Vocational Programs at Western Maricopa Education Center

Certificate Programs at Western Maricopa Education Center

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
10	$9,575

Western Maricopa Education Center is a 2-4 years, public school located in Glendale, Arizona. Its published tuition & fees of Welding Technology / Welder program, which is the largest program at the school, is $9,575 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 223 students are attending the school. Western Maricopa Education Center has 10 vocational programs.

Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Western Maricopa Education Center is Welding Technology / Welder and its 2024 tuition & fees are $9,575. For reference, the average tuition for the Welding Technology / Welder program of all trade schools in the United States is $10,695.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Welding Technology / Welder	$9,575	-	900 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$10,695	-	753 Hours	9.71 Months
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology / Technician	$17,010	$220	1,926 Hours	19 Months
National Average	$20,421	-	1,401 Hours	15.06 Months
Information Technology	$4,850	-	600 Hours	6 Months
National Average	$25,509	-	1,147 Hours	11.83 Months
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	$5,050	$190	600 Hours	6 Months
National Average	$14,851	-	531 Hours	10.39 Months
Pharmacy Technician / Assistant	$5,670	$185	600 Hours	6 Months
National Average	$14,974	-	422 Hours	9.46 Months
Machine Tool Technology / Machinist	$5,500	-	600 Hours	6 Months
National Average	$8,531	-	1,078 Hours	10.69 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $9,575 at Western Maricopa Education Center.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$9,575
Books & Supplies	-
Room & Board	-
Other Living Expenses	-
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	-

¹Western Maricopa Education Center does not offer on-campus housing facilities.²The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Career and Vocational Programs

Western Maricopa Education Center offers 10 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate, 2-Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	7	2	1

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	15
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	1	14	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Key Academics Stats
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Student Population	223 Students

Key Academics Stats

Student to Faculty Ratio

11 to 1

Student Population

223 Students

On-Campus Student Services

Western Maricopa Education Center provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	N/A

Certificate Programs at Western Maricopa Education Center

Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

Career and Vocational Programs

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

On-Campus Student Services