… STEM Scholars!!! We are excited to announce that Los Angeles Harbor College is ONE of the newest MESA programs in our LACCD. A grassroots effort that began in 1970 with 25 students at Oakland Technical High School in 1970 has flourished into an award-winning program that serves over 25,000 middle school, high school, community college, and university level students throughout California each year. The Los Angeles Harbor College MESA … in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); 2. Empower and support educationally disadvantaged, first-generation community college students pursuing STEM degrees while providing academic, financial, and professional development resources; …