Best Arizona Community Colleges (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 38 community colleges serving 194,787 students in Arizona (19 public colleges and 19 private colleges).
For Arizona community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $1,835 per year for in-state students and $7,133 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $14,664 per year (view national tuition costs).
Arizona community colleges have a diversity score of 0.70, which is lower than the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 57% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 34:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(AZ) School Average
American Indian
4%
Asian
3%
Hispanic
32%
Black
6%
White
43%
Two or more races
3%
Non Resident
3%
Unknown
6%

Top Arizona Community Colleges by Town (2021)
- College Location Students
- Carrington College-Phoenix NorthPrivate for-profit8503 N. 27th Ave.
Phoenix,  AZ 85051
(602) 393-5900 475 students - 2626 E Pecos Rd
Chandler,  AZ 85225
(480) 732-7000 14,728 students - Fortis College-PhoenixPrivate for-profit555 N 18 St Ste 201
Phoenix,  AZ 85006
(602) 254-3099 54 students - 18401 N 32nd St
Phoenix,  AZ 85032
(602) 787-6500 8,115 students - Pima Medical Institute-MesaPrivate for-profit957 S. Dobson Road
Mesa,  AZ 85202
(480) 644-0267 708 students - Pima Medical Institute-TucsonPrivate for-profit3350 East Grant Road, Suite 100
Tucson,  AZ 85716
(520) 326-1600 1,851 students - Refrigeration School IncPrivate for-profit4210 E Washington Street
Phoenix,  AZ 85034
(602) 275-7133 912 students - 9000 E Chaparral Rd
Scottsdale,  AZ 85256
(480) 423-6000 8,744 students - Southwest Institute of Healing ArtsPrivate for-profit1100 East Apache Blvd
Tempe,  AZ 85281
(480) 994-9244 903 students - Universal Technical Institute of Arizona IncPrivate for-profit10695 West Pierce Street
Avondale,  AZ 85323
(800) 510-5845 1,869 students - Arizona College-GlendalePrivate for-profit4425 W Olive Avenue Suite 300
Glendale,  AZ 85302
(602) 222-9300 428 students - Brookline College-PhoenixPrivate for-profit2445 W. Dunlap Ave., Ste. 100
Phoenix,  AZ 85021
(602) 242-6265 1,251 students - Brookline College-TempePrivate for-profit1140-1150 S. Priest Drive
Tempe,  AZ 85281
(480) 545-8755 373 students - Brookline College-TucsonPrivate for-profit5441 E. 22nd St, Ste.125
Tucson,  AZ 85711
(520) 748-9799 290 students - Brown Mackie College-PhoenixPrivate, for profit13430 N Black Canyon Ste. 190
Phoenix,  AZ 85029
(602) 337-3044 648 students - Brown Mackie College-TucsonPrivate, for profit4585 E Speedway Blvd.
Tucson,  AZ 85712
(520) 327-6866 611 students - Central Arizona CollegePublic8470 N Overfield Rd
Coolidge,  AZ 85128
(520) 494-5444 5,044 students - 901 N Colombo Ave
Sierra Vista,  AZ 85635
(520) 515-0500 3,670 students - 2800 S. Lone Tree Rd.
Flagstaff,  AZ 86005
(928) 527-1222 3,719 students - CollegeAmerica-FlagstaffPrivate not-for-profit399 Malpais
Flagstaff,  AZ 86001
(928) 214-00000000 62 students - Eastern Arizona CollegePublic615 N. Stadium Ave.
Thatcher,  AZ 85552
(928) 428-8272 6,040 students - 3000 N Dysart Rd
Avondale,  AZ 85392
(623) 935-8000 9,976 students - 108 N. 40th Street
Phoenix,  AZ 85034
(602) 392-5000 5,081 students - 6000 W Olive Ave
Glendale,  AZ 85302
(623) 845-3000 17,942 students - Lamson CollegePrivate, for profit875 W. Elliot Road Suite 206
Tempe,  AZ 85284
(480) 898-7000 12 students - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-ScottsdalePrivate, for profit8100 E Camelback Rd, Suite 1001
Scottsdale,  AZ 85251
(480) 425-3000 1,567 students - Mohave Community CollegePublic1971 Jagerson Ave
Kingman,  AZ 86409
(928) 757-4331 4,071 students - Pima Community CollegePublic4905C East Broadway Blvd.
Tucson,  AZ 85709
(520) 206-4500 19,594 students - Platt College-Arizona Automotive Institute ArizonaPrivate for-profit6829 N 46th Ave
Glendale,  AZ 85301
(623) 934-7273 692 students - Remington College-Tempe CampusPrivate, for profit875 W Elliot Rd #126
Tempe,  AZ 85284
(480) 834-1000n/astudents - Show 3 more community colleges in Arizona (out of 38 total colleges)
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