Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) offers numerous associate degrees, university transfer partnerships, specialized certificate programs, short-term job training, and community education opportunities. Courses are taught by more than 300 award-winning residential and adjunct faculty who are experts in their fields. With small class sizes, students receive individualized attention and every opportunity to engage in the learning experience both inside and outside of the classroom. EMCC Buckeye and EMCC @ West-MEC Southwest Campus locations provide additional learning opportunities for students in the far West Valley. EMCC is a designated Hispanic-Serving and Minority-Serving Institution, part of the Maricopa County Community College District.
Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA) is a pioneer in developing online, high-quality degree programs for adults. It has experienced significant growth since its 1991 inception by focusing on academic quality and learner success in the growing market for online, post-secondary education. Capella`s academic programs are delivered through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Capella University, an accredited online academic institution. The university is known for its rigorous curricula that combine strong academic content and real-world practicality, presented in a flexible, online format geared for adult students. Capella Education Company also owns Capella Learning Solutions (CLS) which provides online non-degree, high-demand, job-ready skills, training solutions and services to individuals and corporate partners, Hackbright, the leading non-degree software engineering school for women, DevMountain, an industry-leading coding school and Sophia, an innovative learning platform leveraging technology to support self-paced learning.
Gadsden State is a public, open door, comprehensive community college that is comprised of five campuses or educational centers in Calhoun, Cherokee and Etowah counties. Gadsden State has a rich and illustrious history within the communities it serves. Administrators, faculty and staff work together to prepare students for direct-entry into the workplace or for transfer to a four-year university.
A premier research university serving a diverse body of motivated students in vibrant Midtown, the cultural center of Detroit. Founded in 1868, Wayne State University is a nationally recognized metropolitan research institution offering more than 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 29,000 students. Wayne State`s main campus in Midtown Detroit comprises 100 buildings over 200 acres; its six extension centers offer higher education to students throughout Southeast Michigan.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University), is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey. It was originally chartered as Queen`s College in 1766 and is the eighth-oldest college in the United States. Rutgers is the largest university within New Jersey`s state university system, and it was ranked 54th in the world academically in a 2008 survey conducted by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The university offers more than 100 distinct bachelor, 100 master, and 80 doctoral and professional degree programs across 175 academic departments, 29 degree-granting schools and colleges, 16 of which offer graduate programs of study.