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Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, Arizona Public 4-year Remote town

Overview

Eastern Arizona College is a public four-year institution in Thatcher, Arizona. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,213 students.

Eastern Arizona College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 95 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, General Studies, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 1,330 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Mission

Eastern Arizona College is a student-centered institution that prepares individuals to thrive in a complex, ever-changing world through accessibility, cultural development, and innovative educational programs.

Mission statement as reported by Eastern Arizona College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,213
Students enrolled
1,330
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
95
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 95

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Health Professions 20
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Construction Trades 4
Precision Production 3
Engineering Technologies 4
Education 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Engineering 1
Social Sciences 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
English Language and Literature 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Communications Technologies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 3

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
514
Certificates under 1 year
691
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
125

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,213
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,213
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,182
Full-time, 2024-25
25%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
24%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
23%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Todd Haynie
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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