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Learn more about what we believe and what our values are... |
| | Location
Map with addresses
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| | Facts
Click here for interesting facts about MCCD. |
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Contacts
Links to each colleges' main website and e-mail addresses for the International Student Program at each of the Colleges. |
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| | | | About Our Community "Maricopa County includes the fast growing Phoenix metropolitan region and is well known for its' concentration of high-tech industries." - Arizona's capital city, Phoenix, is now the sixth largest (population) city in the U.S.
- Arizona's climate is a major attraction for the state:
Phoenix has an annual average of 300 days of sunshine; in Phoenix's Valley of the Sun, the average annual temperatures range
from a high of 85.1ƒ to a low of 57.3ƒ - Arizona is the nation's sixth largest U.S. state in geographical size.
- Arizona shares a border on the south with the Republic of Mexico.
- The Grand Canyon State is divided into three distinct regions -- northern plateaus, central mountains and southern deserts -- and each with unique climate and terrain.
- Cultural environment: Arizona Opera, Ballet Arizona, Phoenix Symphony, Phoenix Art Museum, Gammage Auditorium,
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Herberger Theater Center, Kerr Cultural Center, dozens of art galleries including the internationally acclaimed Heard Museum with its world-class collection of Native American art, numerous theater venues.
- Sports: professional basketball, football, hockey, baseball teams.
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