• Mesa opened in 1964 with an enrollment of 1,400 students.
• Mesa offered 25 programs including Medical and Dental Assisting, Typing, Fine Arts, and even Airline Services.
• Three were campus clubs and activities, including athletics.
• The "Olympians" football team won three conference titles in the 1960's

• Mesa began the 1970s with campus activism, a visit from Jane Fonda, and the establishment of the Chicano Studies and Black Studies programs.
• We also established a counseling department and the child development center.
• The Mesa College Foundation - and the World Arts Collection was founded.
• Mesa alumni Arnie Robinson took gold at the 1976 Olympic games, and Drama student Annette Bening went on to become an award-winning actor.
• Artillery Dr. was renamed Mesa College Dr.

• The 1990s saw a lot of growth and a famous visitor at Mesa College.
• Mesa College Humanities Institute opened as a regional center of the California Humanities Project, which hosted local and world-renowned musicians, artists, dramatists, and other campus performances.
• New building included the Animal Health Technology center, Student Services Center, and Learning Resource Center.
• Rosa Parks visited Mesa College on her 79th birthday with two subsequent visits in the following three years.
• Constance M. Carroll was appointed as president of Mesa College.

• In the 2000's, Props S and N are approved, providing millions in funding for building renovation and renewal.
• Mesa gets a new Humanities building and Allied Health building.
• The historic Merrill Douglas Football Stadium receives a dramatic "face-lift".
• Mesa begins offering winter intersession between fall and spring, and sees enrollment in the thousands.
• Mesa became San Diego's leading transfer institution, with the most graduates accepted to SDSU.

• In the 2010's, Mesa's Campus Renaissance continued with the completion on the new Student Services Center, the Math+Science Complex, the Social and Behavioral Science Building, the Exercise Science Center, and a new Mesa Commons.
• Mesa dedicated the Rosa Parks Transit Station.
• We opened the new Center for Business and Technology, and the Renovated Fine Arts Building, featuring the Mesa Art Gallery.
• Mesa made history by offering the first community-college based four-year bachelor's degree in Health Information Management.
• An inaugural group of high school graduates enrolled at Mesa and received free tuition - thanks to the San Diego Promise Program.
• Mesa doubled down on its commitment to Equity and Excellence by opening The Stand - our food and clothing pantry dedicated to addressing basic needs.

• In the 2020's, Mesa College adapted to Covid-19 by converting classes to online, and achievement ceremonies, such as Commencement and the Scholarship Awards - in virtual and drive-thru format.
• Mesa is recognized as Hispanic Serving institution, an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution, and a Military Friendly School.
• Mesa earned multiple Equity Awards as well as the Devore Trophy for the 4th time, which celebrates student-athlete achievement.
• Mesa continued out commitment to inclusion with the opening of the Dreamers Center, the FAST Center, the Pride Center and the Veterans Center.
• The Mesa Quad was completed, tying our campus together and achieving our goal of creating welcoming and safe spaces for all Mesa students.

But we're just getting started

• These milestones in NO way capture everything Mesa has done, continues to do - or is planning to do.
• Looking forward, our Mesa 2030 Master Plan - is mapping how we will be intentional in creating spaces innovative and inclusive spaces, and continue providing academic and support services for our students and the greater community.
• Thank you for joining us as Mesa celebrates an extraordinarily successful 60 years.