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Pima Community College Starts Fall Semester with Strong Enrollment

Pima Community College Starts Fall Semester with Strong Enrollment

Classes started today, August 24, 2026.

Pima Community College Starts Fall Semester with Strong Enrollment.

Pima Community College’s fall first-day enrollment is up over 2.20% compared to the first day of fall classes last year, continuing an upward enrollment trend at PCC for the last five Fall Semesters.

Classes started today, August 24, 2026.

First-day fall credit enrollment, which measures the number of courses students take, was 59,635, up 2.20% from last fall.

Fall unduplicated headcount, the number of students taking classes, was 19,447, up 1.34% from last fall.

Last year, 6,616 high school students enrolled in PCC’s dual enrollment classes.

While the traditional 16-week fall semester begins this week, students can still register for 14-week classes until September 8, 2026.

Registration for 8-week classes is open until October 19, 2026.

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