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November 2023 by Lisa N.
"you dropped 150 grand on a fucking education you could have got for a dollar fifty in late charges at the public library!" This movie quote is from the movie "Good Will Hunting" and really defines the curriculum as departments at this school transition from classroom learning to online. A bit about myself. I am a college graduate with multiple technical degrees and technical certificates from community colleges and universities which would include Caltech. I've been working in the industry as a successful Engineer for over 25 years and decided to take a couple electronics courses at Mesa Community College. Despite a worthless bookstore with banker hours hours and over priced books for rent, my statement is based on this move towards online courses where your instruction is nothing more than a in class video your course department made during some previous semester. And while you do have the ability to stop the video and listen multiple times, there's no opportunity to stop the lecture and ask a question such as clarification on a statement or topic. This new format works great for the instructor because they don't have to teach, just show up for a few office hours where are generally found sitting in a small room with the door, nearly shut, shoes, off, and feet up on the table relaxing. And if your course has a Lab, chances are the instructor grouped all of them together so all he does is show up to monitor with no pre-lab lecture or instructions. He just simply shows up and wait for someone to ask him a question. It hit or miss if he's even mentally there to notice if you're doing something wrong or not, let alone see anything. And the college doesn't get off Scott free either. On-line is a benefit to them because they don't have to supply a classroom and they get away with paying your instructors less yet it is never reflected in ever increasing tuition fees. All of this is at the expense of the student, which is why you're better off, blowing off the tuition, and borrowing the book from the library, or buying it off, Amazon, where it's significantly cheaper than the bookstore and learning on your own. And while online courses, may benefit some people who just want to speed through prerequisite general education courses, you are really missing out on maximizing your education/knowledge. Unfortunately most the 20 something your old students may never realize this. I am sorry I spent $1k here for just 1 semester.
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September 2023 by Julia C.
The manager of the mail room was absolutely horrible to this package delivery man who was just trying to drop off a package, they closed at 4 but the manager wanted to leave early at 1pm so he cussed out the driver because the driver had to follow his protocol for his job and scan the package at the location. The mail "manager" even went so far as to curse at his own employees who came outside and said hey I can take that for you. BUT the manager cursed at everyone all because he wanted to get off work early today smh very unprofessional and rude to that delivery man!
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June 2023 by Nicole Collins
I went there and says open from 10-2 and I was there on Friday at noon and allDoors locked and just rings!!!
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May 2023 by Austin Finell
Overpriced, only open 4 hours a day on weekdays. Won't let someone else pick up your items. Save a couple hundred per semester and get your books on Amazon.
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January 2023 by David Abner
Staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. Answered all my questions and made sure I got the right books.
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December 2022 by Blake
Overpriced, but so is life.
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November 2022 by Charlotte Whitson
Great campus and teachers.
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September 2022 by Derrek Bushman
Nice and clean, good prices and a very helpful staff
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August 2022 by Dee C.
This is my first experience with MCCD. My enrollment, counseling, registration was smooth. I love the open campus and am looking forward to attending classes not just in Mesa, but the other campuses in the district as well.
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August 2022 by Rodney Hickey
This location is well stocked with a huge variety of items, from electronics to Barbies to actual books. The staff is very helpful and friendly. I had a good experience selling a manga boxed set. They offered a fair value.
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August 2022 by Arianna G.
Bookstore hours are stupid like people have real jobs and we can't always get there during your "hours". Get a Dropbox and help everyone out. Some bald guy just looked at me when I knocked on the door ten minutes after it closed like sorry I'm trying.
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July 2022 by Maylynn S.
This school is really confusing to navigate. The staff are not helpful and they were always hanging up the phone on me. You'd be LUCKY to find an understanding and professor here. I was lucky enough to find Professor Zuckerman, St. Lisa Amand. I would highly recommend getting into their classes if you want a smooth semester. Especially if you're military!!
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May 2022 by Cody T.
Would highly recommend going elsewhere. Especially for automotive. Alot of the instructors don't respect students time at all. It's sad because they had promise but after weeks of the same instructor having us sit in q class room without providing any education, them running late and being rude to students who voice a concern about the fact I'm paying to be here and they can't be bothered to show up on time or give us the education we're paying for it's a joke. Like they forget people like myself coming to the school is how they are employeed. Glad I'm almost done amd don't have to waste more time losing money not working while playing to be here and not getting the education I'm paying for.
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May 2022 by Morgan L.
Online Honor Student experience: Being an online student was pretty easy. However, you will never find out ANY information! The advisors will basically set you up for failure as well. Advisors: Three of my friends from HS aren't graduating this year because they were either short credits, even after meetings with their advisor to set up their schedule. I and my friends online were never assigned to a specific advisor. Every semester, i would make an appointment with a random advisor to set up my schedule because I need to know what to take and how many credit hours i need to graduate. My last semester, this spring '22, i noticed that i was going to be short 2 credits. I signed up for a 4hr credit which is similar to how an 8 week class is set up with assignments. If i hadn't caught that, i wouldn't have graduated. It's the advisors responsibility to make sure the student is on track and to inform them of options they could take to succeed. I feel like these advisors promote 3hr cedits instead of 4hrs. You will not graduate if you do not take at least one-2 4hr class each semester. Other: If i hadn't taken two duel enrollment classes in high school, i wouldn't have graduated on time. If i hadn't caught the missing credits, i wouldn't have graduated on time. If my friends hadn't posted on social media that you need to submit graduation/honors forms to even be part of graduation, i wouldnt have graduated on time. I found out, through my friends, not the school. I was never given a student i.d. I was never told about the fun activities on campus. I live in north phnx so its a 40 minute drive so i would only go to some events had i known but still. My first interaction at mcc was today. My first time on campus. I walked in the bookstore for my honors cord. I was told my name wasnt on the list but the guy was kind enough to give it to me. I have a 3.5gpa, all A's and part of the presidential honors thing. I go to the honors department, ask for my medallion, and she says im 2 honors credit short... not the staffs fault, but the advisors. I don't know what i'm doing so i am obviously putting my education in your hands. So now i dont get a medallion, no distinction on the program, no medal. But.. at least i got a cord, and that i know that i succeeded and i did it. Oh and the honors site said they would mail u your medallion and cord but actually you had to go to the campus stores in person! So yea that was my day today but yes i am graduating.
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January 2022 by Danielle C.
Affordable college experience. Did you also know that MCC now offers Bachelor's Degrees because they have so many class offerings?
