CITY OF EL MIRAGE

The City of El Mirage is a relatively compact city in northwestern Maricopa County with a
population approaching 7,700. The Maricopa Community Colleges currently serve the City
of El Mirage through the Glendale Community College campus at 6000 West Olive Avenue,
Rio Salado at Luke Air Force Base and through a teaching site located at Dysart High School
within city boundaries. Glendale 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	64
Students living in city	1,868
Teaching sites in city	2

Many students access their educational services through the Internet and others attend Dysart
High School or other sites located just outside El Mirage in Glendale, Surprise or at Luke
Air Force Base which provide evening and weekend coursework and training, with students
often being working adults. In addition,many of the Maricopa Community Colleges maintain
partnerships with corporations,industries and non-profits organizations located in El Mirage.

Glendale Community College opened its doors in 1965 and was recently named one of
“America’s Most Wired Colleges.”The Phoenix Business Journal also recently listed Glendale Community College as the best place in the Valley to receive computer training. In 2001,
Glendale Community College served approximately 46,000 students in 624,904 square feet
of facility on the West Olive Campus and 10,200 square feet of facility at 59th Avenue and
Happy Valley Road. The annual budget of Glendale Community College is approximately
$45,000,000 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