Welcome
Located on a 104-acre mesa in the geographic heart of San Diego and bordered on two sides by the Tecolote Canyon nature preserve, Mesa College offers students and campus visitors a vibrant campus in a state of transformation. Through voter approved Propositions S and N, the campus is a state-of-the art learning institution.
The college features more than 20 instructional buildings, the new Exercise Science Center, athletic facilities and fields, and the expansive Mesa Commons. Entering through the Sunrise Plaza, visitors walk along a central promenade, featuring environmental learning gardens. There is also a geo-garden, an astronomical observatory, gardens for community use, and several art galleries and displays. As Mesa grows, it also respects its past through various attractions.
Nature, Gardens, and Jerry Schad Observatory
At Mesa, students can immerse themselves in nature throughout our campus with our various gardens and neighboring canyon that is home to hundreds of native plant and animal species. In 2015, the Observatory atop the Math and Science Complex was dedicated to former professor, author, and consummate outdoor enthusiast - Jerry Schad.
Mesa College Art Gallery
The Mesa College Art Gallery is an educational forum to present the work of professional artists in a range of media and dealing with diverse issues. The gallery also showcases outstanding artwork created by students in the Art Department.
World Art Gallery & Research Center
The World Art Collection at Mesa College was initially assembled to introduce students to art from Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific regions.
Each semester students enrolled in Art History courses exhibit selections from the collection in the Glass Gallery located on the first floor of the campus Learning Resource Center (LRC). The collection also enables students enrolled in the Mesa College Museum studies program to gain necessary hands on training.
Rosa Parks Transit Center and Memorial
The Rosa Parks Transit Center honors the college’s history with the Mother of Civil Rights Movement. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white male passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, December 1, 1955, triggered a wave of protest December 5, 1955 that reverberated throughout the United States. Her quiet courageous act changed America, its view of African Americans, and redirected the course of history.
