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{{Infobox university
| name = Estrella Mountain Community College
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| type = [[CommunityPublic Collegeuniversity|Public]] [[community college]]
| established = {{start date| and age|1992}}
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| parent = [[Maricopa County Community College District]]
| affiliation = [[Maricopa County Community College District]] <br /> [[Higher Learning Commission]] <br /> [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]]
| religious_affiliation =
| academic_affiliation = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
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| president = Dr. Ernest LaraRey Rivera
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| state = [[Arizona]]
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| country = [[United States]]U.S.
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| coordinates = {{Coord|33.48040494804|-112.34346323435|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:edu}}
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
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| colors = [[Purple]] and [[Gold (color)]] <br /> {{color box|#642667}} {{color box|#bd893f}} Purple & gold
| athletics =
| sports = [[Cross country running|Cross Country]] <br /> [[Golf]]
| athletics_nickname = [[Cougar|Mountain Lions]]
| sporting_affiliations = [[Arizona Community College Athletic Conference]]
| mascot = Roary the Estrella Mountain Lion
| website = [{{URL|https://www.estrellamountain.edu Official Website]}}
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'''Estrella Mountain Community College''' ('''EMCC''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[community college]] in [[Avondale, Arizona|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, Arizona|Phoenix]] population of more than 285,000 residents. Located in the fastest growing region of the country, the college’s service area population is expected to grow to more than 1.6 million people by 2030.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
 
== Academics ==
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 [[teacher|faculty]]. Average class size consists of approximately 20-32-credit students per instructor.
 
== Accreditation ==
Estrella Mountain Community College is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
 
The college is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Higher Learning Commission]].
== Buckeye Educational Center ==
In the fall of 2011, Estrella Mountain Community College opened the Buckeye Educational Center in the newly renovated original Buckeye Union High School building at Eason Avenue and 9th Street in downtown [[Buckeye, Arizona|Buckeye]]. The campus provides academic courses, job training programs and community education classes.
 
== External links ==
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[[Category:Maricopa County Community College District]]
[[Category:EducationalUniversities institutionsand colleges established in 1992]]
[[Category:Community colleges in Arizona]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Maricopa County, Arizona]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in Arizona]]
[[Category:Two-year colleges in the United States]]