TOWN OF CAVE CREEK

The Town of Cave Creek is a relatively compact town north of Phoenix and Scottsdale
in northeastern Maricopa County with a population approaching 3,800. The Maricopa
Community Colleges currently serve the Town of Cave Creek through Scottsdale Community
College and Paradise Valley Community College and the future seventy acre site of SCC/
PVCC North Campus at 56th Street,south of Cave Creek Highway as well as through a
teaching site at Cactus Shadows High School within the Town of Cave Creek. Cave Creek
residents also enjoy the educational and community services provided through other colleges
within the ten-college Maricopa County Community College District.

Employees living in city	99
Students living in city	1,418
Teaching sites in city	12

Many students access their educational services through the Internet and others attend
teaching sites which provide evening and weekend coursework and training, with students
often being working adults. In addition,many high school students at Cactus Shadows
High School in Cave Creek take advantage of college coursework. Many of the Maricopa
Community Colleges also maintain partnerships with corporations, industries and non-profit
organizations located near Cave Creek.

Scottsdale Community College opened its doors in 1970 and is located on land leased
from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Scottsdale is known for several
unique programs including Equine Science, Culinary Arts, American Indian Programs, Hotel/
Restaurant management and as home to the Maricopa Colleges Television Station (MCTV).

In 2001, Scottsdale Community College served approximately 20,000 students in 561,152
square feet of facility on the main campus. The annual budget of Scottsdale Community
College is approximately $30,000,000 with most of those funds being spent on salaries or on
the purchase of goods and materials from state and local merchants.

The Maricopa Community Colleges served more than 277,000 students in 2000-2001 and
maintained corporate partnerships with more than 1,000 businesses in the Valley. Of all high
school graduates in Maricopa County, 45%attend one of the community colleges within one
year of graduation.

 

A Community of Colleges …A World of Opportunity

Dr. Rufus Glasper
Chancellor
480.731.8100

Matt Ortega
Director of Government Relations
480.731.8154