CONNECTING TO OUR COMMUNITY 

Welcome to Chandler-Gilbert Community College, where connecting to the communities we serve is reflected in our vision, mission, and values as an educational entity.

Founded in 1985, CGCC, a comprehensive community college in Chandler, Arizona, serves the higher education needs of its residents at three locations in the Southeast Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area with university transfer and workforce development programs, continuing education, and more.  

CGCC’s service area reflects a diverse multicultural environment and is experiencing burgeoning population growth. The College has built a culture focused on student success, employee collegiality and collaboration, and service to community. Academic freedom and responsibility are recognized as essential to fulfilling the College’s mission of advancing student learning. Recent accomplishments include opening new programs in engineering, teacher education, sustainability and ecological literacy, dietetics and nutrition, law enforcement, fire science, electric utility technology, biotechnology, and nursing, while expanding existing programs in aviation, business, computers, humanities, arts and sciences.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College currently serves more than 16,000 students annually. The College employs 320 people full-time, with 125 full-time faculty, 425 adjunct faculty, and has an operational budget of $37.9 million.   

One of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA). Our next reaffirmation of accreditation status is scheduled for 2017.