President: Colleen A. Smith, PhD

Founded: 1991

Total Enrollment (2016): More than 7,500

Coconino Community College (CCC) provides affordable tuition and a wide variety of certificates and degrees including career/technical programs with more than 60 certificate programs and two-year associate degrees in various fields including nursing, fire science, law enforcement and business.

CCC reaches out to the more rural portions of the county including Williams, the Grand Canyon, Page and Lake Powell, Fredonia, Tuba City and other remote areas on the Navajo, Hopi and Supai Tribal Lands with instructional sites that offer classes through online, in person and Interactive Television classes to meet the needs of students in these rural and remote areas.

CCC is ranked among the top 50 community colleges in the U.S., according to the education website, thebestschools.org, which cites factors such as learning outcomes and student support. Additionally, CNN Money has ranked CCC as No. 25 in its listing of the best community college values.

The award-winning CCC2NAU (Coconino Community College to Northern Arizona University) program has become a state and national model for transitioning community college students to a four-year university. The program has served more than 1,700 students, compared to a starting cohort of 15 in 2008.

Coconino Community College can be contacted by using the below information:

General phone number: 800-350-7122
Website: www.coconino.edu