unitid 384333 · Avondale, AZ · public 2-year · suburb (large)
Estrella Mountain Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 12,951
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
4,512
74th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
24%
undergrads on Pell grants
25th pctl among public 2-years
completion
32%
finish within 150% time
32nd pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,040
78th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$12,254
after aid, aided students
84th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,356
after entry, Title IV students
82nd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$7,500
14th 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 $10,780 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
- 0-30k44%
- 30-48k26%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k8%
- 110k+4%
- Median family income
- $27,267
- First-generation students
- 54%
- 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 5.9× 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. | 560 | $44,864 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 436 | $44,994 | $9,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 142 | $40,055 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 102 | $52,938 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 96 | $50,775 | — |
| Natural Sciences. | 95 | $58,832 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 77 | $80,098 | $34,003 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 63 | $33,303 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 52 | $41,097 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 41 | $46,265 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 38 | — | — |
| Physical Sciences, General. | 36 | $62,897 | — |
— 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.