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MESA students succeed with: • Academicsupportbasedonhighstandards
• Individualcounselingtoensurethatcollegeprerequisitesandtransfer/collegegraduationrequirementsaremet
• Industryinvolvementinactivitiesandstrategicplanning
• ReinforcementofCaliforniamathandsciencestandardsthroughhands-onprojectsandgrouplearning
• Supportivestudentcommunitiesbasedonacademicsuccess
• Professionaldevelopmentformathandscienceteachersinlow-performingschools(withscoresinlowest2quintilesofAcademicPerformanceIndex).
• Networksofparents,educators,industryleadersandcommunityresourcestosupportstudents
MESA provides a solutionCalifornianeedsSTEMprofessionals.
Californiacurrentlyhasalmost900,000STEMjobs,expectedtoincreaseto1.1million—or19%—by2018.
Unfortunately,Californiaisnotontracktofillthesejobs.Overa6-yearperiod,California’srankingforstudentscompletingafour-yeardegreeinaSTEMfieldfellfrom14thhighestinthenationto45th.
WithCalifornia’srapidchangeindemographics,itisimperativetopreparestudentgroupsthatarehistori-callyunderrepresentedinSTEMfields.MESAprovidesopportunitiesforeducationallydisadvantagedstudentstosucceedintheseurgentlyneededareasofstudyandtobecomesuccessfulSTEMgraduates.
MESAisthesolution.
All data sources are available from the MESA Statewide Office.
MESA STUDENTS†
Students Centers
K–12* 20,299 19
Community College 4,707 36
University 3,186 12
Total 28,192 67
MESA AND STEM (SciENcE, TEchNology, ENgiNEEriNg AND MATh)†
53% of MESA pre-college students go to college in STEM majors
97% of MESA community college students transfer to four-year institutions in STEM majors
MESA AND EDUcATioN DESTiNATioNS†
MESA works! REAdying CAlifoRniA’S futuRE StEM WoRkfoRCE
Top destinations of MESA high school grads
Top destinations of MESA transfer students
UC Irvine UC Davis
UC Berkeley UC Berkeley
UC Davis Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
UCLA UC Santa Cruz and UCLA (tie)
UC San Diego San Jose State University
Top transfer majors: MESA community college students
Top subjects: MESA university-level graduates
• Engineering • Civil Engineering
• Life sciences • Mechanical Engineering
• Math • Electrical Engineering
• Biochemistry • Computer Science
• Computer science • Computer Engineering
Out of state, other 26%
Independent Colleges, Universities 7%
California Community Colleges 21%
UC 24%
CSU 22%
College 76%
MESA STUDENTS
College 41%
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS
*164 high schools, 174 middle & junior highs, 55 elementary schools
LatinoAmerican 56%
AmericanIndian 1%
AfricanAmerican 8%
Asian PacificAmerican 19%
Other 5%White 11%
Male 56%
Female44%
AlmosttwiceasmanyMESAhighschoolseniorsgotocollege,comparedwithallCaliforniahighschoolgraduates.
WheredoMESAhighschoolgraduatesgo?
mesa statewide
@mesastem
visit us at mesa.ucop.edu
Program SponsorsAMDEastBayCommunityFoundationEBMUDHispanicCollegeFundJamesIrvineFoundationRiordanFoundationSiliconValleyEducationFoundationTelacuURSVasquez&Company
Industry PartnersAT&TBechtelCiscoCUDCEdisonInternationalIBMOraclePG&ESDG&ESouthernCaliforniaGasCompany
† Statistics for Academic Year 2011–12
M E S A C E n T E r L o C AT I o n S
UC : UCDAVIS• UCIRVINE• UC
LOSANGELES• UCRIVERSIDE•
UCSANTABARBARA•UCSANTACRUz•
CSU: CSUCHICO•CSUEASTBAy•CSUFRESNO
CSULONGBEACH•CSULOSANGELES•
CSUSACRAMENTO•SANDIEGOSTATEUNIVERSITy• SAN
FRANCISCOSTATEUNIVERSITy• SANJOSESTATEUNIVERSITy•
