Paradise Valley Community College

Paradise Valley Community College at Black Mountain is located in the scenic desert of Scottsdale, Arizona, offering over 80 acres of accessible educational space. Established in 2009 as a collaborative effort with the Valley of the Sun YMCA, this satellite campus serves the surrounding communities, including North Phoenix, Carefree, Cave Creek, and North Scottsdale. The Black Mountain campus provides a wide range of classes leading to certificate programs and two-year associate degrees, with an average class size of 18 students for enhanced faculty interaction. Additionally, it features a high-powered Schmidt Cassegrain telescope for astronomy students and is recognized as one of the top 150 community colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. Generated from the website