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Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Chandler, Arizona·Public, 2-year·Southwest·cgc.maricopa.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
Total enrollment
15,085
peer median 12,287
Avg net price
$12,653
+$469 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%
Non-Pell
21%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 105 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 101 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
105
Passing
4
3.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

105programs
  • Passing4 · 3.8%
  • No Data101 · 96.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
101

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+24.8%
$44,886 vs $35,969
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+30.6%
$46,986 vs $35,969
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+75.1%
$62,999 vs $35,969
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+123.4%
$80,348 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
11%
$9,125 debt · $80,226 earn
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
10%
$4,500 debt · $44,886 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$8,000 debt · $80,348 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
9%
$5,684 debt · $62,999 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1992Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 5

  1. Aug 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
  2. Oct 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Jul 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Jul 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,385
$30–48k$11,507
$48–75k$13,746
$75–110k$16,663
$110k+$17,292

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,653
+$469vs Community College median $12,185
Federal loans
5.4%
In-state tuition
$2,358
Out-of-state
$8,958

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,504 students received $10.6M in Pell grants, alongside $3.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,504
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.6M
$10,638,861 total
Direct Loans
$3.8M
1,155 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
736 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
398 loan awards
Parent PLUS$559K
21 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,106 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (1.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,106
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.1%
2017
9.9%
2018
7.0%
2019
1.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Maricopa

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs102
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,182 total completions
01Business
34128.8%
02Liberal Arts
30025.4%
03Computer Sciences
1058.9%
04Health Professions
978.2%
05Psychology
756.3%
06Education
625.2%
07Biological Sciences
544.6%
08Security/Protective
544.6%
09Engineering
484.1%
10Physical Sciences
463.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
15,085
12-mo unduplicated
19,870
Undergraduate
19,870
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
50%9,841
Women
50%10,029

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.6%
Hispanic
31.1%
Two or more
5.7%
Black
5.3%
Asian
5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.1%
Unknown
1.8%
Non-resident
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
154
87 M · 67 W
Women athletes
43.5%
Athletic aid
$87K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$38K
$49K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$28K
$24K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
27 M · 18 W
$49K
Baseball
38 M ·
$134K
Basketball
13 M · 11 W
$219K
Softball
· 18 W
$141K
Volleyball
· 15 W
$48K
Golf
9 M · 5 W
$64K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 13,775 students

3-year trend

0.302 yrs ago0.151 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    26.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    136

    Maricopa vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Maricopa selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectChandler-Gilbert Community College
    30%15,085$12,653Community College
    Glendale Community College
    13,914$12,158Community College
    Phoenix College
    10,660$11,728Community College
    Mesa Community College
    17,077$13,438Community College
    Estrella Mountain Community College
    10,109$12,211Community College
    Arizona Western College
    8,964$9,582Community College
    Peer group median30%12,287$12,185

    Frequently asked questions about Chandler-Gilbert Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Maricopa.

    What is the graduation rate at Chandler-Gilbert Community College?

    Chandler-Gilbert Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College?

    Chandler-Gilbert Community College reports a total enrollment of 15,085 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Chandler-Gilbert Community College?

    The average net price at Chandler-Gilbert Community College is $12,653 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Chandler-Gilbert Community College located?

    Chandler-Gilbert Community College is located in Chandler, Arizona 85225-2499.

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