Phoenix College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Phoenix College, or PC, was established in 1920. Presently, the college is the flagship campus of the Maricopa County Community College. In fact, in 1960, PC was included as part of the Maricopa County Community College District. The main campus of the college covers more than 50 acres in west central Phoenix, Arizona. In addition, PC has a downtown campus in the business district of Phoenix.

PC offers more than 200 degree and certificate programs. Some of the academic divisions of the college are applied business department, health information management department, foreign language department, and department of cultural and applied social sciences. The scholarships offered by PC include PC General Scholarship, Dougherty Foundation Scholarship, Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship, Phoenix College President's Scholarship, and many more.

Some of the student organizations of PC are Amnesty International, Christian Fellowship Club, Future Teachers Club, Black Student Union, Latin Dance Club, and Phi Theta Kappa.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in art studies, security and law enforcement, nursing and emergency medicine, law, and design.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High faculty salary.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

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.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Phoenix College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 70% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,917 in 2009-2010 (5,912 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 49% of the student body. About 18% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

• Interior Architecture

ART STUDIES (240 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (169 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Computer Science
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Fashion Merchandising
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (8 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Manufacture
• Apparel and Textiles
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (11 awarded)

• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
• Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant

DESIGN (30 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (23 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (41 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Surveying Technology/Surveying

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (25 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Child Development
• Family and Community Services
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Human Services
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (100 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (314 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Studies
• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Cartography
• Creative Writing
• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (1 awarded)

• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDIA (2 awarded)

• Journalism
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (63 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (282 awarded)

• Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (313 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (3 awarded)

• Commercial Photography
• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Construction Management
• Real Estate

SCIENCE (59 awarded)

• Natural Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (279 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (23 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Psychology