Estrella Mountain Community College offers 134 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 41 major programs - 24 Certificate and 17 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,959 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,854 students out of total 9,620 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,530 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Estrella Mountain Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameEstrella Mountain Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address3000 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ
Online Students2,854 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,623 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,358
Out-of-State$8,959
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Online Degree Programs
Total41 Programs
Certificate24 Programs
Associates17 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Estrella Mountain Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Arizona residents, the tuition & fees are $2,358 and $8,959 for non-Arizona residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $97 for Arizona residents and $372 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,070$2,070$2,070$2,070$2,358
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$7,854$7,854$7,854$7,854$8,959
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$85$85$85$85$97
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$326$326$326$326$372

Online Programs By Area of Study

Estrella Mountain Community College offers 134 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 41 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 24 Certificates, 17 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs2417NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs6074NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Folklore StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
CommunicationNOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst2 2 NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design12 21 NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator6 5 NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingONLY IN CLASSROOM 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 349 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 87 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Corrections37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies76 52 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Art/Art Studies560 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant17 38 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/Commerce5 5 NOT OFFERED
Retail ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
HistoryNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Estrella Mountain Community College, there are 9,620 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,477 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,854 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,623 are 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

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,854 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,835 Arizona Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 7 students living in the U.S. States other than Arizona, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,854
Arizona Resident2,835
Other State In U.S.7
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,854
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,087
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking767

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