AZ
Mesa Community College
0.47 incidents / 1,000 students
Mesa, AZ · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Mesa Community College
Across 2022–2024, Mesa Community College reported 7 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Pima Community College.
- 0.47
- Incidents / 1k students
- #315
- Rank of 2,072
- #39
- AZ rank
- 17,077
- Enrolled students
0.47 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Mesa Community College reports 0.47 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 85% below Saint Louis University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Saint Louis University (5.22/1k); Orange Coast College (1.58/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); Montana State University (2.98/1k); West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2.50/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Pima Community College (0.31/1k); Chandler-Gilbert Community College (0.20/1k); Phoenix College (0.94/1k); Estrella Mountain Community College (0.20/1k); Arizona Western College (0.11/1k); Scottsdale Community College (0.00/1k); Eastern Arizona College (0.38/1k); Central Arizona College (0.79/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.47
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #315
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 85%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 4
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 105154 · Mesa Community College 0.47/1k score rate · #315/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.47/1k
- RANK-UPPER #315/2,072
- ST-MID #39 in state
- BELOW-PEER Orange Coast College · 1.11 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ trend
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 17,077
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Orange Coast College (+1.11/1k)
Mesa Community College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer Orange Coast College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Orange Coast College (+1.11/1k). National rank #315 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Mesa Community College reports 0.47 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 85% below Saint Louis University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Saint Louis University (5.22/1k); Orange Coast College (1.58/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); Montana State University (2.98/1k); West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2.50/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Pima Community College (0.31/1k); Chandler-Gilbert Community College (0.20/1k); Phoenix College (0.94/1k); Estrella Mountain Community College (0.20/1k); Arizona Western College (0.11/1k); Scottsdale Community College (0.00/1k); Eastern Arizona College (0.38/1k); Central Arizona College (0.79/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Mesa Community College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Mesa on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Mesa Community College · this campus · lowest 0.47
Mesa Community College — this campus · lowest
0.47 per 1,000 students
- Orange Coast College · near 1.58
Orange Coast College — near
1.58 per 1,000 students
- West Chester University of · near
West Chester University of Pennsylvania — near
2.5 per 1,000 students
- Montana State University · near
Montana State University — near
2.98 per 1,000 students
- Saint Louis University · highest peer
Saint Louis University — highest peer
5.22 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Mesa Community College's 0.47/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Mesa Community College increased from 3 to 4 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 30 AZ 2-year peers in this comparison, Mesa Community College is larger than 100% and safer-reporting than 21% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 93, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 34
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 79, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 76, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 24
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 66, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 7
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 34, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 24, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 21, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 7, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Mesa Community College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 21
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix | 105 | 0.00 | 0 | 41 |
| Brookline College-Tucson | 218 | 0.00 | 3 | 41 |
| Western Maricopa Education Center | 247 | 0.00 | 7 | 41 |
| Pima Medical Institute-East Valley | 306 | 0.00 | 10 | 41 |
| Arizona College-Glendale | 403 | 2.48 | 14 | 0 |
| Carrington College-Tucson | 517 | 0.00 | 17 | 41 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix | 527 | 0.00 | 21 | 41 |
| Carrington College-Mesa | 528 | 0.00 | 24 | 41 |
| Southwest Institute of Healing Arts | 534 | 0.00 | 28 | 41 |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute | 689 | 0.00 | 31 | 41 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | 705 | 0.00 | 34 | 41 |
| Mesa Community College (this campus) | 17,077 | 0.47 | 100 | 21 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 17,077 enrolled students, Mesa Community College is the 263rd largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,322 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Pima Community College (0.31/1k); Chandler-Gilbert Community College (0.20/1k); Phoenix College (0.94/1k); Estrella Mountain Community College (0.20/1k); Arizona Western College (0.11/1k); Scottsdale Community College (0.00/1k); Eastern Arizona College (0.38/1k); Central Arizona College (0.79/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Saint Louis University is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Mesa Community College rose from 3 to 4 (+33%). The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (0 to 1), Burglary (1 to 2) and Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Fondling (1 to 0) and Rape (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Mesa Community College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft and Rape.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyMesa Community College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Mesa Community College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MO
Saint Louis University
5.22 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
Orange Coast College
1.58 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Mesa Community College sits on price and outcomes
At $12,132, Mesa Community College's reported average net price is cheaper than 19% among 81 Arizona colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,834.
- $12,132
- average net price
- $20,834
- Arizona median
- 5.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,302
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $10,838 for families reporting under $30,000 against $18,140 above $110,000, a difference of $7,302. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $12,132 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $38,702, roughly 3.2 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $2,358
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $8,958
- Avg Net Price
- $12,132
- Median Debt
- $7,473
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 21%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 16%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $38,702
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $44,034
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 555 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO · 17,059 enrolled
Safety Score 5.22
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA · 17,096 enrolled
Safety Score 1.58
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · 17,098 enrolled
Safety Score 3.10
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT · 17,135 enrolled
Safety Score 2.98
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA · 17,171 enrolled
Safety Score 2.50
Closest by National Rank
Mesa Community College (national rank #315) sits near Los Angeles Mission College (#314) and Santa Monica College (#316) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar, CA
National Rank #314
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
National Rank #316
Mid-Plains Community College
North Platte, NE
National Rank #313
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
National Rank #317
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
National Rank #312
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Mesa Community College, both outside AZ so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA · 17,096 enrolled
Safety score 1.58
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA · 17,228 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills, CA · 16,906 enrolled
Safety score 0.30
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA · 16,884 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX · 17,299 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
De Anza College
Cupertino, CA · 17,425 enrolled
Safety score 0.46
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Atlanta, GA · 17,437 enrolled
Safety score 0.57
Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE · 16,642 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar, CA · 10,690 enrolled
Safety score 0.47
Mid-Plains Community College
North Platte, NE · 2,140 enrolled
Safety score 0.47
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA · 10,609 enrolled
Safety score 0.47
Davidson-Davie Community College
Thomasville, NC · 4,305 enrolled
Safety score 0.46
Southwestern Community College
Sylva, NC · 2,157 enrolled
Safety score 0.46
Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, VA · 6,332 enrolled
Safety score 0.47
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR · 4,332 enrolled
Safety score 0.46
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville, NC · 6,510 enrolled
Safety score 0.46
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mesa Community College safe?
Mesa Community College has a safety score of 0.47 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #315 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Saint Louis University (5.22/1k). Same-state same-level set: Pima Community College (0.31/1k); Chandler-Gilbert Community College (0.20/1k); Phoenix College (0.94/1k); Estrella Mountain Community College (0.20/1k); Arizona Western College (0.11/1k); Scottsdale Community College (0.00/1k); Eastern Arizona College (0.38/1k); Central Arizona College (0.79/1k).
What crimes are reported at Mesa Community College?
For calendar year 2024, Mesa Community College reported Burglary (2), Aggravated Assault (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Mesa Community College compare to similar schools?
Mesa Community College reports 85% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Saint Louis University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Saint Louis University (5.22/1k); Orange Coast College (1.58/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k); Montana State University (2.98/1k); West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2.50/1k). Same-state same-level set: Pima Community College (0.31/1k); Chandler-Gilbert Community College (0.20/1k); Phoenix College (0.94/1k); Estrella Mountain Community College (0.20/1k); Arizona Western College (0.11/1k); Scottsdale Community College (0.00/1k); Eastern Arizona College (0.38/1k); Central Arizona College (0.79/1k).
Does Mesa Community College have fire safety data?
Mesa Community College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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