Enrollment Steps

Use our Enrollment Steps guide to keep track of your progress (English version|Spanish version). By filling out this guide, you will remember where you left off in the enrollment steps.

1. Get Admitted

Student standing next to enrollment services counterTo get admitted, please do the following:

  1. Explore degree & certificate optionsat MCC.
    1. Unsure about your major? Check outCareer Coach.
  2. Complete the admissions application.
    1. If you have applied in the past or taken classes, please use the Returning Student Application.
    2. Provide proof of identification during the online application process. If you are unable to provide your ID via the admissions application,you can also submit it hereonce you have submitted your application.
  3. Set up Duo two-factor authentication
    1. Once you are admitted, you will need to set up Duo two-factor authentication to access Maricopa student systems.
    2. 在双因素身份验证所需的安全easure to protect your account, and needs to be established by you (the student) using yourMEID@maricopa.eduemail address and phone number.
    3. Go towww.maricopa.edu/duoto learn how to get started and for more information on Duo security requirements. Information for students without a smartphone is also available there.
  4. If applicable,submityour official transcripts for any previous college coursework. Be sure to submit atranscript evaluation requestso we can process the transcript once we receive it.
  5. Determine how you plan to pay for college.Explore paying for college and understand your deadlines. If you will be paying for college using Federal Financial Aid,start the process.

Please note: If you started your application more than 48 hours ago and did not complete it, you will need to start a new application and will be given a new Maricopa Enterprise ID (MEID). Applications that are started but not completed will be purged within 48 hours after it was created.

Don’t forget to write down your MEID, Student ID number, and Maricopa email address (which is activated after you are admitted).

2. Complete Enrollment Tasks

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This step is for new students. Transfer students should continue to Step 3.

  1. Log in to your Student Centerto work on additional important steps before you can register. You will receive a Duo push notification to access your Student Center.
    1. Determine Placement.MCC offers multiple ways to identify the proper courses for your success.
      1. General Placement Information
      2. EdReady
        If you don't have the needed high school GPA, GED, ACT/SAT, or ACCUPLACER scores for placement, you can use EdReady to take free assessments that are used for placement in English, reading, and math courses.
      3. Placement Coach
        The Placement Coach uses high school GPA, ACT, SAT, GED, ACCUPLACER, and EdReady scores to provide you with course recommendations.
  2. Participate in Orientationto learn about how to be a successful student at MCC and to get help setting up your first semester schedule.
  3. Connect with your Academic Advisorto set up your personalized education plan and confirm your schedule.

3. Register for Classes

Student wearing backpack

  1. If you don’t know the classes you need to take, try:
    1. Check the MCCRegistration Guides and Videos
    2. Participate in Orientation
    3. Connect with your academic advisor
    4. Then, follow the steps to register for classes.
  2. If you know the classes you need to take, go ahead and get started:
    1. Utilize your specific programPathway Mapto find the correct course for your program. Check out these helpful resources if youneed help deciding which classes to take.
    2. Use the MCC Class Scheduleto search for your classes and select “Show Only Open Classes”
    3. Keep track of your classes’ section numbers for adding classes.
    4. In yourStudent Center, click on theManage Classestile. Watch for your Duo push notification to log in.
    5. UseClass Search and Enrollto get registered.
Register for Classes

4. Pay Tuition & Fees

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  1. After you have registered for classes, you need to make payment arrangements.
  2. Check thedue date of your tuition and fees.
  3. Explore ways to make payment arrangements.
    1. Apply forFederal Financial Aid
    2. Sign up for aTuition Payment Plan
    3. Make a Payment
See All Payment Plan Options

The tuition rate is determined by the submission of your ID and other supporting documents. For more information,go to Residency Information.

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