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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
$7,420
+$92 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%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
30%
Non-Pell
25%

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 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,731
$30–48k$7,628
$48–75k$9,624
$75–110k$10,978
$110k+$13,638

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

Avg net price
$7,420
vs Community College median $7,328
Federal loans
5.9%
In-state tuition
$2,232
Out-of-state
$6,000

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,809 students received $8.2M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,809
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.2M
$8,171,763 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
437 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$676K
237 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$776K
198 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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs75
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,319 total completions
01Military Tech
86565.6%
02Liberal Arts
16912.8%
03Health Professions
1047.9%
04Computer Sciences
443.3%
05Education
372.8%
06Business
292.2%
07Mechanic
282.1%
08Security/Protective
231.7%
09Social Sciences
110.8%
10Precision Production
90.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,905
12-mo unduplicated
8,804
Undergraduate
8,804
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
62%5,468
Women
38%3,336

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
51.0%
White
33.9%
Black
4.5%
Two or more
4.4%
Non-resident
2.7%
Asian
1.5%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
111
58 M · 53 W
Women athletes
47.7%
Athletic aid
$566K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$276K
$291K
Recruiting expense
$17K
$20K
Head-coach salaries
$90K
$77K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
35 M ·
$419K
Basketball
16 M · 17 W
$701K
Soccer
· 24 W
$356K
Rodeo
7 M · 12 W
$304K

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 · 3,797 students

3-year trend

0.302 yrs ago1.441 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
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
    Weapons02
    Drugs00
    Liquor017

    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.

    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.

    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$7,420Community College
    Northland Pioneer College
    3,158$9,251Community College
    Alvin Community College
    5,872$4,233Community College
    Coastal Bend College
    4,259$3,886Community College
    Texarkana College
    4,290$7,236Community College
    Clarendon College
    1,564$8,373Community College
    Peer group median30%4,082$7,328

    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 $7,420 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.

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