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Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 02/09/2010
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Information provided on the Statement of Affiliation Status reflects the most recent actions of the Commission. The Commission has a multi-level decision process. Any institutional changes that are currently under review are not made public until final action has been taken.

Mesa State College
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501-3122

www.mesastate.edu

Chief Executive Officer: Mr. Timothy E. Foster, President
Name change notes: Mesa Junior College to Mesa College to Mesa State College (7/1/88)
HLC Institution ID: 1055
Current Accreditation Status: Accredited
Accreditation Date(s): (1957- .)
Commission Participation: PEAQ PARTICIPANT

Year of Last PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2003 - 2004
Year of Next PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2013 - 2014

Last Action: 07/11/2007

Legal Status: Public
Degrees Awarded (details below): A, B, M


Stipulations on Affiliation Status:
Accreditation at the Master’s degree level is limited to the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Arts in Education. Off-campus degree offerings are limited to the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science at Montrose, Colorado and the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts Elementary Education with an English Emphasis at the Spring Valley campus of Colorado Mountain College.
Approval of New Degree Sites:
Prior Commission approval required to offer degree programs beyond the 14-county service district as designated by the state of Colorado in House Bill 03-2093.
Approval of Distance Education Degrees:
Prior Commission approval required for distance education programs other than (1) Associate of Applied Science/Registered Nurse degree to Bachelor of Science in Nursing and (2) Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts - Elementary Education.
Reports Required:
None.
Other Visits Scheduled:
Focused Visit-Requested: 2009 - 2010; A visit focused on the institution's request to offer additional existing programs via distance technologies without additional HLC action.



Enrollment Headcount (last updated: 04/08/2009)
  Full-Time                       Part-Time
Undergraduate: 4383   1782
Graduate: 8   88
Post-baccalaureate First Professional: 0   0



Other Headcounts (last updated: 04/08/2009)
       
Non-Credit headcount:   0  
Dual enrollment (high school) programs:   355  



Degree Programs (last updated: 04/08/2009)
  Programs Offered   Degrees Awarded in Last Reported Year
Associate Degrees 15   180
Bachelors Degrees 30   527
Masters Degrees 2   36
Specialist Degrees 0   0
First Professional Degrees 0   0
Doctoral Degrees 0   0
 
Certificate Programs (last updated: 04/08/2009)
  Programs Offered   Certificates Awarded in Last Reported Year
Certificates 12   147


Off-Campus Activities (last updated: 04/08/2009) Click here for definitions...

In-State:   Campuses:   Montrose (Mesa State College - Montrose Campus)
         
    Sites:   Edwards (Colorado Mountain College) ; Glenwood Springs (Colorado Mountain College)
         
    Course Locations:   13
         
Out-of-State:   Campuses:   None
         
    Sites:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None
         
Out-of-U.S.:   Campuses:   None
         
    Sites:   None
         
    Course Locations:   None


Distance Learning (last updated: 04/08/2009)

This listing is limited to programs that are delivered 100% asynchronously.
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts-Elementary Education (Degree Completion - Video (Video/CD ROM)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Completion Program) (Internet)
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