Educational services include establishments providing instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. The industry sector is structured according to educational level and type of institution, and includes elementary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, professional, technical, and trade schools. Greater Phoenix employs over 25,000 people in education in both the public and private sectors. The region’s fast growing population will require large numbers additional educators in the years to come. Compared to current employment levels, between 2003 and 2013 the Arizona Department of Economic Security expects the Greater Phoenix region to need:

33% more preschool teachers
41% more kindergarten teachers
29% more elementary school teachers
22% more middle school teachers
32% more secondary school teachers, and
over 43% more special education teachers at all K-12 levels.

The Maricopa Community Colleges offer degree, certificate, and transfer partnership programs to train students for careers in education. The National Center for Teacher Education (NCTE), a department within the Academic Affairs Division of the Maricopa Community Colleges, serves in a leadership role for Pre K-12 teacher education initiatives. For more specific information about education programs available through the Maricopa Community Colleges, please visit the NCTE website.


Education Data and Information:

• Education Industry Overview - Greater Phoenix
  (description of the education sector with growth projections)



• Occupational Profiles in the Education Sector
  (descriptions of education-related jobs)



• Education Programs offered through MCCCD
  (find education programs)



• Education Headcount at MCCCD
  (data on students taking education classes)



• Industry Employment and Wages – Greater Phoenix
  (employment and wages in education industry sectors)



• Occupational Employment Wages – Greater Phoenix
  (wages in education-related jobs)