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Paradise Valley Community College

Paradise Valley Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Phoenix, AZ. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,958 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 5,676 and it offers 76 programs(7 online programs).
Graduation

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Paradise Valley Community College is $8,958 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Paradise Valley Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
93% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $1,862 (exclude student loans).
Paradise Valley CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,958
Average Financial Amount$1,862

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Paradise Valley Community College offers 76 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,378 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Paradise Valley Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate1302
Less than 1 Year Certificate45445
2 Years Certificate182614
Total7661,378

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 2 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 45 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 614 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 717 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Cloud Computing✕0-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕0-
Costume Design✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Organizational Leadership✕0-
Real Estate✕0-
Total2
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Environmental Science✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Journalism✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕3-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕1-
Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification✕0-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✕0-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕1-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕2-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Computer Support Specialist✕3-
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Creative Writing✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Corrections✕1-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕1-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕4-
Fire Services Administration✕0-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕2-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✕0-
Forensic Science and Technology✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Game and Interactive Media Design✕0-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕0-
Music Management✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕0-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕9-
Public Health Education and Promotion✕0-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕0-
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems (other)✕1-
Business [+] ✔ 15 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✔1-
Organizational Leadership✔3-
Accounting✕0-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✔0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕10-
Management Science✕0-
Marketing/Marketing Management✔1-
Marketing Research✕0-
Total45
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕0-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕1-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕6-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 53 completers-
Natural Sciences✕53-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 449 completers-
Game and Interactive Media Design✕0-
Art/Art Studies✕449-
Music Management✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕36-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕0-
Business [+] ✔ 68 completers-
Business/Commerce✔67-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕1-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✔0-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕0-
Total614
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Food Science✕0-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (1 completers) 8 completers-
Communication✕8-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✔0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕5-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕18-
Information Technology✕1-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕0-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✕3-
Computer Science✕3-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕13-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕11-
Engineering [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Japanese Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Human Nutrition✕0-
Family and Community Services✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Creative Writing✕0-
General Literature✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 348 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕340-
General Studies✕8-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕0-
Biochemistry✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Mathematics✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Sustainability Studies✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕0-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Philosophy✕0-
Religion/Religious Studies✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 54 completers-
Physical Sciences✕54-
Astronomy✕0-
Meteorology✕0-
Chemistry✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Physics✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Psychology✕10-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕10-
Fire Services Administration✕0-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕3-
Forensic Science and Technology✕0-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Social Work✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Anthropology✕2-
Economics✕1-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕0-
Sociology✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Dance✕0-
Game and Interactive Media Design✕0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕4-
Musical Theatre✕0-
Fine/Studio Arts✕7-
Music Performance✕0-
Music Management✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 128 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕0-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕19-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕0-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕0-
Dietetic Technician✕8-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕101-
Business [+] ✔ (2 completers) 85 completers-
Business/Commerce✔2-
Business Administration and Management✕73-
Accounting✕1-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕6-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry✕0-
Organizational Behavior Studies✕1-
Marketing/Marketing Management✔2-
History [+] ✕ 1 completers-
History✕1-
Total717

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,676 students are attending at Paradise Valley Community College. There are 113 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 435 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 (9.09%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 280 (full-time) and 576 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Paradise Valley Community College is 12% and transfer-out rate is 26%. The retention rate is 65% at the school.
Paradise Valley CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population5,676
Graduation Rate12%
Number of Faculty548
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1

Student Population at Paradise Valley CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,965 students enrolled into Paradise Valley Community College. By gender, 2,620 male and 3,345 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Paradise Valley Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Paradise Valley Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,9652,6203,345
Full-time1,731910821
Part-tme4,2341,7102,524
There are 3,340 White (55.99%), 209 Black/African American (3.50%), 1,574 Hispanic (26.39%), 220 Asian (3.69%), and 2,189 students with other races attending Paradise Valley Community College. 41 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Paradise Valley Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,9652,6203,345
American Indian/Native American973463
Asian22095125
Black/African American20995114
Hispanic1,574648926
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander752
White3,3401,4861,854
Two More276141135
Un-Known20198103
Non-resident Alien411823
Paradise Valley Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,456 students (24.41% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,098 students (35.17% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Paradise Valley Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Paradise Valley Community College
Number of Students
Total5,965
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,456
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,098
Not in Online Courses2,411
By age range, at Paradise Valley Community College, 1,832 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.71% of total students), 2,246 students are aged below 20 (37.65%), 360 students are aged above 50 (7.34%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Paradise Valley Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,9652,6203,345
Under 18675250425
Age 18-191,571791780
Age 20-211,023514509
Age 22-24809370439
Age 25-29665281384
Age 30-34390155235
Age 35-3923773164
Age 40-4923572163
Age 50-6421957162
Over 641415784

Directory and Accreditation Information

Paradise Valley Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1990 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Paradise Valley Community College.
18401 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ
602-787-6500
School Website

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