Services include:
- Academic assistance and advising
- Navigating financial aid services and scholarship applications
- Professional development and career awareness
- Undergraduate research opportunities
Whether you are a first-year student, a currently enrolled Chico State student, or a transfer student, CSC2 will help you with your academic success by providing comprehensive support services that will allow you to move rapidly into core courses and through program completion. Check for eligibility and how to apply
About MEP/CSC2
Since 1985, the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management at CSU, Chico has been home to the MESA Engineering Program (MEP) which provides academic and support services to students from underrepresented groups. For more than 30 years, MEP has been an essential program that has helped thousands of underrepresented students complete their engineering, computer science, and construction management degrees. MEP has provided career awareness, professional development opportunities, scholarships, technical career fairs, and motivation activities including sponsored guest speakers, field trips, workshops, and tutoring. In 2016, MEP expanded its services and student retention model to include the Colleges of Natural Sciences and Agriculture by creating the program Chico STEM Connections Collaborative—CSC².
CSC² received $4.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education through the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Division. Under this grant, CSC² serves students by providing academic support, peer mentoring, financial literacy, undergraduate research opportunities, and community college transfer student support. For more information about CSC² services visit Services and Eligibility page.
CSC² is an innovative program working in collaboration with other California State Universities throughout the state to coordinate and integrate project data into one of the largest and most comprehensive evaluations of best practices found in the nation. Therefore, Chico State will play a crucial role in creating systemic change for our diverse and underserved population.
History of MESA Engineering Program (MEP)
On the heels of the civil rights movement, a group of concerned educators and community activists in the California Bay Area created MESA. Its goal: provide the academic support, resources and career exploration needed to increase the number of minority students graduating from undergraduate engineering programs. A grassroots effort that began with 25 students at Oakland Technical High School in 1970 has flourished into an award-winning program that serves almost 25,000 middle school, high school, community college and university level students throughout California each year. MESA’s long history with industry and its vast network of alumni are key components to success. Learn more...