An important component of Estrella Mountain Community
College’s (EMCC) mission statement is community education,
and EMCC has been educating the West Valley community
since 1990 and at the Avondale campus since 1992.
Estrella Mountain is a nationally recognized leader within the
Maricopa Community College District 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.
Serving an average of 13,000 students per year, EMCC is proud
to showcase the tremendous accomplishments of our students.
From math and science students obtaining prestigious
internships at NASA, to following our students throughout their
educational careers to ensure that they are successful in
whatever they choose to do, EMCC produces students with
total success; personally and educationally.
The college offers numerous associate degrees, university
transfer partnerships and multiple specialized certificate
programs. In addition, the college is home to the SouthWest
Skill Center. Courses are taught by more than 300 caring
resident and adjunct faculty who are experts in their eld.
With an average class size of 20-credit students per instructor,
students receive individualized attention and every opportunity
to engage in the classroom experience.
Estrella Mountain Community College offers numerous
associate degrees,
university transfer partnerships and multiple
specialized certificate programs. In addition,
the college is home to the SouthWest Skill Center.
Estrella Mountain Community College is accredited by the Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges
and Schools. The Commission is located at 30 North La Salle Street, Suite 2400,
Chicago, IL 60602-2504; telephone number: 800-621-7440.
Estrella Mountain Community College and the Maricopa County Community
College District do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, handicap/disability, age, or Vietnam-Era disabled
veteran status in employment or in the application, admission, participation,
access, and treatment of persons in instructional programs and activities.
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At a Glance:
• Annual Enrollment - Current:
Approximately 13,000
• Annual Enrollment - At Full
Build Out:
40,000 +
• Average Age - Fall 2007:
29 & Under 75%
30 - 39 14%
40 - 49 7%
50 + 3%
Undeclared 1%
• Enrollment Breakdown - Fall
2007:
Full-Time 25%
Part-time 75%
• Ethnicity Breakdown - Fall
2006:
American Indian 1%
Asian 4%
Black 8%
Hispanic 32%
White 39%
Other 16%
• Faculty Size - Full-time
& Adjunct :
300 +
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