Central Arizona College

Central Arizona College is a public community college in Coolidge, Arizona. It was established in the year 1961. Central Arizona College offers enrollment to more than 12,000 students every year. The college has 3 campuses:

Aravaipa Campus
Signal Peak Campus
Superstition Mountain Campus

These campuses are located in different parts of Arizona. However, to serve a more widespread population, CAC operates 6 educational centers:

Casa Grande Center
Coolidge Training and Assessment Center
Corporate Center
Florence Center
Maricopa Center
San Tan/Johnson Ranch Center

Central Arizona College offers a large number of degree and certificate programs in various fields of study. Community education, online learning and transfer degrees are also awarded by this college.

CAC’s sports teams are known as the Vaqueros and participate in various sports including basketball, baseball, track & field, rodeo, cross country and softball.

Campus Location

8470 N Overfield Rd
Coolidge, AZ 85228-9778
USA
Main Tel: (520) 494-5444
Web Site

The campus is in a rural area.

Central Arizona College Highlights

Where Central Arizona College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in family and social work, construction trades, and production trades.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
Large number of students.
High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
1-2 year certificate	1,154	38
Associate	302	41
< 1 year certificate	7	4

Central Arizona Students

The student enrollment at Central Arizona was 4,951 in 2007 (2,431 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 1,596
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 7,112
Room	$ 1,800
Board	$ 2,620
Books and supplies	$ 1,200
Other	$ 2,800

Financial Aid: Central Arizona participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Central Arizona:

School	Location	Enrollment
Los Angeles Trade Technical College	Los Angeles, CA	13,194
Cochise College	Douglas, AZ	4,133
San Juan College	Farmington, NM	6,991
Cabrillo College	Aptos, CA	15,114
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute	Hudson, NC	3,728
Piedmont Community College	Roxboro, NC	2,575
San Jose City College	San Jose, CA	9,805
San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino, CA	12,839
Chabot College	Hayward, CA	13,229
East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park, CA	28,889

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
Without tenure; tenure not available		95

Housing and Meals

Central Arizona provides on-campus housing for 426 of its 2,431 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

Agricultural Business and Management
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (0 awarded)

Animal Sciences

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (43 awarded)

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (46 awarded)

Computer Programming, Specific Applications
Computer Programming/Programmer
Computer Software and Media Applications
Computer and Information Sciences

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (296 awarded)

Building/Property Maintenance and Management
Carpentry/Carpenter
Construction Trades
Mason/Masonry
Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (4 awarded)

Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (10 awarded)

Education
Elementary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (584 awarded)

Child Development
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

HOSPITALITY (3 awarded)

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (1 awarded)

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (152 awarded)

General Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Sociology

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (3 awarded)

Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (1 awarded)

Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (11 awarded)

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (5 awarded)

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (47 awarded)

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
Health Aide
Nursing
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
Health and Physical Education
Health and Physical Education/Fitness

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

PRODUCTION TRADES (83 awarded)

Upholstery/Upholsterer
Welding Technology/Welder

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (100 awarded)

Corrections
Corrections and Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice/Police Science
Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (29 awarded)

Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation
Ground Transportation