--- title: "Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale" url: https://stacklist.com/card/243870bc-0189-4b63-97c4-706f329976b9 source_url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrella_Mountain_Community_College" stack: https://stacklist.com/c/business/stack/6a47bf79-93cf-4e08-a8c3-e34db9d5a1ca summary: "Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) is a public community college in Avondale, Arizona, established in 1992 and serving over 15,000 students annually as part of the Maricopa County Community College District. The college offers associate degrees, university transfer partnerships, certificate programs, and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission." tags: "community-college, arizona, higher-education, maricopa-county, avondale" key_entities: "Estrella Mountain Community College (organization), Maricopa County Community College District (organization), Avondale, Arizona (location), Phoenix (location), Rey Rivera (person), Higher Learning Commission (organization), Space-grant (concept)" classification: "reference" content_hash: "sha256:53370eca5a7c72c6f7ccaa191c5ea21dc39801514fdbdfc12b82b487569762be" acp_version: "0.2" token_counts_approximate: 1422 visibility: public agent_accessible: true status: "final" --- # Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale Coordinates : 33°28′49″N 112°20′37″W / 33.4804°N 112.3435°W / 33.4804; -112.3435 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Public college in Avondale, Arizona, US This article needs more citations . 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Find sources: "Estrella Mountain Community College" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( December 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Estrella Mountain Community College Other name EMCC Type Public community college Established 1992 ; 34 years ago ( 1992 ) Parent institution Maricopa County Community College District Academic affiliations Space-grant President Rey Rivera Students 15,000 Location Avondale , Arizona , U.S. 33°28′49″N 112°20′37″W / 33.4804°N 112.3435°W / 33.4804; -112.3435 [[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: {{#parsoid\u0000fragment:10}}<span class=\"plainlinks nourlexpansion\">[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Estrella_Mountain_Community_College&params=33.4804_N_112.3435_W_type:edu <span class=\"geo-default\"><span class=\"geo-dms\" title=\"Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location\"><span class=\"latitude\">33°28′49″N</span> <span class=\"longitude\">112°20′37″W</span></span></span><span class=\"geo-multi-punct\">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class=\"geo-nondefault\"><span class=\"geo-dec\" title=\"Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location\">33.4804°N 112.3435°W</span><span style=\"display:none\">&#xfeff; / <span class=\"geo\">33.4804; -112.3435</span></span></span>]</span>[[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]</span>"}}'/> 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 .estrellamountain .edu Estrella Mountain Community College ( EMCC ) is a public community college in Avondale, 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 ten Maricopa County Community College District (one of the largest community college districts in the United States) that provides educational opportunities and workforce training to the burgeoning western metropolitan Phoenix population of more than 285,000 residents. Academics [ edit ] Serving an average of 14,000 students per year, EMCC offers numerous associate degrees , university transfer partnerships, and multiple specialized certificate programs. In addition, the college is the home to the SouthWest Skill Center . Courses are taught by more than 300 resident and adjunct faculty . Average class size consists of approximately 20–32 credit students per instructor. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . Research [ edit ] Students at EMCC have conducted research into the habitat, migration patterns, and mating habits of burrowing owls . [ 1 ] References [ edit ] ↑ Beugnet, Daniel (Spring 2023). "Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges: Equity, Discovery, and Innovation" . Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research . 6 (3): 54– 55. doi : 10.18833/spur/6/3/3 . ProQuest 2819693382 . 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