unitid 105792 · Phoenix, AZ · public 4-year · city (large)
South Mountain Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 5,294
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
3,645
41st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
30%
undergrads on Pell grants
43rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
16%
finish within 150% time
3rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,898
31st pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,780
after aid, aided students
50th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$39,825
after entry, Title IV students
15th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$8,000
6th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,902 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k56%
- 30-48k24%
- 48-75k13%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $21,078
- First-generation students
- 59%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,358
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 245 | $42,696 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 244 | $44,016 | — |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 57 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 34 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 30 | $51,640 | — |
| Carpenters. | 29 | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 28 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 24 | $54,720 | — |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 20 | — | — |
| Natural Sciences. | 18 | — | — |
| Physical Sciences, General. | 16 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 13 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.