The Maricopa Community Colleges consist of 10 colleges, 2 skill centers and numerous education centers, all dedicated to educational excellence and to meeting the needs of businesses and the citizens of Maricopa County. Each college is individually accredited, yet part of a larger system — the Maricopa County Community College District, which is one of the largest providers of higher education in the United States.
Whether you are just out of high school, beginning or re-entering college or seeking lifelong education, you’ll find that the Maricopa Community Colleges offer a wide range of opportunities for you to create the educational future that’s right for you. We offer approximately 1,000 occupational programs (degrees and certificates), and 37 academic associate degrees, and a total of 10,254 courses. We’re the largest provider of health care workers and job training in Arizona, making us a major resource for business and industry and the place to be if you’re seeking education and job training.
More than 260,000 students attend the Maricopa Community Colleges each year taking credit and non-credit courses. Fall 2009 credit student demographics include:
• 55% Women
• 34% Non-Anglo (11% Other/Undeclared)
• 40% age 25 or older
• 72% part-time
• 41% intend to transfer
• 38% intend to gain or improve workforce skills
• 17% attend for personal interest
• 50% attend during the day
• 20% attend during the evening
• 25% are nontraditional
• 4% attend on the weekend
Employees
The Maricopa Community Colleges employ 8,281 people: 1,457 full-time faculty, 4,358 adjunct faculty, 383 administrators & managers and 2,083 support staffers.
