Interested in Hoop?
Mesa Community College HOL program accepts year-round applications.
APPLY NOW online, or print the APPLICATION and email it to earlycollege@mesacc.edu or drop it off at your MPS high school MCC representative or our office.
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Southern & Dobson
Office Location: GC 54B
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Frequently Asked Questions for Hoop of Learning
What's Hoop of Learning?
The Hoop of Learning program had its first cohort of students in the summer of 2006 at Mesa Community College. A program Indigenous by design, based on a traditional Native American worldview of a circle, or hoop, of lifelong development. Its mission is to encourage, support, and create conditions that empower American Indian students to complete high school and transition successfully to higher education.
History
The HOOP of Learning program was implemented in the summer of 1995 in response to concerns voiced by Native parents in an urban high school district in Phoenix, Arizona. These voices influenced the high school and a local community college which formed a partnership committee to provide an educational program for Native students, now referred to as the Hoop of Learning. The HOOP of Learning is a high school-to-college bridge program. It is designed to foster cultural resilience and career development among Native Students.
Do I qualify?
- Must possess a CIB (Certificate of Indian Blood)
- Must have a 2.0 or higher GPA
- Have at least six high school credits completed (Start as early as the second semester of your freshman year)
- ***Even if you think you might not fit all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply and let us decide.
Hoop of Learning Program Goals
- Increase high school retention and high school graduation rates
- Increase American Indian participation and matriculation rates in college
- Create the conditions for retaining American Indian students to reach their higher education goals
- Enhance American Indian culturally relevant curriculum
- Increase diversity on college campuses
- Strengthen external collaboration by establishing and continuing partnerships with American Indian communities, school districts, and other agencies.
Application Tools
- View the Step-by-step guide to learn how to complete the application
- When applying, be sure to use your personal email address
- Have an unofficial copy of your most recent high school transcript ready
- Have the Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB) accessible
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