Study at Eastern Arizona CollegeEastern Arizona College is an Arizona community college located in Graham County, Arizona. It was chartered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1888. The main campus is situated in Thatcher, and the college also operates satellite locations in Gila County and Greenlee County. EAC is the oldest community college in the state and is Arizona's only community college with a marching band. EAC is divided into more than 8 different academic divisions. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse Course Topics. The college also fields several men's and women's sports teams.
Profile of Eastern Arizona CollegeThe main campus of Eastern Arizona College is in Thatcher, AZ (a self-contained town). The school is a public school. Eastern Arizona College offers degrees up to the Associate's degree.
Course Topics
The school students most commonly major in a field related to music, landscaping and horticulture, drama and performing arts, and construction trades.
Eastern Arizona College Selectivity
Eastern Arizona College admits all qualified candidates under its open-admission policy. Students attending the school come from a variety of places, in and out of state.
Student Enrolment
In 2007, Eastern Arizona College had 5, 314 enrolled students. Older students (40+ years old, e. g. ) are welcome and common at the school.
Student Life
Many students at Eastern Arizona College live in campus housing. The school makes available a lot of student housing. Meal plans are available.
Eastern Arizona College Programs and Degrees
| General Category | General Category | Most Common Majors | | Construction Trades | 132 | carpentry, building inspection and management, masonry, property management | | Liberal Arts | 104 | liberal arts and sciences, foreign language and literature, sociology, political science, history, English, liberal arts and humanities, anthropology | | Nursing and Emergency Medicine | 94 | registered nursing, nursing assistant, health aide, licensed practical nurse, EMT paramedic, pre-nursing | | Business and Management | 79 | business, business management, accounting technology, business and related services, entrepreneurship, retail, operations management, small business management | | Mechanics and Repair | 66 | HVAC, automobile mechanics | | Security and Law Enforcement | 54 | criminal justice and police, criminal justice and administration, fire-fighting | | Education and Teaching | 53 | early childhood education, elementary school teaching, secondary teaching, industrial arts teaching, business teaching, art Education | | Landscaping and Horticulture | 29 | applied horticulture | | Medical Support and Technology | 16 | medical assistant, allied health and medical assisting, pre-pharmacy, medical lab assistant | | office and Administration | 10 | business support services, administrative assistant, general office occupations | | Computer Science and Engineering | 10 | information science, information technology, computer and info science, computer programming, computer services management, webmastering, computer and media applications, data processing tech, . . . | | Engineering Technician | 9 | drafting, civil engineering tech, mining tech, CAD and design | | Medicine | 9 | pre-med, medical preparatory | | Music | 7 | music | | Drama and Performing Arts | 7 | drama | | Production Trades | 6 | machine shop assistant, welding, machinist, sheet metal tech | | Medical administration | 6 | medical transcription | | Beauty and Cosmetology | 3 | cosmetology | | Art Studies | 2 | art studies | | Photography and Commercial Art | 2 | commercial art | | Therapy and Counselling | 1 | psychology | | Law | 0 | pre-law | | Conservation and Resource Management | 0 | forestry | | Mathematics | 0 | mathematics | | Science | 0 | biology, physics, wildlife biology, geology, chemistry, biological and biomedical sciences | | Media | 0 | communications tech | | Engineering | 0 | engineering | | Agricultural Science and Management | 0 | agricultural operations, agriculture | | Nutrition and Exercise Therapy | 0 | health and physical Education | | Family and Social Work | 0 | child care provider, child development, child care management |
Contact: Eastern Arizona CollegeEastern Arizona College
615 N. Stadium Ave.
Thatcher, AZ 85552-0769
General Phone: (928) 428-8322
http://www.eac.edu
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