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Estrella Mountain Community College

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Type
  
Community College

Endowment
  
Approximately $850,000

Phone
  
+1 623-935-8000

President
  
Ernest Lara

Established
  
1992

Students
  
15,000 annually

Total enrollment
  
13,882 (2011)

Academic staff
  
300+ (residential and adjunct)

Administrative staff
  
206 (regular, full time)

Address
  
3000 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392, USA

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
Local tuition: 2,046 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 7,830 USD (2015)

Similar
  
GateWay Community College, Glendale Community College, Rio Salado College, South Mountain Communi, Paradise Valley Communi

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About estrella mountain community college


Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) is a community college in Avondale, Arizona, United States, serving the Southwest Valley community since 1990, and at the Avondale campus since 1992. The college is located at 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, Arizona 85392, on the northwest corner of Dysart and Thomas Roads.

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Estrella Mountain is one of the ten Maricopa Community College District (one of the largest community college districts in the United States) that provides educational opportunities and workforce training to the burgeoning western metropolitan Phoenix population of more than 285,000 residents. Located in the fastest growing region of the country, the college’s service area population is expected to grow to more than 1.6 million people by 2030.

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Academics

Serving an average of 14,000 students per year, EMCC offers numerous associate degrees, university transfer partnerships and multiple specialized certificate programs. In addition, the college is the home to the SouthWest Skill Center. Courses are taught by more than 300 resident and adjunct faculty. Average class size consists of approximately 20-32-credit students per instructor.

Accreditation

Estrella Mountain Community College is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Buckeye Educational Center

In the fall of 2011, Estrella Mountain Community College opened the Buckeye Educational Center in the newly renovated original Buckeye Union High School building at Eason Avenue and 9th Street in downtown Buckeye. The campus provides academic courses, job training programs and community education classes.

References

Estrella Mountain Community College Wikipedia