“Public community college serving Pinal County with multiple campuses across the region.”
Central Arizona College (CAC) is a public community college serving Pinal County, Arizona, founded in 1969. It operates multiple campuses and centers including Signal Peak (near Coolidge), Aravaipa, Superstition Mountain, Maricopa, San Tan, and Casa Grande, enrolling about 10,231 students.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Test Free — No test scores needed — they won't be reviewed even if submitted.
Official SourceFall (International)
No fixed published deadline; international applicants advised to submit complete documentation 60-90 days before term start to allow I-20 issuance and visa processing.
Spring (International)
No fixed published deadline.
Domestic Rolling Admission
Open-admission, rolling enrollment for U.S. residents.
This university does not consider SAT or ACT scores in admissions.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$2,250
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$4,500
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
CAC's largest single area of enrollment. Two-year Associate of Arts and Associate of Science transfer degrees designed to articulate seamlessly into ASU, U of A, and NAU bachelor's programs under Arizona's transfer guidelines.
Includes the affordable, waitlist-free Registered Nursing program, plus Medical Assisting, Phlebotomy, and Nursing Assistant credentials. Clinical placements in Pinal County and East Valley healthcare networks.
Home to one of Arizona's largest EMT/Fire Science programs. Trains paramedics, firefighters, and law-enforcement officers for Pinal County and surrounding agencies.
Distinctive desert-Southwest agriculture and equine programs, supported by the campus's working agricultural and rodeo facilities. CAC's rodeo team has been a perennial NJCAA national power.
Career-and-transfer programs in Business Administration, Accounting, Computer Information Systems, plus apprenticeable trades like Carpentry, Welding, and Aviation.
2 years
Affordable, waitlist-free RN pathway preparing graduates for the NCLEX-RN exam. Clinical placements at Banner Casa Grande, Sun Life Family Health, and East Valley healthcare partners.
2 years
One of the largest emergency-services training programs in Arizona, with full paramedic certification and a fire-science associate degree. Direct hiring pipelines into Pinal County and Phoenix-metro fire and EMS agencies.
2 years
Distinctive equine science program supported by working facilities. The Vaqueros rodeo team has won multiple NJCAA national titles and routinely places riders into top four-year rodeo programs.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $4,500
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
