South Mountain Community College is a community college in Phoenix, Arizona. It is part of the Maricopa County Community College District and was established by the governing board of the District on April 18, 1978. Serving Phoenix, Ahwatukee, Guadalupe and Laveen for more than 30 years, South Mountain Community College offers associate degrees, certificates of completion, courses that transfer to universities and technology training to more than 10,000 students each year. We are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Your success at South Mountain Community College is not only important to you, it’s important to us. That’s why our faculty, counselors, and staff are committed to providing you with the materials and counseling that you need to be successful. The college takes its name from South Mountain, which is a few kilometers to the south of campus. Approximately 8,500 students attend the college; the main campus is at 7050 South 24th Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Two additional locations are the Ahwatukee Foothills Center, 10429 South 51st Street, and the Guadalupe Center, 9233 S. Avenida del Yaqui (Priest Road, south of Guadalupe Road) in Guadalupe, Arizona.

South Mountain Community College is a federally designated Minority and Hispanic-serving institution.

A shooting took place at the college on July 24, 2008. Three people—age 17, 22, and 25—were wounded, two of them critically. Police reported that the shooter had been arrested.

A new Library was constructed and opened in the beginning of the Fall Semester of 2011. This library is not only for student use, but doubles as a public library. Within the 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) of the library there is a cyber cafe', a teen space, a collection with over 110,000 pieces, a dedicated children's area/story time, as well as quiet reading/study areas. This new library was designed by Richard Bauer.

Shari L. Olson brings twenty-seven years of experience as an educator, coach, consultant, and administrator in higher education. Throughout her career she has remained committed to strengths-based leadership principles and developing the best in her students and colleagues. On June 16, 2010 the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities named her Interim President at Anoka Technical College. Prior to this assignment, she worked as system director of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities at the Office of the Chancellor. She also served as the President of Eastern Wyoming College, where she implemented a strategic planning model which utilized appreciative inquiry to create a new vision statement, strategic directions, value statements, vital initiatives, and annual action plans.