Best Maricopa County Community Colleges (2022)

For the 2022 school year, there are 23 community colleges serving 131,174 students in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), and the student:teacher ratio is 19:1.

Top Ranked Maricopa County Community Colleges (2022)

  • College Location Students
  • Brookline College-Phoenix
    Private for-profit
    2445 W. Dunlap Ave., Ste. 100
    Phoenix, AZ 85021
    (602) 242-6265
    1,451 students
  • Brookline College-Tempe
    Public
    1140-1150 S. Priest Drive
    Tempe, AZ 85281
    (480) 545-8755
    478 students
  • Bryan University
    Public
    350 W Washington St
    Tempe, AZ 85281
    (602) 384-2555
    1,115 students
  • Chandler-Gilbert Community College
    Public
    2626 E Pecos Rd
    Chandler, AZ 85225
    (480) 732-7000
    15,585 students
  • Glendale Community College
    Public
    6000 W Olive Ave
    Glendale, AZ 85302
    (623) 845-3000
    18,054 students
  • Lamson College
    Private, for profit
    875 W. Elliot Road Suite 206
    Tempe, AZ 85284
    (480) 898-7000
    12 students
  • Mesa Community College
    Mesa Community College Photo - MCC Football Team
    Public
    1833 W Southern Ave
    Mesa, AZ 85202
    (480) 461-7000
    20,351 students
  • Refrigeration School Inc
    Private for-profit
    4210 E Washington Street
    Phoenix, AZ 85034
    (602) 275-7133
    903 students
  • Scottsdale Community College
    Scottsdale Community College Photo - SCC has a new, state-of-the-art-Library with high-tech classroom, study and learning environments, as well as comfortable and roomy areas for individual or group study.
    Public
    9000 E Chaparral Rd
    Scottsdale, AZ 85256
    (480) 423-6000
    8,602 students
  • Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
    Private for-profit
    10695 West Pierce Street
    Avondale, AZ 85323
    (800) 510-5845
    1,873 students
  • Arizona College-Glendale
    Private for-profit
    4425 W Olive Avenue, Suite 300
    Glendale, AZ 85302
    (855) 706-8382
    479 students
  • Brown Mackie College-Phoenix
    Private, for profit
    13430 N Black Canyon Ste. 190
    Phoenix, AZ 85029
    (602) 337-3044
    648 students
  • Carrington College-Phoenix North
    Private for-profit
    8503 N. 27th Ave.
    Phoenix, AZ 85051
    (602) 393-5900
    1,644 students
  • Estrella Mountain Community College
    Public
    3000 N Dysart Rd
    Avondale, AZ 85392
    (623) 935-8000
    10,120 students
  • GateWay Community College
    Public
    108 N. 40th Street
    Phoenix, AZ 85034
    (602) 392-5000
    5,067 students
  • Paradise Valley Community College
    Public
    18401 N 32nd St
    Phoenix, AZ 85032
    (602) 787-6500
    7,900 students
  • Phoenix College
    Public
    1202 W Thomas Rd
    Phoenix, AZ 85013
    (602) 264-2492
    11,109 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Mesa
    Public
    957 S. Dobson Road
    Mesa, AZ 85202
    (480) 644-0267
    856 students
  • Platt College-Arizona Automotive Institute Arizona
    Private for-profit
    6829 N 46th Ave
    Glendale, AZ 85301
    (623) 934-7273
    490 students
  • Remington College-Tempe Campus
    Private, for profit
    875 W Elliot Rd #126
    Tempe, AZ 85284
    (480) 834-1000
    n/a
    students
  • Rio Salado College
    Public
    2323 W 14th St
    Tempe, AZ 85281
    (480) 517-8000
    19,103 students
  • South Mountain Community College
    Public
    7050 S 24th St
    Phoenix, AZ 85042
    (602) 243-8135
    4,321 students
  • Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
    Public
    1538 E. Southern Ave
    Tempe, AZ 85282
    (480) 994-9244
    1,013 students
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