Central Arizona College

Central Arizona College
Central Arizona College
Motto	"Learn more, earn more."
Established	1961
Type	Community College
President	Doris Helmich
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.

[edit] History

The college was founded in 1961. CAC made news in October 2011 when faculty, students and staff voted No Confidence in President Dennis Jenkin's leadership and the board authorized by 5-0 vote, an investigation into his violation of policies.^[1]

[edit] Campus

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.

[edit] Organization and administration

The college president is Doris Helmich.

[edit] Academic profile

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] Student life

[edit] Sport

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. They participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference, and the Western States Football League. CAC competes in division 1 in the NJCAA. The Vaqueros have won 35 National Titles. 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.