Public · Community college
Western Maricopa Education Center
Glendale, Arizona · Large suburb
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Western Maricopa Education Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Glendale, Arizona (large suburb setting), enrolling 245 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Glendale, Arizona
Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. In the late 1800s the area that is now Glendale was all desert. Glendale was temporarily renamed as Swift City on March 17 and 18, 2023, as per the mayor and the city council's proclamation, to celebrate the opening concerts of the Eras Tour, the sixth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, at State Farm Stadium. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 14 miles to Phoenix, AZ
- To the ocean
- 161 miles
- Nearest airport
- 18 miles to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) · major hub
How Western Maricopa Education Center compares
Lower than 86%
Larger than 49%
Percentiles compare Western Maricopa Education Center with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Arizona.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White30%
- Hispanic43%
- Asian1.6%
- Other or multiracial25%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 245
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 33%
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
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- Students with federal loans
- 16%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 105°F
- Winter low
- 40°F
- Annual rain
- 8.3″
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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Youngtown, AZ US station (4.1 mi from campus).
What Western Maricopa Education Center graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.