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Cochise College
Cochise College, a comprehensive "learning community" college, provides high-quality learning opportunities by offering a diverse curriculum in general education and liberal arts, direct employment programs, and various community courses and events that provide educational, cultural, and recreational serviced beyond formalized classroom instruction. Cochise College was established in 1961 as one of the first community colleges in Arizona. The original 540-acre Douglas Campus, which opened in 1964, is unique in its architecture and provides panoramic views of the Mule and Chiricahua Mountains, as well as neighboring Sonora, Mexico.

The 13,000 square-foot Cochise College Benson Center opened in August of 2000 and has two computer labs, a virtual library, four articulated classrooms that together can accommodate up to 200 students, a distance learning classroom, and a science lab/art room. The center serves students with traditional college courses, adult education, and personal interest classes. A full-time staff provides placement assessment, GED testing, advising, admissions, registration and financial aid.

Cochise College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Assoc. and in 2006 earned the maximum re-accreditation of 10 years. To learn more about Cochise College, visit their website at www.cochise.edu.