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This is a list of colleges and universities in Arizona. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary,
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, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.


Active institutions


Two-year institutions

* Arizona Western College, Yuma,
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Quartzsite Quartzsite is a town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 2,413. Interstate 10 runs directly through Quartzsite which is at the intersection of U.S. Route 95 and Arizona State Route 95 w ...
, Wellton, Somerton * Central Arizona College, Coolidge,
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Winkelman Winkelman is a town in Gila and Pinal counties in Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town was 353, all of whom lived in Gila County. History The community was named after Peter Winkelman, a local catt ...
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Apache Junction Apache Junction is a city in Pinal and Maricopa counties in the state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,499, most of whom lived in Pinal County. It is named for the junction of the Apache Trail and Old West Highway. Th ...
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Queen Creek Queen Creek is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa and Pinal County, Arizona, Pinal counties in the U.S. state, state of Arizona. The population was 59,519 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 26,361 at the 2010 Uni ...
* Cochise College,
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Sierra Vista Sierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 45,308, and is the 27th most populous city in Arizona. The city is part of the Sierra Vista-Douglas Metropolitan Are ...
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, Willcox,
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Coconino Community College Coconino Community College (CCC) is a public community college in Coconino County, Arizona. It enrolls more than 7,500 learners annually. The college offers more than 50 associate degrees and certificates. Scholarships are available through the ...
, Flagstaff, Williams, Page * Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher *
Maricopa County Community College District The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), also known as Maricopa Community Colleges, is a community college district in Arizona with its headquarters in Tempe. It is one of the largest, serving more than 220,000 students each yea ...
** Chandler-Gilbert Community College,
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Estrella Mountain Community College Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) 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 Mar ...
, Avondale ** GateWay Community College, Phoenix ** Glendale Community College,
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Mesa Community College Mesa Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Mesa, Arizona. It is the largest of the 10 community colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District, the largest community college district in the United States in ter ...
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Paradise Valley Community College Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) is a public community college in Phoenix, Arizona. A branch campus, PVCC at Black Mountain, opened in August 2009 in the far northern section of Scottsdale, Arizona to serve this rapidly growing area. I ...
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Phoenix College Phoenix College (PC) is a public community college in Encanto, Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1920, it is one of the oldest community colleges in the country. History The college was originally a part of the Phoenix Union High School and Junio ...
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Rio Salado Community College Rio Salado College is a public community college headquartered in Tempe, Arizona United States. It is part of the Maricopa County Community College District and accredited by The Higher Learning Commission. It offers associate degree and certif ...
, distance learning community college, Tempe ** Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale ** South Mountain Community College, Phoenix *
Mohave Community College Mohave Community College (MCC) is a public community college with campuses in Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City, and Colorado City, serving Mohave County, Arizona and the surrounding communities. MCC is accredited by the Higher Learnin ...
, Kingman,
Bullhead City Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the em ...
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Lake Havasu City Lake Havasu City (, ) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 57,144, up from 52,527 in 2010. It is served by Lake Havasu City Airport. History The community first started as an ...
* Northland Pioneer College, Snowflake, Show Low, Holbrook, Winslow * Pima Community College, Tucson * Yavapai College, Prescott,
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, Clarkdale, Chino Valley


Tribal institutions

* Navajo Nation ** Diné College,
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* Tohono O'odham Nation ** Tohono O'odham Community College, Sells


Defunct institutions


See also

* List of college athletic programs in Arizona *
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Higher education in the United States Higher education in the United States is an optional stage of formal learning following secondary education. Higher education is also referred as post-secondary education, third-stage, third-level, or tertiary education. It covers stages 5 to 8 ...
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List of American institutions of higher education Below are links to lists of institutions of higher education in the United States (colleges and universities) by state, grouped by Census Region, as well as lists of institutions in United States insular areas and of American institutions locat ...
* List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations * List of colleges and universities * List of colleges and universities by country


References


External links


Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in ArizonaU.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, listing of accredited institutions in Arizona
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