MARICOPA COLLEGES ADDS THREE NEW BACHELOR’S DEGREES; WITH HLC APPROVAL MARICOPA NOW OFFERS A TOTAL OF 11 BACHELOR’S DEGREES

Maricopa has become one of Arizona’s first community colleges to offer a bachelor’s degree in Al and the third community college in the nation to do so

The Maricopa County Community College District has announced a new bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning after receiving approval from the Higher Learning Commission. This marks the latest expansion of artificial intelligence education in Arizona.

The three newly approved Baccalaureate Degree Programs are:

1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (BS) at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC),

2. Business Administration – Accounting (BBA) at Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC), and

3. Business Administration – Management (BBA) at Scottsdale Community College (SCC).

Chandler-Gilbert Community College is also home to an AI Incubator Lab, developed in partnership with Dell, Intel, and the State of Arizona.

The AI degree is a significant milestone, as it is the first of its kind offered by a community college in Arizona and only the third such program nationwide. With these additions, Maricopa County Community Colleges now offer a total of eleven bachelor’s degree programs.