Mesa, Colorado
Mesa County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:
Certified: Feb 2017
Maintained 1: Jun 2019
Maintained 2: Jul 2019
Maintained 3: May 2021
Maintained 4: May 2021
Maintained 5: Jan 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Mesa is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 4687 | 1462 | 2161 | 864 | 200 | 0 |
College | 153 | 14 | 54 | 56 | 29 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1018 | 195 | 418 | 278 | 127 | + |
Public | 730 | 197 | 353 | 136 | 44 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 28 | 7 | 12 | 6 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 4150 | 1146 | 1899 | 797 | 308 | 9 | |
Recent Veteran | 38 | + | 5 | 10 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 10785 | 3022 | 4902 | 2147 | 714 | 13 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 4687 | 1462 | 2161 | 864 | 200 | 0 |
College | 153 | 14 | 54 | 56 | 29 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1018 | 195 | 418 | 278 | 127 | + |
Public | 730 | 197 | 353 | 136 | 44 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 28 | 7 | 12 | 6 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 4150 | 1146 | 1899 | 797 | 308 | 9 | |
Recent Veteran | 38 | + | 5 | 10 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 10785 | 3022 | 4902 | 2147 | 714 | 13 |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 2002 | 4840 |
✓
Current |
255 | 1752 |
✓ Transitioning | 1264 | 4206 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 170 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 357 | 64 | 5 | 1 |
Bronze | 448 | 31 | 0 | |
Silver | 176 | 9 | ||
Gold | 29 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Mesa County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Mesa County Workforce Center
Participating High Schools
These Mesa County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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School District 51:
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Palisade High School
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Grand Junction High School
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R5
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Fruita Monument High School
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Grand River Academy
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Central High School
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Mesa County Community School
Contact Us
For more information on Mesa County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Mesa County Workforce Center
9702487560
Employers in Mesa County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Action Publishing Inc.
- Western Colorado Electrical JATC
Mesa County Workforce Center
- Auto Paychecks
- Lowe's
- Sage Technical Services
- Pilot Travel Stop
Capco
- Colorado Vet Comm. Living Center
- Manufacturers Edge
- Townsquare Media
- People Care Health Services
- DMV Insurance Services
- CoorsTek
- Retirement Outfitters
- Cabela's (Grand Junction)
- Merry Maids
- Kain & Burke PC
- All Star Copy and Fax
- Mesa County Clerk and Recorder
- Alzheimer's Association - Grand Junction
Office - Courtyard Marriott
- Western Colorado Engineering Foundation
- Mesa County Libraries Central Library
Wild Monkey Design LLC
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