Cochise County Community College District
Tel:
(520) 515-0500
- Cochise College strives to be a learning community held in high esteem by members of its communities, providing high-quality learning opportunities for its citizens. Whether it's aviation or automobiles, cooking or computers, business or biology, nursing or languages that you love, Cochise College has something for everyone.
School Highlights
Cochise County Community College District serves 3,670 students (40% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the state community college average of 34:1.
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 57%.
Top Placements
Cochise County Community College District places among the top 20% of community colleges in Arizona for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 334 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Cochise County Community College District | (AZ) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Private, non-profit |
| Total Faculty | 334 staff | 85 staff |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 3 sports |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, SoccerBaseball, Basketball, Soccer |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Cochise College strives to be a learning community held in high esteem by members of its communities, providing high-quality learning opportunities for its citizens. Whether it's aviation or automobiles, cooking or computers, business or biology, nursing or languages that you love, Cochise College has something for everyone. A variety of certificate programs, online professional development classes, workshops and seminars are available in everything from computers and healthcare to general workplace skills and Spanish. The Cochise College Foundation offers a tremendous amount of support in the form of scholarships and grants for our students. All students are encouraged to apply. Many of these scholarships are not based on family income, but rather on academic potential and major. Adult Education offers various programs that are free to all Cochise County residents. These programs include English language acquisition (ELA), GED preparation and testing, adult basic education, reading, civics, citizenship, family literacy and workplace education. Classes meet on Cochise College campuses as well as at schools and other locations in communities across the county.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Cochise County Community College District is Brookline College-Tucson (90.9 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Brookline College-TucsonPrivate for-profit290 students | 90.90 Mi5441 E. 22nd St, Ste.125
Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 748-9799 90.90290 - Pima Community CollegePublic19,594 students | 92.10 Mi4905C East Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85709
(520) 206-4500 92.1019,594 - Brown Mackie College-TucsonPrivate, for profit611 students | 93.10 Mi4585 E Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 327-6866 93.10611 - Pima Medical Institute-TucsonPrivate for-profit1,851 students | 94.80 Mi3350 East Grant Road, Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 326-1600 94.801,851 - Southwest University of Visual Arts-TucsonPrivate, non-profit172 students | 95.20 Mi2525 N Country Club Rd
Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 325-0123 95.20172
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