The Maricopa Community Colleges comprise 10 colleges, 2 skill centers and numerous education centers dedicated to educational excellence, meeting the needs of businesses and the citizens of Maricopa County. Each college is individually accredited, yet part of a larger system — the Maricopa County Community College District.
The District is one of the largest higher education systems in the world and the largest provider of health care workers and job training in Arizona — a major resource for business and industry and for individuals seeking education and job training.
Whether just out of high school, beginning or re-entering college or seeking lifelong education, the Maricopa Community Colleges offer a wide range of opportunities. There are approximately 1,000 occupational programs (degrees and certificates), and 37 academic associate degrees, and there are 10,254 courses available for offering.
Flexible course delivery includes online, televised, traditional classroom, hybrid, mail, accelerated, evening, weekend and open-entry/open-exit choices.
Transfer agreements with public and private colleges and universities enable seamless transitions to 4 year institutions.
| Tuition & Fees | $224,134,623 |
|---|---|
| State Aid | $68,732,300 |
| Tax Levies | $401,701,717 |
| Restricted Grants | $141,037,267 |
| Other | $462,196,600 |
| Fund Balance | $109,655,817 |
| Total | $1,407,458,324 |
In 2004, Maricopa County voters approved (76.4%) a $951 million bond election for expanded and new campuses.
More than 250,000 students attend the Maricopa Community Colleges each year taking credit and non-credit courses. Fall 2007 credit student demographics include:
In Fall 2006, the Maricopa Community Colleges employed nearly 4,500 full-time faculty and staff and more than 9,000 part-time faculty and staff.
Diversity refers to the individual and group/social differences that exist among people.
Inclusiveness is the intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity to create an environment that actively encourages full recognition of student and employee abilities and contributions in all aspects of the organization.
The Maricopa Community Colleges support a diverse and inclusive environment where mutual respect and equity are encouraged and valued. One that actively seeks to understand and incorporate views from dissimilar frames of reference. (Diversity Advisory Council April 15, 2005)
The Maricopa Community Colleges Press Room provides information to the media that relates to district-wide efforts, issues and events.
Contact: Charles Reinebold
P: 480.731.8503
E: press@domail. maricopa.edu
Press inquiries relating to the Chancellor's office, policy, governance, and public records should be directed to:
Chris Chesrown
P: 480.731.8789
M: 480.518.7072
E: chris.chesrown@domail.maricopa.edu
The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization designated to receive and manage gifts on behalf of the Maricopa Community College District's ten colleges, two skill centers and multiple satellite centers. The Foundation actively seeks contributions from a variety of public and private sources including individuals, corporations and other foundations. It acts as a trustee for donations to assure that gifts are distributed in the manner specified by the donor.
The programs of The Maricopa Colleges Foundation depend upon your goodwill. There are many easy giving options from which you can choose—strategies that enhance your personal well being, as well as The MCF.
The Center for Workforce Development is a resource that connects and supports workforce development programs and available resources through the Maricopa Community Colleges to any business or organization, public or private, in the Greater Phoenix area. They are a central resource for the most current labor market information, as well as regional and national data on economic and workforce trends and issues. The Center serves as a hub, bringing together industry and education for discussions on curriculum and faculty training. Additionally, they can direct you to regional economic development entities that provide a wealth of information regarding both Arizona's economy and its workforce.
The Maricopa Community Colleges Small Business Development Center ("SBDC") can help your business succeed by providing:
The MCCCD Purchasing Department strives to afford equal competition to all interested parties. Our goal is to maximize the resources of the MCCCD and obtain the best possible product and value. We encourage the development and support of minority-owned and woman-owned firms. We also encourage products that are environmentally compatible, recycled or recyclable.
Due to the size and complexity of the MCCCD and the programs offered, we buy a wide range of products and services. Vendors can review the commodities list and request to be included on a bid list by completing a Vendor Registration Form available from our office or website.
Under the leadership of Chancellor Rufus Glasper, the Maricopa Community Colleges have a strengthened commitment to the responsible stewardship of public resources.
In his message to all employees, at the start of the 2006-07 academic year, the Chancellor identified Public Stewardship as one of the three key overarching themes for the ten college system. "All employees of the Maricopa Community Colleges have a duty to do the right thing. I believe that this organization, its administrators, its faculty and its entire staff, have been given a trust. Our students and their families have entrusted to us their time, their money, and their future. The taxpayers have entrusted to us their dollars. Working for the Maricopa Community Colleges carries with it an obligation to use the monies entrusted to us efficiently, effectively and for the purpose for which it was given, teaching and learning."
The other two common themes the Chancellor discussed are Student Success and One Maricopa, a system of many colleges with one common mission.
On February 27, 2007, the Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board unanimously approved an extensive proposal for changes in the ethics, internal controls, and accountability policies of the District.
The new policies strengthen existing controls and improve internal oversight by establishing more stringent requirements for reporting to the Governing Board and the Chancellor. The improvements also standardize the response to matters such as disciplinary action. These changes originated from the work of a Community Member Blue Ribbon Panel on Internal Controls which the Chancellor convened in late 2006. Dr. Glasper enhanced the panel's work, recommending a series of stronger controls.
The Chancellor is committed to continued review and improvement of processes and controls throughout the coming year.