Maricopa Skill Center

Quick Facts

Location: Southwest
Setting: Large City Setting
Type: Public
School Description
Provided by Maricopa Skill Center

The Maricopa Skill Center is a workforce development center dedicated to helping individuals reach economic self-sufficiency.
* Training individuals in technical and occupational skills.
* Assisting employers in meeting their hiring needs.
* Providing businesses with customized training.

Maricopa Skill Center From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Motto: "Learn More. Live Better"

GateWay Community College is an urban campus located in Phoenix, Arizona. It has a courtyard, a large nursing program and future connection to light rail system.

There is also a High School (GateWay Early College High School) located at GateWay in which its students can be enrolled in college classes and earn credits to eventually earn an Associates Degree.

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Students & Campus Life
Full Time Students: 100%
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Expenses
Most Popular Program: Nursing
Program Cost: $ 6,547
Program Length: 1225 hours
Students Receiving Aid: 65%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic 40%
Caucasian 34%
Other 13%
African-American 10%
Asian 3%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 99%
Out-of-State 1%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Arizona 99%
Massachusetts 0%
California 0%
Percent of Students International: 14%
Most Popular Programs Program Cost Est. Books and Supplies Cost Program Length
Nursing:
$ 5,787 $ 760 1225 hours
Autobody Repair:
$ 5,596 $ 505 1365 hours
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services:
$ 4,033 $ 360 980 hours
Building/Property Maintenance and Manager:
$ 4,320 $ 727 1050 hours
Institutional Food Workers:
$ 3,889 $ 755 945 hours
Welding Technology/Welder:
$ 5,463 $ 795 1330 hours
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 1,550 45%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 600 4%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 700 4%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,625 5%  
Any Aid:
  65%  

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