October 10, 2005 - Estrella Mountain Community College opens early registration today for the Spring 2006 semester beginning January 14, 2006, giving students a head start on selecting the class of their choice and avoiding long lines at peak registration time in early January. Prospective and continuing students can view a full listing of course offerings for the spring semester online at www.estrellamountain.edu/sch .Along with a full range of academic course offerings designed to satisfy university requirements, the college also offers a variety of liberal and fine arts and expanded math and science classes such as creative writing, journalism, dance, engineering, geology, and microbiology. The semester's language courses include Spanish, French, Sign Language and, for the first time in the college's history, Japanese. The college also specializes in a variety of occupational specific courses such as Culinary Arts and Administration of Justice, and continues to be the only site in the state of Arizona for Red Hat Linux certification. This semester, the college will offer its first courses in Fire Science Technology.To register, call 623.935.8888, or visit the college's enrollment services center to register in person. Registration is open to walk-in visitors Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., and Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The college is located at 3000 North Dysart Road, in Avondale, on the northwest corner of Thomas and Dysart Roads. Classes begin January 14.Estrella Mountain Community College is located on Thomas and Dysart Roads in Avondale and offers transfer-ready academic courses and job-specific occupational training to more than 13,000 students annually. Estrella Mountain is part of the Maricopa County Community College District, one of the largest community college districts in the nation. For more information visit www.estrellamountain.edu or www.maricopa.edu .
