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Eastern Arizona College

Eastern Arizona College
615 North Stadium Avenue
Thatcher, AZ 85552

Official telephone: (928) 428-8272
Toll-free telephone: (800) 678-3808
Fax number: (928) 428-2578
Website: www.eac.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,796
Full-time undergraduates: 22
Part-time undergraduates: 1,774
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 4%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
9.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
20.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
57.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.8% Nonresident Alien
2.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
8.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
20.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
59.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.6% Nonresident Alien
3.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 194 acres
City or town school is located in: Thatcher, AZ
Population of city/town: 4,957
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campus in Globe, AZ.
Nearest major city: Tucson
Distance of nearest major city: 133 miles
Population of nearest major city: 526,116
Online campus map: www.eac.edu/About_EAC/
Maps_and_Directions/
thatchermap.shtm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 21%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 27%
Percent of students who live off campus: 73%
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 642
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service
Counseling services:
older student, career, personal, academic, displaced homemaker counseling.
Career placement services:
co-op education, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, literary magazine, yearbook
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Intertribal club
International student organizations:
International Student club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Advance team, Media Communications, Ribbon Club, Rowdy Reptiles, College Democrats, Gila Force, Student Nurses Association; band, choir, dance, drama, orchestra, engineering, and physics clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Jim Bagnall,
Athlitic Director
School colors: purple and gold
School mascot: Gila Monster

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's golfno 
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisno 
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Tucson (128 miles)
Nearest other airport: Phoenix (161 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Benson (74 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Safford (4 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no

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