Western Maricopa Education Center
Glendale, Arizona · Website
Western Maricopa Education Center is a public 2-year college in Glendale, Arizona with 245 undergraduates.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 16%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2020-21 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 245
- Part-time students
- 100%
- Women
- 22%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 6
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | AZ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,678 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,774 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 90% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 54% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $9,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,057 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $40,059 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
6 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | - | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Glendale and Arizona on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Arizona
- Homes: Homes for sale in Arizona
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Western Maricopa Education Center?
Western Maricopa Education Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
What are the most popular majors at Western Maricopa Education Center?
Precision Metal Working (54 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (25 certificate graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (24 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.