Scottsdale Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Scottsdale Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Scottsdale, 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 174 degree programs through 33 Certificate, 88 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 59 programs (8 Certificate, 34 Associate's programs). The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $42,500.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	9000 E Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ
Phone	480-423-6000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$2,358 Out-of-State$8,958
Student Population »	7,065 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	22%
Transfer-out Rate	21%
Retention Rate	63% (Full-time) 42% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$1,603
Students to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,500

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for out-of-state students at Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale 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	$1,104
Off-Campus Living Costs	$22,176
Average Financial Aid	$1,603
Cost of Attendance	$25,638	$32,238
After Financial Aid	$24,035	$30,635
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,500

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Arizona Residents	Out-of-State Students
Scottsdale 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

Scottsdale Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 59 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Certificate, 34 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	8	34	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	33	88	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
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Food Science	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	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	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Advertising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 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	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Japanese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	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
Legal Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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	2 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	201 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ^{ONLINE / 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	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / 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	45 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / 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	35 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Astronomy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Meteorology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ^{ONLINE / 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	17 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Development Economics and International Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / 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	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	10 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	34 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and Screenwriting	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Musical Theatre	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	32 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	258 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Technology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	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
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	105 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	72 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	16 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	69 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Retail Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	16 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	14 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Resort Management	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Insurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 7,065 students at Scottsdale Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 3,128 male students and 4,192 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	7,320	1,643	5,677
Male Students	3,128	777	2,351
Female Students	4,192	866	3,326

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Scottsdale Community College, there are 7,065 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,691 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,738 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,953 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	7,065
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,738
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,953
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,374