Pima Community College offers 137 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 30 major programs - 20 Certificate and 10 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $2,442 for Arizona residents and $7,758 for out-of-state students.

Total 5,143 students out of total 16,283 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 3,223 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Pima Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NamePima Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address4905C East Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ
Online Students5,143 Enrolled Online Exclusively
3,421 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,442
Out-of-State$7,758
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Online Degree Programs
Total30 Programs
Certificate20 Programs
Associates10 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Pima Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Arizona residents, the tuition & fees are $2,442 and $7,758 for non-Arizona residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $101 for Arizona residents and $277 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,250$2,250$2,298$2,370$2,442
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$7,566$7,566$7,614$7,686$7,758
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$87$87$89$92$101
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$309$309$311$314$277
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Pima Community College offers 137 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 30 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 20 Certificates, 10 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs2010NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs9245NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystNOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance11 62 NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist111 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)193 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/ManagerONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Special Education and Teaching (other)33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingONLY IN CLASSROOM 20 NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/Aide6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1,509 722 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 28 NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder50 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Research Coordinator5 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/CommerceONLY IN CLASSROOM 70 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management1 124 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 15 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting16 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration39 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Pima Community College, there are 16,283 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,564 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,143 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,421 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment16,283
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses5,143
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,421
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses7,719

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 5,143 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,423 Arizona Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 692 students living in the U.S. States other than Arizona, and 3 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses5,143
Arizona Resident4,423
Other State In U.S.692
Outside of U.S.3
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses5,143
Degree/Certificate Seeking4,376
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking767

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