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Good luck on all your finals! Time to clean out your locker and food from the refrigerator... MESA will open this summer 12-4 Mon-Thurs afternoons

Finals Week Schedule:

Monday to Thursday 9AM-9 PM

Friday 9AM-4 PM

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STEEP

Energy Academy

Precalc Readiness Seminar

Check out this video from the SUMMER Energy Academy! A fun time was had by all! Look for it again next summer. Cabrillo STEEP energy academy, the movie.

MESA was in the Santa Cruz Sentinel Spring 2008...with pictures of James and Ethan...

Here you will find information on what MESA is and how to join MESA.

Feel free to contact the MESA Staff with questions or stop by the Mesa Lab, Room 714.

Cabrillo MESA Director is Susan Tappero, Ph.D.

 

The MESA center is in Room 714 and is open to all students. We have free tutors and workshops and internet and food and comradery! Study for your Math, Science, and Engineering at the MESA lab with your fellow classmates in a comfortable, casual atmosphere.

What is MESA?
 

MESA stands for Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement. It is a program that began in 1970 to nurture minority students for careers in Math and Science. Originally developed as a partnership between an Oakland high school and UC Berkeley's School of Engineering, MESA has grown to over 65 centers across the state, serving students of all ages.

MESA has a presence in the high schools and middle schools through MSP, the MESA Schools Program, at the community colleges through MESA CCP, MESA Community College Program; and at the four year colleges and universities through MEP, the MESA Engineering Program. Since it was developed in California, MESA has been replicated in many other states.

MESA CCP provides academic support for community college students interested in math, science or engineering so they can transfer to four-year institutions and successfully attain math-based degrees. Components of the program include:

  • Study Center 
  • Academic, career and financial aid advising 
  • Transfer assistance 
  • Orientation courses 
  • Organized group study 
  • Field trips 
  • Career development 
  • Summer enrichment programs 

Funding has historically come from the state of California and private industry in about a 3:2 ratio

  How Do I Join MESA at Cabrillo?
 
Click on the MESA Counselor Corner for more info on becoming a member...
 
 

Criteria for MESA Membership

  • You Meet All of these Academic Conditions
    • Your major is in one of the areas described here: 
      • Mathematics 
      • Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, etc.) 
      • Computer science 
      • Life science (Biology, Botany, Environmental Science, Agriculture, etc.) 
      • Physical science (Chemistry, Astronomy, Physics, Oceanography, Geology, etc.) 
      • Health occupations (pre-med, RN, physical therapy, pre-Vet, pre-Dental etc.) 
    • You are planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete your degree 
    • You are already in Math 152 (Intermediate Algebra) or above 
  • Educational Conditions
    • At least one of the following is true
      • You are the first in your family to attend college
      • You began community college with a math assessment at or below Elementary Algebra (Math 154)
      • Your high school had low API scores, from US Dept of Education records
      • Your heritage is Latino, African American or Native American
  • Economic Conditions
    • At least one of the following is true
      • You are eligible for the community college Board of Governors' Waiver, or BOGW
        (Visit the financial aid office and complete the one-page application to determine this) 
      • You are not yet 24, but living on your own and supporting yourself
   
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