Paradise Valley Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Paradise Valley Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Phoenix, Arizona. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for other students on average. It offers 152 degree programs through 17 Certificate, 77 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 9 programs (2 Certificate, 4 Associate's programs). The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $40,500.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	18401 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ
Phone	602-787-6500
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$2,358 Out-of-State$8,958
Student Population »	5,676 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	12%
Transfer-out Rate	26%
Retention Rate	65% (Full-time) 40% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$1,862
Students to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$40,500

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for out-of-state students at Paradise Valley Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($8,266) over public community colleges in Arizona.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Paradise Valley Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Arizona community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Arizona Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$2,358	$8,958
Books & Supplies	$1,464
Off-Campus Living Costs	$22,176
Average Financial Aid	$1,862
Cost of Attendance	$25,998	$32,598
After Financial Aid	$24,136	$30,736
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$40,500

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Arizona Residents	Out-of-State Students
Paradise Valley Community College	$2,358	$8,958
Public Community Colleges in Arizona	$2,713	$8,266
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Paradise Valley Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 9 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificate, 4 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	2	4	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	17	77	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Food Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
American Indian/Native American Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Japanese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Human Nutrition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family and Community Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Literature	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	251 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Natural Sciences	49 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	36 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Astronomy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Meteorology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dance	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Musical Theatre	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	372 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetic Technician	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	105 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	63 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	69 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,676 students at Paradise Valley Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,620 male students and 3,345 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	5,965	1,731	4,234
Male Students	2,620	910	1,710
Female Students	3,345	821	2,524

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Paradise Valley Community College, there are 5,676 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,033 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,351 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,682 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	5,676
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,351
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,682
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,643