CITY OF CHANDLER

The City of Chandler is a fast-growing area in southeastern Maricopa County with a population
over 176,000. The Maricopa Community Colleges currently serve the City of Chandler
through the Chandler-Gilbert Community College campus at 2626 East Pecos Road,the
Williams Education Center on South Power Road, the Sun Lakes Education Center on Alma
School Road and through eight additional teaching sites located within city boundaries.
Chandler 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	1,012
Students living in city	14,485
Teaching sites in city	30

Many students access their educational services through the Internet and others attend the
eight teaching sites located within the City of Chandler which provide evening and weekend
coursework and training,with students often being working adults. Such services were
provided at Intel, Avnet, Bank First, the Chandler Police Department and Seton Catholic High
School. In addition,many of the Maricopa Community Colleges maintain partnerships with
corporations, industries and non-profits organizations located in Chandler.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College was created in 1985 and is widely known for its
commitment to student service to and involvement in the community. In 2001,Chandler-
Gilbert Community College served more than 18,000 students in 222,221 square feet of
facility on the main campus and 151,312 square feet of facility at Williams Education Center.
The annual budget of Chandler-Gilbert Community College is approximately $18,000,000 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