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Other name | EMCC |
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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
| Established | 1992; 34 years ago (1992) |
Parent institution | Maricopa County Community College District |
Academic affiliation | Space-grant |
| President | Rey Rivera |
| Students | 15,000 |
| Location | ,, U.S. 33°28′49″N112°20′37″W / 33.4804°N 112.3435°W /33.4804; -112.3435 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Branches | Buckeye |
| Colors | Purple & gold |
| Nickname | Mountain Lions |
Sporting affiliations | Arizona Community College Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Roary the Estrella Mountain Lion |
| Website | www |
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Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) is apubliccommunity college inAvondale, Arizona. The college has been serving the Southwest Valley community since 1990 and at the Avondale campus since 1992. Estrella Mountain is one of the tenMaricopa County Community College District (one of the largest community college districts in the United States) that provides educational opportunities andworkforce training to the burgeoning western metropolitanPhoenix population of more than 285,000 residents.
Serving an average of 14,000 students per year, EMCC offers numerousassociate degrees, university transfer partnerships, and multiple specialized certificate programs. In addition, the college is the home to theSouthWest Skill Center. Courses are taught by more than 300 resident and adjunctfaculty. Average class size consists of approximately 20–32 credit students per instructor.
The college isaccredited by theHigher Learning Commission.
Students at EMCC have conducted research into the habitat, migration patterns, and mating habits ofburrowing owls.[1]
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