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Cochise County Community College District

Sierra Vista, Arizona·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·cochise.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
—
Total enrollment
3,905
peer median 4,082
Avg net price
$7,929
-$529 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
30%

Pell equity

1.3pp gap
Pell recipients
30%98 of 327
Non-Pell (all)
31%60 of 192
Subsidized loan, no Pell
25%2 of 8
No Federal Aid
32%58 of 184

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 71 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
71
Passing
8
11.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

71programs
  • Passing8 · 11.3%
  • No Data63 · 88.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
63

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.

8
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+3.6%
$37,268 vs $35,969
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+8.1%
$38,895 vs $35,969
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+13.7%
$40,889 vs $35,969
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+16.6%
$41,934 vs $35,969
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+47.4%
$53,001 vs $35,969
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology
Associate Degree · Military Technologies
+49.3%
$53,697 vs $35,969
Intelligence Command Control and Information Operations
Associate Degree · Military Technologies
+109.9%
$75,493 vs $35,969
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+135.0%
$84,514 vs $35,969

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+3.6%
+$1,299

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
17%
$6,819 debt · $40,729 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
16%
$6,500 debt · $40,889 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$10,500 debt · $84,514 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,108
$30–48k$8,221
$48–75k$9,620
$75–110k$13,171
$110k+$13,552

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

Avg net price
$7,929
-$528vs Community College median $8,458
Federal loans
6.0%
In-state tuition
$2,280
Out-of-state
$6,120

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,809 students received $8.2M in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,809
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.2M
$8,159,322 total
Direct Loans
$1.6M
456 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$719K
245 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$839K
209 loan awards
Parent PLUS$39K
2 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 202 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
202
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.8%
2017
6.2%
2018
4.9%
2019
2.9%
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 Cochise

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs78
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,130 total completions
01Military Tech
75066.4%
02Liberal Arts
13511.9%
03Health Professions
665.8%
04Computer Sciences
494.3%
05Mechanic
363.2%
06Security/Protective
252.2%
07Education
242.1%
08Business
171.5%
09Transportation
141.2%
10Social Sciences
141.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,905
12-mo unduplicated
9,026
Undergraduate
9,026
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
62%5,588
Women
38%3,438

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
49.5%
White
35.1%
Black
4.5%
Two or more
4.4%
Non-resident
3.0%
Unknown
1.4%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
106
55 M · 51 W
Women athletes
48.1%
Athletic aid
$737K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$391K
$346K
Recruiting expense
$13K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$92K
$75K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
— · 28 W
$381K
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$772K
Rodeo
16 M · 10 W
$480K
Baseball
25 M · —
$530K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,782 students

3-year trend

1.442 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
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
    Liquor02

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    107

    Cochise vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Cochise selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectCochise County Community College District
    		30%—3,905$7,929Community College
    Northland Pioneer College
    		——3,158$9,240Community College
    Alvin Community College
    		——5,872$8,525Community College
    Coastal Bend College
    		——4,259$4,237Community College
    Texarkana College
    		——4,290$8,812Community College
    Clarendon College
    		——1,564$8,390Community College
    Peer group median30%—4,082$8,458

    Institutions like Cochise

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Cochise's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Cochise Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Email
    ir [at] cochise.edu
    Phone
    520-515-3602
    Address
    Downtown Center, 2600 Wilcox Dr. Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

    The Office of Institutional Research is responsible for providing data, information and analysis for all areas of the college in support of planning, decision-making and reporting.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Janelle Simpson
      Executive Director of Institutional Research

    Frequently asked questions about Cochise County Community College District

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cochise.

    What is the graduation rate at Cochise County Community College District?

    Cochise County Community College District reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Cochise County Community College District?

    Cochise County Community College District reports a total enrollment of 3,905 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Cochise County Community College District?

    The average net price at Cochise County Community College District is $7,929 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Cochise County Community College District located?

    Cochise County Community College District is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635-2317.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Cochise County Community College District?

    Cochise County Community College District's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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