Estrella Mountain Community College

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#11881 / #3137
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Avondale, Arizona

Estrella Mountain Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3137
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$2,358
Graduation rate
27%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
4,512

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About Estrella Mountain Community College

According to Wikipedia, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public community college in Avondale, Arizona. The college has been serving the Southwest Valley community since 1990 and at the Avondale campus since 1992. Estrella Mountain is one of the ten Maricopa Community College District that provides educational opportunities and workforce training to the burgeoning western metropolitan Phoenix population of more than 285,000 residents.

Estrella Mountain Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
69%27%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Estrella Mountain Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$2,358
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$9,069
30K - 48K$8,327
48K - 75K$9,440
75K - 110K$11,978
110K+$15,774

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Estrella Mountain Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Estrella Mountain Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,307 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Estrella Mountain Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
13,82713,827

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Estrella Mountain Community College?

Estrella Mountain Community College is located at 3000 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392-1000.

How Safe is Estrella Mountain Community College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Estrella Mountain Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Estrella Mountain Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Avondale has a violent crime rate of 0.38% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.25%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Estrella Mountain Community College Known For?

Estrella Mountain Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Estrella Mountain Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Estrella Mountain Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Physics
#5747
World Rank
#5764
Historical Rank
#1509
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #1509 in the U.S. and #5747 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees
Earth Sciences
#6458
World Rank
#6472
Historical Rank
#1837
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #1837 in the U.S. and #6458 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#4322
World Rank
#4324
Historical Rank
#2156
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2156 in the U.S. and #4322 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Mathematics
#8065
World Rank
#8091
Historical Rank
#2220
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2220 in the U.S. and #8065 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Chemistry
#7724
World Rank
#7730
Historical Rank
#2230
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2230 in the U.S. and #7724 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Political Science
#9585
World Rank
#9591
Historical Rank
#2260
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2260 in the U.S. and #9585 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Computer Science
#8864
World Rank
#8869
Historical Rank
#2300
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2300 in the U.S. and #8864 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Engineering
#10635
World Rank
#10641
Historical Rank
#2388
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2388 in the U.S. and #10635 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Business
#8544
World Rank
#8545
Historical Rank
#2392
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2392 in the U.S. and #8544 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Religious Studies
#10617
World Rank
#10634
Historical Rank
#2422
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2422 in the U.S. and #10617 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Communications
#9557
World Rank
#9572
Historical Rank
#2624
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2624 in the U.S. and #9557 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Nursing
#7035
World Rank
#7035
Historical Rank
#2633
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2633 in the U.S. and #7035 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Law
#8673
World Rank
#8678
Historical Rank
#2687
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2687 in the U.S. and #8673 worldwide for influence in Law.

Education
#10173
World Rank
#10180
Historical Rank
#2768
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2768 in the U.S. and #10173 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Literature
#9234
World Rank
#9260
Historical Rank
#2792
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2792 in the U.S. and #9234 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Biology
#10868
World Rank
#10881
Historical Rank
#2839
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2839 in the U.S. and #10868 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
History
#9673
World Rank
#9684
Historical Rank
#2874
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #2874 in the U.S. and #9673 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Medical
#11620
World Rank
#11623
Historical Rank
#3249
USA Rank

Estrella Mountain Community College ranks #3249 in the U.S. and #11620 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees