Notable Community and Technical Colleges in Arizona

This directory-style roundup highlights 10 community and technical colleges in Arizona, selected from available COSMIQ profiles with enrollment data. The order reflects reported enrollment as a rough measure of institution size—not educational quality, outcomes, or endorsement. Enrollment figures are intentionally not shown.

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Institutions

Rio Salado College — Tempe, Arizona.
Mesa Community College — Mesa, Arizona.
Pima Community College — Tucson, Arizona.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College — Chandler, Arizona.
Glendale Community College — Glendale, Arizona.
Phoenix College — Phoenix, Arizona.
Estrella Mountain Community College — Avondale, Arizona.
Arizona Western College — Yuma, Arizona.
Scottsdale Community College — Scottsdale, Arizona.
Yavapai College — Prescott, Arizona.

Selection and source notes

This list uses IPEDS institution levels 1 and 2: less-than-two-year and two-year institutions. It is not limited to schools whose names include “community college.”

COSMIQ college profiles use 2022 IPEDS records. Institutions are selected from available profiles with reported enrollment.

Source references: COSMIQ college profiles; National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

The article includes 10 profiles from a state category with 20 available profiles, following the agreed 10-entry list size. The ordering is not a quality ranking.

Editorial note: COSMIQ has not independently evaluated or endorsed the listed institutions. Profile availability and source years vary; readers should consult each institution for current details.