Community College of Philadelphia is a public community college located in Philadelphia, PA. It offers 97 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 7 programs).

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Community College of Philadelphia is $8,688 for Pennsylvania residents and $12,744 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Pennsylvania public community colleges' average ($13,917).

The school has 11,636 students, which is higher than Pennsylvania community collleges' average (1,055). In addition, 6,075 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (13 to 1) of Pennsylvania community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Community College of Philadelphia. Then, we compare its costs to Pennsylvania community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$8,688$12,744
Books & Supplies$2,400
Off-Campus Living Costs$18,346
Average Financial Aid$5,600
Cost of Attendance$29,434$33,490
After Financial Aid$23,834$27,890
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Community College of Philadelphia$8,688$12,744
Public Community Colleges in Pennsylvania$10,426$13,917
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Community College of Philadelphia offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs25NOT OFFERED
Total Programs4255NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED 29 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and AssistantNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 95 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 20 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 55 completers
NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Applied Engineering Technologies/TechniciansNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Architectural Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 24 completers
NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician NOT OFFERED
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Sign Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Family and Community Services5 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Legal Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing5 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 208 completers
NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 24 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Data Science, OtherNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 83 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other) 70 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Human Services4 completers
35 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Building/Construction Site Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Musical Instrument Fabrication and RepairNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
ActingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhotographyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 28 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 19 completers
NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical BillerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 19 completers
NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ophthalmic Technician/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 121 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 205 completers
NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
InsuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fashion MerchandisingNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 11,636 students at Community College of Philadelphia including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 3,699 male students and 7,948 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total11,6473,6897,958
Male Students3,6991,3212,378
Female Students7,9482,3685,580

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 11,636 total students, 9,463 students enrolled through distance learning (6,075 students enrolled exclusively and 3,388 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment11,636
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,075
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,388
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,173

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Community College of Philadelphia.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1700 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA
Phone215-751-8000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$8,688
Out-of-State$12,744
Student Population »11,636 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »16%
Transfer-out Rate10%
Retention Rate59% (Full-time)
41% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$5,600
Students to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)