latest information regarding MCC's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit: mesacc.edu/coronavirus.

For a telephone call from an Outreach Center employee, you can submit a request. MCC Outreach Center Staff will be responding to students in the order in which your request is recieved. Staff will be working Mon-Thur 8am-5pm to serve students remotely. We appreciate your flexibility during this challenging time, please know MCC remains committed to both your safety and educational success.

To chat with an Outreach Center Staff Member, please connect via Cranium Cafe.

If you are a student enrolling in concurrent enrollment or Early College Program courses, you may submit completed registration documents via General Document Upload. You will need your MEID and password to log in. Once your forms have been processed, you will recieve a confirmation email.

If you have not yet provided the college with your ID, which allows us to confirm your identity, you will need to do so by submitting your identification.

Achieving a College Education (ACE)

Contact Achieving a College Education (ACE)

Southern & Dobson Campus

Building: GC 54B

Hours

MCC is offering student services remotely via email, chat, and phone.

Mon-Thu: 8 am – 6 pm

Our on-campus facilities are currently closed.

What's ACE ?

ACE is a scholarship program that gives qualified students the chance to take college credit courses while still enrolled in high school.

What Does ACE Do?

ACE enrollment provides quality learning opportunities and helps high school students prepare for college. Students experience college level courses - the curriculum and texts have been approved, and the instructors certified by the Maricopa County Community College District. Best of all, the transition from high school to college begins early and occurs conveniently in a familiar, comfortable environment.

Read the FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions for ACE Students.

Do I Qualify?

If you are currently enrolled in high school and will be in the 10th grade, you can apply during the Fall semester.

You must meet two or more of the following criteria:

  1. First person in the immediate family to attend / graduate from college
  2. Evidence of single parent home
  3. Works 10-30 hours per week
  4. Underrepresented group
  5. Environmental risk factors (Will be considered on case by case basis. For example: foster care, teen parent, lives in temporary housing, etc.)

How Do I Apply?

To apply to the program, you need to complete an ACE application packet. ACE scholarship presentations and distribution of application packets are available at participating high schools. You will need to complete:

  • the Program application,
  • an MCC Student Information form,
  • provide 2 letters of recommendation*,
  • create A written essay,
  • include your unofficial high school transcripts.

*The letters of recommendation must come from adults who are not related to the student. Teachers*, counselors, coaches, and employers are individuals who have helped with letters of recommendation in the past. *At least one recommendation must be from an academic high school teacher.

Application Timeline:

September – December

ACE scholarship presentations and distribution of application packets at participating high schools.

March

All ACE applicants will be notified by mail of whether or not they have been accepted into the ACE Program.

April/May

Students and Parents/Guardians attend new ACE cohort orientations: Mandatory Attendance

  • New ACE Student/Parent Orientation
  • Assessment Testing

Our Goals

  • To help underrepresented high school students facilitate the transition from high school to the community colleges and on to a bigger university
  • To reduce high school dropout rates
  • To assist students with completing their educational goals
  • Helping set a good foundation for their future

ACE - Achieving a College Education is a nationally recognized Maricopa Colleges scholarship program designed to improve access to and success in higher education.