Arizona Community Colleges

There are 43 community colleges located throughout Arizona (20 public colleges and 23 private colleges), serving 230,090 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 $16,052 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.

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Recent Articles

May 20, 2017

Launch a Career in Corrosion Technology at Your Local Community College

Corrosion technology is one of the hottest new industries community colleges are training for. Currently, only a handful of schools offer a program, but the field is open for new graduates.

May 20, 2017

Students Stuck for Four Years to Earn an Associate's Degree

A recent report revealed that many California community college students take twice as long to get an associate’s degree as is normally required. While community college is less expensive than attending a four-year institution, students who drag out their degree programs lose much of that savings in additional tuition, fees, textbooks, and lost wages. In this article, we examine the reasons why some students take so long to graduate.

May 20, 2017

Washington Monthly Rates Community Colleges in 2013 Ranking

We take a look at the latest annual college rankings from Washington Monthly, which provide a list of the top community colleges in the country as well as four-year schools.

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