Public · Community college
Tohono O'odham Community College
Sells, Arizona · Remote rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $4,233
- Avg net price
- 34%
- Grad / completion
- $39,229
- Median earnings
Tohono O'odham Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Sells, Arizona (remote rural setting), enrolling 998 undergraduates. It is a Tribal college. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Sells, Arizona
Sells is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is the capital of the Tohono O'odham Nation and the home of several tribal businesses, such as Tohono O'Odham Ki:Ki Association. It was originally named Indian Oasis by cattle-ranchers/businessmen brothers Joseph and Louis Ménager in 1912. The Ménager brothers also built and ran the Indian Oasis Mercantile Store. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote rural
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 46 miles to Tucson, AZ
- To the ocean
- 97 miles
- Nearest airport
- 46 miles to Tucson (TUS) · major hub
How Tohono O'odham Community College compares
Higher than 19% · #51 of 72 in Arizona
Higher than 48%
Higher than 66% · #24 of 61 in Arizona
Cheaper than 94% · #2 cheapest of 70 in Arizona
Lower than 39%
Larger than 73%
Percentiles compare Tohono O'odham 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
- Women58659%
- Men41241%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White1.6%
- Other or multiracial98%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 998
- Student–faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
- First-generation students
- 58%
- Students over 25
- 74%
- Median family income
- $15,991
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $67,167
- Endowment
- $444,571
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $932
- Room & board
- $4,400
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Total cost of attendance
- $8,282
- Average net price
- $4,233
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
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,647
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,229
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 36
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 4%
- Housing charge (year)
- $2,400
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- NJCAA Division II
- Varsity athletes
- 2 (1 men · 1 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 (1)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (1,165 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.
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.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 22% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,462. 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 46 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)
- $39,229
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 47%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 80°F
- Winter low
- 34°F
- Annual rain
- 19.9″
- Annual snow
- 8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kitt Peak, AZ US station (7.2 mi from campus).
What Tohono O'odham Community College graduates study — and earn
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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