Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College

Motto	"Your Success is Our Success"
Type	Community College
Established	1992
Endowment	Approximately $850,000
President	Ernest Lara
Academic staff	300+ (residential and adjunct)
Administrative staff	206 (regular, full time)
Students	15,000 annually
Location	Avondale, Arizona, United States
Colors	Purple and black
Nickname	EMCC
Mascot	Mountain lion
Affiliations	Maricopa County Community College District
Website	Official website

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.

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.

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. The Commission is located at 30 North La Salle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504; telephone number: 800-621-7440.

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.

External links

• Estrella Mountain Community College (http://www.estrellamountain.edu)
• Maricopa Community College District (http://www.maricopa.edu)

Colleges and universities in Arizona
Public institutions	University of Arizona Arizona State University Main Campus Downtown Polytechnic Thunderbird West Northern Arizona University
Private institutions	American Indian College Arizona Christian University Brookline College Brown Mackie College Embry-Riddle Grand Canyon University International Baptist College National Paralegal College Phoenix Seminary Prescott College Sessions College for Professional Design Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine Southwest University of Visual Arts University of Advancing Technology University of Phoenix
Community/Junior Colleges	Maricopa Community College District Chandler-Gilbert CC Estrella Mountain CC GateWay CC Glendale CC Mesa CC Paradise Valley CC Phoenix Coll. Rio Salado Scottsdale CC South Mountain CC Others Arizona Western Central Arizona Cochise Coll. Coconino CC Diné Coll. Eastern Arizona Gila CC Mohave CC Northland Pioneer Pima CC Tohono O'odham CC Yavapai Coll.
Graduate and professional institutions	Arizona Summit Law School A.T. Still Midwestern University

Coordinates: 33°28′49″N 112°20′36″W / 33.4804049°N 112.3434632°W / 33.4804049; -112.3434632