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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.

  • South Mountain Community College
  • Yavapai College

What stands out

Yavapai College has the lower average net price, Yavapai College reports the higher graduation rate, Yavapai College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while South Mountain 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.

South Mountain Community College compared with Yavapai College
MetricSouth Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, AZPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest median debtYavapai CollegePrescott, AZPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$12,780$8,683lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$18,898$14,988
In-state tuition$2,358$2,948
Out-of-state tuition$8,958$9,486
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.16%33%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$8,000lowest$9,000
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$39,825$39,890highest
Campus
Undergraduates3,6453,988

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.