TOWN OF GILBERT

The Town of Gilbert is a fast growing area in southeastern Maricopa County with a population
exceeding 110,000. The Maricopa Community Colleges currently serve the Town of Gilbert
through the Chandler-Gilbert Community College campus at 2626 East Pecos Road, the
Williams Education Center on South Power Road and through three additional teaching sites
located within city boundaries. Gilbert 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	761
Students living in city	10,709
Teaching sites in city	14

Many students access their educational services through the Internet and others attend the
three teaching sites located within the Town of Gilbert which provide evening and weekend
coursework and training, with students often being working adults. Such services were
provided at Gilbert High School, Highland High School and Mesquite High School. In addition,
many of the Maricopa Community Colleges maintain partnerships with corporations, industries
and non-profits organizations located in or adjacent to Gilbert.

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