Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) is a public community college in Avondale, Arizona. The college has been serving the Southwest Valley community since 1990 and at the Avondale campus since 1992. Estrella Mountain is one of the ten Maricopa Community College District (one of the largest community college districts in the United States) that provides educational opportunities and workforce training to the burgeoning western metropolitan Phoenix population of more than 285,000 residents.

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Estrella Mountain Community College

Other name	EMCC
Type	Public community college
Established	1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Parent institution	Maricopa County Community College District
Academic affiliation	Space-grant
President	Rey Rivera
Students	15,000
Location	Avondale , Arizona , U.S. 33°28′49″N 112°20′37″W
Campus	Urban
Branches	Buckeye
Colors	Purple & gold
Nickname	Mountain Lions
Sporting affiliations	Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
Mascot	Roary the Estrella Mountain Lion
Website	www.estrellamountain.edu

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Serving an average of 14,000 students per year, EMCC offers numerous associate degrees, university transfer partnerships, and multiple specialized certificate programs. In addition, the college is the home to the SouthWest Skill Center. Courses are taught by more than 300 resident and adjunct faculty. Average class size consists of approximately 20-32-credit students per instructor.

The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

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