unitid 215239 · Philadelphia, PA · public 2-year · city (large)
Community College of Philadelphia
- enrollment 2023
- 16,769
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
11,948
94th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
57%
undergrads on Pell grants
96th pctl among public 2-years
completion
24%
finish within 150% time
13th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,172
86th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$11,911
after aid, aided students
82nd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,852
after entry, Title IV students
66th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,750
60th pctl among public 2-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 $10,728 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k58%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110k7%
- 110k+4%
- Median family income
- $17,328
- First-generation students
- 55%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,632
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.8× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 311 | — | $13,313 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 208 | $44,136 | $14,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 205 | $47,815 | $13,437 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 121 | $89,117 | $25,750 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 95 | $49,863 | $11,375 |
| Psychology, General. | 83 | $39,730 | $13,838 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 70 | $36,481 | $14,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 70 | $45,761 | $14,250 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 37 | $77,211 | $22,760 |
| Human Services, General. | 35 | $42,554 | $18,242 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 29 | $36,157 | $14,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 28 | $21,277 | $13,926 |
— 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.