Estrella Mountain Community College is a public community college located in Avondale, AZ. It offers 134 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 41 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Estrella Mountain Community College is $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,959 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Arizona public community colleges' average ($8,014).

The school has 9,620 students, which is higher than Arizona community collleges' average (3,662). In addition, 2,854 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (21 to 1) of Arizona community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Estrella Mountain Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Arizona community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Arizona ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$2,358$8,959
Books & Supplies$1,464
Off-Campus Living Costs$22,176
Average Financial Aid$2,598
Cost of Attendance$25,998$32,599
After Financial Aid$23,400$30,001
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Arizona ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Estrella Mountain Community College$2,358$8,959
Public Community Colleges in Arizona$2,781$8,014
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Estrella Mountain Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs2417NOT OFFERED
Total Programs6074NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Food ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
American Indian/Native American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Folklore Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CommunicationNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific ApplicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product CertificationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst2 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 23 completers
NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design11 completers
21 completers
NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry ChefNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training17 completers
21 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 31 completers
NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching2 completers
6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Japanese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Human NutritionNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Family and Community ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 349 completers
NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 87 completers
NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 19 completers
NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Natural Sciences95 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 36 completers
NOT OFFERED
AstronomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MeteorologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 34 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 52 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 16 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and RepairNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Electronics Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance TechnologyNOT OFFERED 17 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
DanceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Interior DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Musical TheatreNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies560 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant17 completers
38 completers
NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 77 completers
NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training16 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/Commerce97 completers
5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 96 completers
NOT OFFERED
Retail ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
HistoryNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 9,620 students at Estrella Mountain Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 3,266 male students and 5,250 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total8,5162,3466,170
Male Students3,2669492,317
Female Students5,2501,3973,853

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 9,620 total students, 5,477 students enrolled through distance learning (2,854 students enrolled exclusively and 2,623 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment9,620
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,854
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,623
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,143

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Estrella Mountain Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address3000 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ
Phone623-935-8000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$2,358
Out-of-State$8,959
Student Population »9,620 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »17%
Transfer-out Rate20%
Retention Rate71% (Full-time)
47% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$2,598
Students to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)