Central Arizona College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,865 in 2009-2010 (4,407 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 47% of the student body. About 20% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Central Arizona provides on-campus housing for 385 of its 4,407 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (24 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (100 awarded)

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

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (285 awarded)

• Building/Property Maintenance and Management
• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Construction Trades
• Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter
• Plumbing Technology/Plumber

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (0 awarded)

• Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (11 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Manufacturing Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (205 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

LIBERAL ARTS (196 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (43 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist
• Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (42 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (3 awarded)

• Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
• Dietetic Technician (DTR)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (84 awarded)

• Upholstery/Upholsterer
• Welding Technology/Welder

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (92 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage

TRANSPORTATION (17 awarded)

• Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation
• Ground Transportation