Private for-profit · Community college

Sessions College

Tempe, Arizona · Midsize city

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Transfer rate: $15,149
Avg net price: 40%
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Median earnings

Sessions College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Tempe, Arizona (midsize city setting), enrolling 188 undergraduates. Programs are offered entirely online. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 188 undergradsMidsize city

About Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Fort McDowell was established approximately 25 mi (40 km) northeast of present downtown Tempe on the upper Salt River in 1865 allowing for new towns to be built farther down the Salt River. Opened in September 2007, Tempe Center for the Arts is a community crown jewel for performing and visual arts. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 8 miles to Phoenix, AZ
To the ocean: 166 miles

How Sessions College compares

Graduation rate40%

Higher than 26% · #47 of 72 in Arizona

First-year retention67%

Higher than 37%

Average net price$15,149

Cheaper than 50% · #27 cheapest of 70 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$17,813

Lower than 9%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment188

Larger than 43%

Percentiles compare Sessions 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

Women12566%
Men6334%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White48%
Black19%
Hispanic15%
Asian3.7%
Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 188
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 49%
First-generation students: 46%
Students over 25: 71%
Median family income: $18,828

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 22 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Arizona4.5%
Other U.S. states91%
International4.5%

A national draw — only 5% of first-years come from Arizona; 91% arrive from other states.

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: $7,400
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $0
Total cost of attendance: $20,483
Average net price: $15,149

Outcomes

Graduated: 40%
First-year retention: 67%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $36,805
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: —
Median debt at graduation: $17,813
Students with federal loans: 51%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $75

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

$16,785

$30–48k

$14,937

$48–75k

$16,785

$75–110k

$10,667

$110k+

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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.

14%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,525

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 14% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,525. 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 21 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high: 106°F
Winter low: 38°F
Annual rain: 8.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tempe Asu, AZ US station (1.1 mi from campus).

What Sessions College graduates study — and earn

Design and Applied ArtsCert.

61 grads— 1 yr$36k 5 yr$23k debt

61—$36,096$22,719 Graphic CommunicationsCert.

20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

20———Design and Applied ArtsAssoc.

18 grads$19k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$28k debt

18$19,275$42,234$27,678 Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCert.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Design and Applied Arts

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Graphic CommunicationsAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———

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.