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Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona · Fringe rural

31%
Transfer rate
$13,336
Avg net price
17%
Grad / completion
$47,905
Median earnings

Scottsdale Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Scottsdale, Arizona (fringe rural setting), enrolling 5,377 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 5,377 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division II

About Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale is a city in eastern Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Scottsdale was originally an Akimel O'odham village known as Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ, meaning 'rotting hay'. Some Akimel O'odham remain there today. Until the late 1960s, there was a still-occupied traditional dwelling on the southeast corner of Indian Bend Road and Hayden Road. The highest concentrations of galleries, studios and museums that are open to the public are in Downtown Scottsdale. Its Scottsdale Arts District can be segmented into three distinct districts. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
12 miles to Phoenix, AZ
To the ocean
173 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) · major hub

How Scottsdale Community College compares

Graduation rate17%

Higher than 3% · #65 of 72 in Arizona

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,905

Higher than 88% · #6 of 61 in Arizona

Average net price$13,336

Cheaper than 57% · #22 cheapest of 70 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$8,000

Lower than 73%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment5,377

Larger than 92%

Percentiles compare Scottsdale Community College 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

5,377undergrads
  • Women2,85953%
  • Men2,51847%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White51%
  • Black4.3%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Asian3.4%
  • Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,377
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
14%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$22,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$96,255

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 816 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Arizona98%
  • Other U.S. states1.6%

Most first-years stay in state — Scottsdale Community College draws overwhelmingly from Arizona.

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
$2,358
Out-of-state tuition
$8,958
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,104
Total cost of attendance
$19,281
Average net price
$13,336

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
17%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
31%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,059
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,905
Median debt at graduation
$8,000
Students with federal loans
7%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
34%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
17%
Low-income (Pell)
15%
First-generation
15%

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
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
157 (80 men · 77 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 (5)

Soccer53
Baseball38
Basketball30
Softball21
Volleyball15

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (7,065 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.

1.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.7

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
$12,138
$30–48k
$13,132
$48–75k
$14,099
$75–110k
$17,816
$110k+
$19,008

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.

27%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,678
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 27% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,678. 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 399 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)
$47,905
Typical debt at graduation
$8,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
17%
Out-earn a HS grad
56%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.7 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
$45,991
Men
$50,076

Men out-earn women by $4,085 (9%) 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
106°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
8.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.71.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tempe Asu, AZ US station (6.3 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.