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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.

  • Phoenix College
  • Pima Community College

What stands out

Pima Community College has the lower average net price, Pima Community College reports the higher graduation rate, Phoenix College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Phoenix 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.

Phoenix College compared with Pima Community College
MetricPhoenix CollegePhoenix, AZPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest median debtHighest median earningsPima Community CollegeTucson, AZPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rate
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$12,055$3,405lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$18,594$9,851
In-state tuition$2,358$2,442
Out-of-state tuition$8,958$7,758
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.14%25%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$6,750lowest$7,000
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$40,870highest$39,810
Campus
Undergraduates8,55514,242

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.