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Cochise County Community College District

Sierra Vista, Arizona · Small city

18%
Transfer rate
$7,929
Avg net price
30%
Grad / completion
$38,033
Median earnings

Cochise County Community College District is a public associate-granting institution in Sierra Vista, Arizona (small city setting), enrolling 3,096 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,096 undergradsSmall cityNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Sierra Vista, Arizona

Sierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. As evidenced by several neolithic sites, which include the Murray Springs Clovis Site and known archeological sites like the Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site, Paleo-Indians, along with animals including mammoths, horses, tapirs, bison, and camels occupied the area more than 11,000 years ago. Sierra Vista has a variety of cultural and family-oriented activities throughout the year. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
62 miles to Tucson, AZ
To the ocean
168 miles
Nearest airport
56 miles to Tucson (TUS) · major hub

How Cochise County Community College District compares

Graduation rate30%

Higher than 13% · #55 of 72 in Arizona

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,033

Higher than 60% · #29 of 61 in Arizona

Average net price$7,929

Cheaper than 79% · #6 cheapest of 70 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$6,750

Lower than 85%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment3,096

Larger than 86%

Percentiles compare Cochise County Community College District with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Arizona.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

3,096undergrads
  • Women1,75857%
  • Men1,33843%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White35%
  • Black4.5%
  • Hispanic49%
  • Asian1.3%
  • Other or multiracial9.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,096
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$20,864
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,864
Endowment
$15,749,873

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 770 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Arizona86%
  • Other U.S. states8.7%
  • International5.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Cochise County Community College District draws overwhelmingly from Arizona.

5% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$2,280
Out-of-state tuition
$6,120
Room & board
$10,490
Books & supplies
$1,800
Total cost of attendance
$14,342
Average net price
$7,929

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
30%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
18%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,836
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,033
Median debt at graduation
$6,750
Students with federal loans
6%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
30%
Low-income (Pell)
28%
First-generation
28%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
201
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
6%
Housing charge (year)
$3,050
Meal plan (year)
$6,120
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
106 (55 men · 51 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (4)

Soccer28
Basketball27
Rodeo26
Baseball25

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (3,905 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3
Statutory rape
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$7,108
$30–48k
$8,221
$48–75k
$9,620
$75–110k
$13,171
$110k+
$13,552

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

9%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,140
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,140. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 511 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,033
Typical debt at graduation
$6,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
18%
Out-earn a HS grad
38%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$33,743
Men
$44,361

Men out-earn women by $10,618 (31%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
13″
Annual snow
0.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.83.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sierra Vista, AZ US station (2.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.