unitid 364016 · Phoenix, AZ · public 4-year · city (large)
Paradise Valley Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 9,156
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
5,117
52nd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
18%
undergrads on Pell grants
12th pctl among public 4-years
completion
19%
finish within 150% time
5th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,375
28th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,180
after aid, aided students
45th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$47,196
after entry, Title IV students
41st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$6,995
4th 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 $10,823 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
- 0-30k50%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $22,687
- First-generation students
- 47%
- 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 6.7× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 177 | $46,916 | $10,986 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 167 | $56,254 | $6,625 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 140 | $45,843 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 78 | $79,516 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 70 | $63,699 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 47 | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 40 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 24 | — | — |
| Physical Sciences, General. | 21 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 18 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 13 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 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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Compare with peers
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.