Arizona Community Colleges

There are 43 community colleges located throughout Arizona (20 public colleges and 23 private colleges), serving 230,063 students.
For Arizona community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $1,833 per year for in-state students and $7,109 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,129 per year (view national tuition costs).
The average community college acceptance rate in Arizona is 95% (view national acceptance rates).
Arizona community colleges have a diversity score of 0.65, which is lower than the national average of 0.66 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 48% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 38:1.

Artie the Artichoke is the beloved mascot of Scottsdale Community College. Athletic teams are known as the Fighting Artichokes.

Student by Ethnicity

(AZ) School Average

American Indian

Asian

Hispanic

27%

Black

White

52%

Two or more races

Non Resident

Unknown

AZ All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

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