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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Glendale Community College
  • Rio Salado College

What stands out

Rio Salado College has the lower average net price, Glendale Community College reports the higher graduation rate, Glendale Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Glendale Community College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Glendale Community College compared with Rio Salado College
MetricGlendale Community CollegeGlendale, AZPublic · Less than 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earningsRio Salado CollegeTempe, AZPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net price
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$11,650$8,341lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$18,037$13,425
In-state tuition$2,358$2,358
Out-of-state tuition$8,958$8,958
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.15%highest6%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$6,960lowest$9,500
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$43,108highest$41,015
Campus
Undergraduates11,97511,668

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.