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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Avondale, AZ. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,958 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 9,620 and it offers 58 programs(24 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Estrella Mountain Community College is $8,958 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Estrella Mountain Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
96% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,598 (exclude student loans).
Estrella Mountain CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,958
Average Financial Amount$2,598

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Estrella Mountain Community College offers 58 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 2,295 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Estrella Mountain Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate738
Less than 1 Year Certificate3914199
2 Years Certificate125917
Total58222,295

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 8 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 199 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 917 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 1,171 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Folklore Studies✔0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 5 completers-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Cloud Computing✕0-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✔5-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✔ (1 completers) 3 completers-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✔3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕0-
Total8
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Environmental Science✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (5 completers) 25 completers-
Artificial Intelligence✕0-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕1-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕1-
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification✕1-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✔1-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✔0-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✔7-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✔4-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕6-
Computer Support Specialist✔4-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕5-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕22-
Education [+] ✔ (2 completers) 0 completers-
Community College Education✕0-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology✕0-
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician✕2-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Creative Writing✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (3 completers) 90 completers-
Corrections✔34-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔46-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✔10-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕1-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕3-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician✕7-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕6-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Interior Design✕1-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕0-
Business [+] ✔ 37 completers-
Business/Commerce✔0-
Retail Management✔1-
Organizational Leadership✔21-
Accounting✕15-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✔0-
Management Science✕0-
Marketing Research✕0-
Total199
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 2 completers-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✔0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✔1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕1$31,700
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕8-
Education [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 115 completers-
Natural Sciences✕115-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✔ (1 completers) 672 completers-
Art/Art Studies✔672-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 16 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant✔14-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕2-
Business [+] ✔ 102 completers-
Business/Commerce✔102-
Total917
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Food Science✕0-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (1 completers) 13 completers-
Communication✔13-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 53 completers-
Artificial Intelligence✕0-
Information Technology✕1-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✕3-
Computer Science✕5-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕17-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕15-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕2-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕10-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕15-
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 45 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕43-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔2-
Engineering [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕4-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕4-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology✕0-
Industrial Technology/Technician✕1-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Japanese Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Human Nutrition✕0-
Family and Community Services✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Creative Writing✕0-
General Literature✕1-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ (2 completers) 609 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔550-
General Studies✔59-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕2-
Biochemistry✕1-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Mathematics✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Sustainability Studies✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕0-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Philosophy✔0-
Religion/Religious Studies✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 101 completers-
Physical Sciences✕100-
Astronomy✕0-
Meteorology✕0-
Chemistry✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Physics✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Psychology✕33-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (1 completers) 37 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔37-
Human Services [+] ✔ (1 completers) 3 completers-
Social Work✔3-
Social Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 10 completers-
Anthropology✕0-
Economics✔3-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕1-
Sociology✔6-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕13-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Dance✕2-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕4-
Musical Theatre✕0-
Fine/Studio Arts✕4-
Music Performance✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 78 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕0-
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant✔16-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕62-
Business [+] ✔ (3 completers) 138 completers-
Business/Commerce✔1-
Business Administration and Management✕101-
Retail Management✔0-
Accounting✕13-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry✕0-
Organizational Behavior Studies✔23-
History [+] ✔ 0 completers-
History✔0-
Total1,171

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 9,620 students are attending at Estrella Mountain Community College. There are 104 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 434 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 (5.26%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 308 (full-time) and 513 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Estrella Mountain Community College is 17% and transfer-out rate is 20%. The retention rate is 71% at the school.
Estrella Mountain CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population9,620
Graduation Rate17%
Number of Faculty538
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1

Student Population at Estrella Mountain CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 8,516 students enrolled into Estrella Mountain Community College. By gender, 3,266 male and 5,250 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Estrella Mountain Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Estrella Mountain Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,5163,2665,250
Full-time2,3469491,397
Part-tme6,1702,3173,853
There are 2,185 White (25.66%), 602 Black/African American (7.07%), 4,765 Hispanic (55.95%), 299 Asian (3.51%), and 5,409 students with other races attending Estrella Mountain Community College. 28 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Estrella Mountain Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,5163,2665,250
American Indian/Native American923062
Asian299145154
Black/African American602213389
Hispanic4,7651,7822,983
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander21318
White2,1858731,312
Two More397151246
Un-Known1275968
Non-resident Alien281018
Estrella Mountain Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
3,096 students (36.36% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,679 students (31.46% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Estrella Mountain Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Estrella Mountain Community College
Number of Students
Total8,516
Enrolled Online Exclusively3,096
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,679
Not in Online Courses2,741
By age range, at Estrella Mountain Community College, 2,554 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.99% of total students), 3,905 students are aged below 20 (45.85%), 123 students are aged above 50 (2.54%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Estrella Mountain Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,5163,2665,250
Under 181,6956751,020
Age 18-192,2108701,340
Age 20-211,501612889
Age 22-241,053447606
Age 25-29850316534
Age 30-34484132352
Age 35-3929386207
Age 40-4930685221
Age 50-641083672
Over 641578
Age Un-Known101

Directory and Accreditation Information

Estrella Mountain Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1997 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Estrella Mountain Community College.
3000 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ
623-935-8000
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