Paradise Valley Community College is a public community college located in Phoenix, AZ. It offers 150 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Paradise Valley Community College is $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,959 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Arizona public community colleges' average ($8,014).

The school has 5,676 students, which is higher than Arizona community collleges' average (3,662). In addition, 1,351 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (21 to 1) of Arizona community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Paradise Valley Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Arizona 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 -
Arizona ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$2,358$8,959
Books & Supplies$1,464
Off-Campus Living Costs$22,176
Average Financial Aid$1,862
Cost of Attendance$25,998$32,599
After Financial Aid$24,136$30,737
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Arizona ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Paradise Valley Community College$2,358$8,959
Public Community Colleges in Arizona$2,781$8,014
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Paradise Valley Community College 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 Programs74NOT OFFERED
Total Programs7377NOT 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
Food ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CommunicationNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Recording Arts Technology/Technician1 completers
1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst1 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching10 completers
4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Japanese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Human NutritionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family and Community ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 167 completers
NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Natural Sciences12 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
AstronomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MeteorologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
DanceNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ActingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musical TheatreNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Costume DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies140 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music Management NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)13 completers
3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetic TechnicianNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 78 completers
NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training15 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/Commerce46 completers
8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 70 completers
NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,676 students at Paradise Valley Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,620 male students and 3,345 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
Total5,9651,7314,234
Male Students2,6209101,710
Female Students3,3458212,524

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 5,676 total students, 3,033 students enrolled through distance learning (1,351 students enrolled exclusively and 1,682 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,676
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,351
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,682
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,643

School Profile and Academic Overview

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

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Typefour-year, public
Address18401 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ
Phone602-787-6500
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$2,358
Out-of-State$8,959
Student Population »5,676 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »12%
Transfer-out Rate26%
Retention Rate65% (Full-time)
40% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$1,862
Students to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)