TOWN OF PARADISE VALLEY

The Town of Paradise Valley is a compact town located between Phoenix and Scottsdale
in the north east valley with a population approaching 14,000. The Maricopa Community
Colleges currently serve the Town of Paradise Valley through the Paradise Valley Community
College campus at 18401 North 32nd Street, the Rio Salado College Paradise Valley Mall
facility and through an additional teaching site at Paradise Valley High School. Paradise Valley 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	44
Students living in city	771

Many students access their educational services through the Internet and others attend
Paradise Valley Mall, Paradise Valley High School or other teaching sites located in Phoenix
and Scottsdale 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 Paradise
Valley.

Paradise Valley Community College opened its doors is a fast-growing college with well known athletics competition and high quality education centering on university transfer, international business, hazardous materials technology and Fine Arts. In 2001, Paradise Valley Community College served approximately 18,000 students in 510,075 square feet of facility on the 32nd Street and Union Hills Drive facility. The annual budget of Paradise Valley 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