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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.

  • Chandler-Gilbert Community College
  • Paradise Valley Community College

What stands out

Paradise Valley Community College has the lower average net price, Chandler-Gilbert Community College reports the higher graduation rate, Chandler-Gilbert Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Paradise Valley 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.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College compared with Paradise Valley Community College
MetricChandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, AZPublic · Less than 2-yearHighest graduation rateHighest median earningsParadise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, AZPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceLowest median debt
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$12,726$12,180lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$17,845$18,375
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.27%highest19%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$7,000$6,995lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$51,111highest$47,196
Campus
Undergraduates5,0515,117

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.