Best Arizona Community Colleges (2021)

For the 2021 school year, there are 36 community colleges serving 194,033 students in Arizona (19 public colleges and 17 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 $15,066 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%
AZ All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Top Arizona Community Colleges (2021)

  • College Location Students
  • Brookline College-Phoenix
    Private for-profit
    2445 W. Dunlap Ave., Ste. 100
    Phoenix,  AZ  85021
    (602) 242-6265
    1,251 students
  • Carrington College-Phoenix North
    Private for-profit
    8503 N. 27th Ave.
    Phoenix,  AZ  85051
    (602) 393-5900
    475 students
  • Chandler-Gilbert Community College
    Public
    2626 E Pecos Rd
    Chandler,  AZ  85225
    (480) 732-7000
    14,728 students
  • Fortis College-Phoenix
    Private for-profit
    555 N 18 St Ste 201
    Phoenix,  AZ  85006
    (602) 254-3099
    54 students
  • Mesa Community College
    Mesa Community College Photo - MCC Football Team
    Public
    1833 W Southern Ave
    Mesa,  AZ  85202
    (480) 461-7000
    20,387 students
  • Paradise Valley Community College
    Public
    18401 N 32nd St
    Phoenix,  AZ  85032
    (602) 787-6500
    8,115 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Mesa
    Private for-profit
    957 S. Dobson Road
    Mesa,  AZ  85202
    (480) 644-0267
    708 students
  • Pima Medical Institute-Tucson
    Private for-profit
    3350 East Grant Road, Suite 100
    Tucson,  AZ  85716
    (520) 326-1600
    1,851 students
  • Refrigeration School Inc
    Private for-profit
    4210 E Washington Street
    Phoenix,  AZ  85034
    (602) 275-7133
    912 students
  • Rio Salado College
    Public
    2323 W 14th St
    Tempe,  AZ  85281
    (480) 517-8000
    18,304 students
  • Scottsdale Community College
    Scottsdale Community College Photo - SCC has a new, state-of-the-art-Library with high-tech classroom, study and learning environments, as well as comfortable and roomy areas for individual or group study.
    Public
    9000 E Chaparral Rd
    Scottsdale,  AZ  85256
    (480) 423-6000
    8,744 students
  • Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
    Private for-profit
    10695 West Pierce Street
    Avondale,  AZ  85323
    (800) 510-5845
    1,869 students
  • Arizona College-Glendale
    Private for-profit
    4425 W Olive Avenue Suite 300
    Glendale,  AZ  85302
    (602) 222-9300
    428 students
  • Arizona Western College
    Public
    2020 S. Avenue 8E
    Yuma,  AZ  85365
    (928) 317-6000
    7,434 students
  • Brookline College-Tempe
    Private for-profit
    1140-1150 S. Priest Drive
    Tempe,  AZ  85281
    (480) 545-8755
    373 students
  • Brookline College-Tucson
    Private for-profit
    5441 E. 22nd St, Ste.125
    Tucson,  AZ  85711
    (520) 748-9799
    290 students
  • Brown Mackie College-Phoenix
    Private, for profit
    13430 N Black Canyon Ste. 190
    Phoenix,  AZ  85029
    (602) 337-3044
    648 students
  • Brown Mackie College-Tucson
    Private, for profit
    4585 E Speedway Blvd.
    Tucson,  AZ  85712
    (520) 327-6866
    611 students
  • Central Arizona College
    Public
    8470 N Overfield Rd
    Coolidge,  AZ  85128
    (520) 494-5444
    5,044 students
  • Cochise County Community College District
    Public
    901 N Colombo Ave
    Sierra Vista,  AZ  85635
    (520) 515-0500
    3,670 students
  • Coconino Community College
    Public
    2800 S. Lone Tree Rd.
    Flagstaff,  AZ  86005
    (928) 527-1222
    3,719 students
  • Eastern Arizona College
    Public
    615 N. Stadium Ave.
    Thatcher,  AZ  85552
    (928) 428-8272
    6,040 students
  • Estrella Mountain Community College
    Public
    3000 N Dysart Rd
    Avondale,  AZ  85392
    (623) 935-8000
    9,976 students
  • GateWay Community College
    Public
    108 N. 40th Street
    Phoenix,  AZ  85034
    (602) 392-5000
    5,081 students
  • Glendale Community College
    Public
    6000 W Olive Ave
    Glendale,  AZ  85302
    (623) 845-3000
    17,942 students
  • Lamson College
    Private, for profit
    875 W. Elliot Road Suite 206
    Tempe,  AZ  85284
    (480) 898-7000
    12 students
  • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Scottsdale
    Private, for profit
    8100 E Camelback Rd, Suite 1001
    Scottsdale,  AZ  85251
    (480) 425-3000
    1,567 students
  • Mohave Community College
    Public
    1971 Jagerson Ave
    Kingman,  AZ  86409
    (928) 757-4331
    4,071 students
  • Northland Pioneer College
    Northland Pioneer College Photo
    Public
    PO Box 610
    Holbrook,  AZ  86025

    6,712 students
  • Phoenix College
    Public
    1202 W Thomas Rd
    Phoenix,  AZ  85013
    (602) 264-2492
    10,959 students
  • Pima Community College
    Public
    4905C East Broadway Blvd.
    Tucson,  AZ  85709
    (520) 206-4500
    19,594 students
  • Remington College-Tempe Campus
    Private, for profit
    875 W Elliot Rd #126
    Tempe,  AZ  85284
    (480) 834-1000
    n/a
    students
  • South Mountain Community College
    Public
    7050 S 24th St
    Phoenix,  AZ  85042
    (602) 243-8135
    4,075 students
  • Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
    Private for-profit
    1100 East Apache Blvd
    Tempe,  AZ  85281
    (480) 994-9244
    903 students
  • Southwest University of Visual Arts-Tucson
    Private, non-profit
    2525 N Country Club Rd
    Tucson,  AZ  85716
    (520) 325-0123
    172 students
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