Colleges in Chandler Arizona

County: Maricopa

Incorporated: 1920

Elevation: 1215 feet

Land Area: 57.9 square miles

Population Density: 4269 people per square mile

Population: 247,140

Population change since 2000: 40.00%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (68.6%), Hispanic (21.0%), Other race (10.8%), Black (3.5%), Two or more races (3.0%), American Indian (1.8%), Chinese (1.1%), Asian Indian (0.9%), Filipino (0.7%), Vietnamese (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (18.7%), Irish (11.7%), English (10.2%), Italian (5.7%), United States (4.5%), French (2.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Mesa, AZ (10.4 miles , pop. 396,375)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (20.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Sun Lakes, AZ (2.4 miles ), Gilbert, AZ (2.6 miles ), Tempe, AZ (2.7 miles ), Guadalupe, AZ (2.7 miles ), Mesa, AZ (3.2 miles ), Santan, AZ (3.3 miles ), Queen Creek, AZ (3.7 miles ), Gila River, AZ (3.7 miles )

Chandler Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Renting percentage below state average.

High school or higher: 87.80%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.50%

Graduate or professional degree: 10.50%

Colleges/Universities in Chandler:

CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 2,990, Location: 2626 E PECOS RD, Public, Website: www.cgc.maricopa.edu

GOLF ACADEMY OF ARIZONA

FT enrollment: 179, Location: 295 W SAN MARCOS DR, Private, for-profit, Website: www.sdgagolf.com

COLLEGE OF BEAUTY ARTS AND SCIENCE

FT enrollment: 38, Location: 2390 N ALMA SCHOOL RD STE 101, Private, for-profit

CHANDLER AIR SERVICE

Location: 1675 E RYAN RD, Private, for-profit, Website: www.aerobatres.com)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Chandler:

MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 6 miles, MESA, AZ, Full-time enrollment: 11,928

RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 10 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 4,472

AL COLLINS GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL LTD

about 10 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 4,057

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS

about 10 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 37,174

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS

about 12 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 9,152

SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 14 miles, SCOTTSDALE, AZ, FT enrollment: 5,345

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS

about 14 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 14,783