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Statement · Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $3,900 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $10,720.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $40,513 ten years after entering, the 17th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 27% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
7,853

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $10,720 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $3,657 and $8,897 a year depending on income at Central Arizona College.

Statement of cost · Central Arizona College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$10,720
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$3,900
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$4,714
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$2,250

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $3,900; $30–48k: $3,657; $48–75k: $6,413; $75–110k: $8,328; over $110k: $8,897. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$3,900
$30k–$48k$3,657
$48k–$75k$6,413
$75k–$110k$8,328
Over $110k$8,897

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $40,513; the median graduate who borrowed owes $10,010.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$36,057
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$37,886
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
17th percentile among public 4-years
$40,513
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
12th percentile among public 4-years
$10,010
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$6,157

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $36,057; 8 yrs after entry: $37,886; 10 yrs after entry: $40,513. Median graduate debt: $10,010. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $10,010.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$36,057
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$37,886
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$40,513
Median graduate debt$10,010

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Central Arizona College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree230not reported$11,245
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma214$46,570$10,115
CarpentersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma69not reportednot reported
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma56not reportednot reported
Mason/MasonryUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma44not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree38not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree38not reported$16,300
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma38not reportednot reported
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma35not reportednot reported
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma35not reportednot reported
Biological and Physical SciencesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma33not reportednot reported
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree33not reportednot reported
Show all 22 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma28not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree27not reported$11,084
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma23not reportednot reported
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma20not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma17not reportednot reported
Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma17not reportednot reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma17not reportednot reported
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree13not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma0not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree10not reported$9,432

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Central Arizona College: 4,912 undergraduates; 30% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

4,912

50th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

30%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

43rd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

27%

finish within 150% of normal time

14th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

50%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$23,660

24th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k49%
  • $30k–$48k25%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k49%
$30k–$48k25%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.