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| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[Community college|community college]]
| established = {{start date| and age|1992}}
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| parent = [[Maricopa County Community College District]]
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| academic_affiliation = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
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| colors = [[Purple]] and [[Gold (color)]] <br /> {{color box|#642667}} {{color box|#bd893f}} Purple & gold
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| 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 www.estrellamountain.edu]}}
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== 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.
 
The college is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Higher Learning Commission]].
== Accreditation ==
Estrella Mountain Community College is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
 
== 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.
 
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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]]