Central Arizona College

Central Arizona College

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name =Central Arizona College
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motto ="Learn more, earn more."
established =1961
type =Community College
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president =Dennis Jenkins
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students =6,388 total
1,928 full-time (2006)
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city =Coolidge, Arizona
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country =United States
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colors =Green & Gold
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mascot =Vaqueros
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website = http://www.centralaz.edu

Central Arizona College 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 Vaqueros 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.

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.

Athletics

The Central Arizona College Vaqueros field 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. 24 national titles between them Its a sausage fest as well.

Notable alumni

*Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers (baseball)
*Rich Harden, Chicago Cubs
*Scott Hairston, San Diego Padres

External links

* [http://www.centralaz.edu CAC Home Page]
* [http://www.centralaz.edu/x1075.xml CAC Athletics Page]
* [http://www.centralaz.edu/x3092.xml CAC Library Page]


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