Central Arizona College

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Central Arizona College
Central Arizona College logo
Motto "Learn more, earn more."
Established 1961
Type Community College
President Dennis Jenkins
Students 12,239 total
3,812 full-time (2008)
Location Coolidge, Arizona, United States
Campus Signal Peak Campus, Aravaipa Campus, Superstition Mountain Campus, Corporate Center, Johnson Ranch Center, Maricopa Center
Colors Green and Gold
Nickname CAC
Mascot Vaqueros and Vaqueras
Website http://www.centralaz.edu

Central Arizona College (CAC) is a public community college located in Coolidge, Arizona. "CAC," as the school is commonly known, serves the population of Pinal County.

The school's sports teams are called the tacoboys and the colors are green and gold. They participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference, and the Western States Football League. Central Arizona College currently has three campuses: Signal Peak campus, located in Coolidge, Arizona, Aravaipa campus, located in Winkelman, Arizona, and Superstition Mountain campus, located in Apache Junction, Arizona. To serve the growing and widespread population of Pinal County, CAC also operates six educational centers: The Casa Grande and Corporate Centers, located in Casa Grande, Arizona, the Coolidge Training and Assessment Center, located in Coolidge, Arizona, the Florence Center, located in Florence, Arizona, the Maricopa Center, located in Maricopa, Arizona, and the San Tan/Johnson Ranch Center, located in Queen Creek, Arizona.

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[edit] Academics

Central Arizona College offers numerous academic programs leading to the granting of an occupational certificate or the A.A., A.B., A.S., A.A.E.E., A.G.S., or A.A.S. degrees.

[edit] Athletics

The mascot for Central Arizona is the Vaquero/Vaquera for women's teams (vaquero/a is Spanish for cowboy). Their colors are gold and green. CAC competes in division 1 in the NJCAA. Currently, CAC fields 10 intercollegiate teams, five for men and five for women. Men's sports at Central Arizona College include baseball, basketball, cross country, track and field and rodeo. The Vaqueras women compete in basketball, softball, and cross country, track and field and rodeo.

The Vaqueros are among the premier junior colleges for men's and women's athletics; winners of 35 National Titles.

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