SAN FRANCISCO (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) March 12, 2001--Standard&Poor's today assigned its double-'A' rating to Maricopa County Community College District, Ariz.'s $52.55 million GO bonds series 2001D. The bonds are scheduled to sell on March 27, 2001. In addition, Standard&Poor's affirmed its double-'A' rating on the county's outstanding parity debt. The outlook is stable. The rating is based on the district's unlimited GO pledge and reflects: -- A broad and expanding economic base encompassing the Phoenix metropolitan area, -- Solid financial operations, and -- Moderate, but manageable, debt. Coterminous with Maricopa County in central Arizona, the district is the largest community college system in the nation, providing lower-level undergraduate courses, job training services, and other academic
