Editing Mesquite, Texas (section)

===Colleges and universities===
The [[Texas Legislature]] defines all of Dallas County (including the vast majority of Mesquite) as being in the [[Dallas College]] (formerly Dallas County Community College or DCCCD) district. The portion in Kaufman County is within the [[Trinity Valley Community College]] district.<ref name=CommCollareas>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.176.  DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.205.  TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref> [[Eastfield College]] provides undergraduate degrees and continuing-education credits as part of Dallas College.

Higher education also is provided by two other institutions. [[Columbia College (Missouri)|Columbia College]]-Mesquite Campus is located on the Eastfield College campus. It is a private, nonprofit institution that was founded in [[Columbia, Missouri]], in 1851. It provides bachelor's and master's degree programs.