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Fast Facts

Students studying in grass
Location:  Grand Junction, Colorado
Enrollment:   7,042
Male to Female Ratio: 2:3
Student to Faculty Ratio: 18:1
Financial Aid Awarded: $45 million
Athletics: 19 NCAA Division II teams
School Colors: Maroon and White
Mascot: The Maverick
Academic Calendar:

Fall (August-December) and Spring (January-May) Semesters
Compressed Summer and January Terms

Key Dates

Founded as Grand Junction State Junior College in 1925, 39 students registered.

Enrollment exceed 200 for the first time in 1933.

Name changed to Mesa College in 1937.

Mesa College accredited by North Central Association in 1957.

Enrollment exceeds 1,000 in 1961.

Authorized to offer baccalaureate degree programs in 1974.

Authorized to offer Master of Business Administration in 1996.

Formally created two-year, open admission division--Western Colorado Community College--in 2005.

Authorized to offer Master of Arts in Education in 2006.