SONOMASTATEUNIVERSITy• IndEPEndEnT UnIvEr SITIE S:
CHAPMANUNIVERSITy• UNIVERSITyOFTHEPACIFIC• UNIVERSITyOFSOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA• CoMMUnITy CoLLEgE S : ALLANHANCOCkCOLLEGE• AMERICAN
RIVERCOLLEGE• BAkERSFIELDCOLLEGE• BUTTECOLLEGE• CABRILLOCOLLEGE• CAñADA
COLLEGE• CHABOTCOLLEGE• CITyCOLLEGEOFSANFRANCISCO•COLLEGEOFTHE
CANyONS• COLLEGEOFTHEDESERT• COLLEGEOFTHESEqUOIAS• COLLEGEOFTHE
SISkIyOUS• CONTRACOSTACOLLEGE• COSUMNESRIVERCOLLEGE• EASTLOSANGELES
COLLEGE• ELCAMINOCOLLEGE• GAVILANCOLLEGE• HARTNELLCOLLEGE• LOSMEDANOS
COLLEGE• MENDOCINOCOLLEGE• MISSIONCOLLEGE(SANTACLARA)• NAPAVALLEy
COLLEGE• PASADENACITyCOLLEGE• R IOHONDOCOLLEGE(WHITTIER)• SACRAMENTO
CITyCOLLEGE• SANDIEGOCITyCOLLEGE• SANJOAqUINDELTACOLLEGE(STOCkTON)•
SANTAANACOLLEGE• SANTABARBARACITyCOLLEGE• SANTAROSACOLLEGE• SkyLINE
COLLEGE(SANBRUNO)• SOLANOCOMMUNITyCOLLEGE(SUISUNCITy)• SOUTHWESTERN
COLLEGE(CHULAVISTA)• VENTURACOLLEGE• WOODLANDCOMMUNITyCOLLEGE• yUBA
COLLEGE(MARySVILLE)• CoMMUnITy SITE S : IMPERIALCOUNTyOFFICEOFEDUCATION•
RESOURCESFORINDIANSTUDENTEDUCATION(RISE)• UkIAHUNIFIEDSCHOOLDISTRICT
What is MESA?Since1970,Mathematics,EngineeringScienceAchievement(MESA)hashelpededucationallydisadvantagedstudentsinCaliforniatobecomeengineers,scientistsandothermath-basedprofessionalsurgentlyneededbyindustry.
MESAprovidesauniquecombinationofenrichmentactivities,hands-oncompetitions,coun-seling,academicsupport,industryinvolvement,andsupportivecommunityenvironment.Studentsareservedatthepre-college,communitycollegeanduniversitylevels.MESAfunc-tionswithapartnershipofallthemajorpublicandprivateeducationsystemsinCaliforniaandwithindustry.
FundedbytheStateofCalifornia,MESAisadministeredbytheUniversityofCalifornia,withfundingallocatedfromUCandtheCaliforniaCommunityCollegeChancellor’sOffice.MESAleveragesitsstatefundingtogarneradditionalfinancialandresourcesupportfromprivateandpublicsources.
Who does MESA serve? MostMESAstudentsarefirstintheirfamiliestoattendcollege.Mostarelow-incomeandattend(orgraduatedfrom)low-performingschools.WithMESA’ssupport,thesestudentsexcelinscience,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM)studies—someofthemostdif-ficultacademicsubjects.
What makes MESA successful?Overits44-yearhistory,MESAhasestablishedbenchmarks,identifiedbestpractices,andrefineditsmodeltoensurethemosteffectiveSTEMprogramforitsstudents.Thiscontinu-ousimprovementapproachhasresultedinahighlysuccessfulmodelforSTEMsuccess.
MESAhasreceivedawardsfromtheWhiteHouseandtheFordFoundationandisamodelforsimilarprogramsinmorethanadozenstates.
Sonoma
Marysville
Chico
Santa Rosa
Ukiah
Fresno
Visalia
SalinasAptos
Santa CruzGilroy
San Jose
San Francisco
Stockton
Hayward
Pittsburg
FairfieldDavisNapa
Sacramento
Oroville
Weed
Alturas
El Centro
Santa Clarita
Bakersfield
VenturaSanta Barbara
Santa Maria
Pasadena
Palm Desert
San Diego
IrvineSanta Ana
RiversideWhittierMonterey Park
Long BeachTorrance
Los Angeles
San Rafael
Orange
MESAworks!
University of California 300 Lakeside Drive, 7th Floor Oakland, CA 94612-3550 (510) 987-9337 http://mesa.ucop.edu 7/14
education partnersUC Office of the President
California Community Colleges, Chancellor’s Office
CSU Office of the President
Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities
California Department of Education
ForacompletelistofMESASchools,visitwww.mesa.ucop.edu/about
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