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Paradise Valley Community College

Phoenix, Arizona·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·paradisevalley.edu
6-yr Graduation
19%
—
Total enrollment
6,148
peer median 6,788
Avg net price
$12,180
+$1.6k 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
19%

Pell equity

3.5pp gap
Pell recipients
17%37 of 224
Non-Pell (all)
21%65 of 317
Subsidized loan, no Pell
17%3 of 18
No Federal Aid
21%62 of 299

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 99 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 98 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
99
Passing
1
1.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

99programs
  • Passing1 · 1.0%
  • No Data98 · 99.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
98

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.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+126.2%
$81,355 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$8,000 debt · $81,355 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1990Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 9

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
  3. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
  5. Jul 2023Renewal 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,823
$30–48k$12,187
$48–75k$12,527
$75–110k$15,318
$110k+$18,165

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

Avg net price
$12,180
+$1,599vs Community College median $10,582
Federal loans
6.5%
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.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,593 students received $6.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,593
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.8M
$6,756,076 total
Direct Loans
$1.9M
619 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
443 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$570K
176 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 700 borrowers who entered repayment, 24 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
700
Defaulted
24
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.5%
2017
14.4%
2018
10.5%
2019
3.4%
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 PVCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs104
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

532 total completions
01Liberal Arts
18134.0%
02Business
9918.6%
03Health Professions
8716.4%
04Psychology
315.8%
05Computer Sciences
295.5%
06Visual/Performing Arts
244.5%
07Education
244.5%
08Security/Protective
213.9%
09Physical Sciences
203.8%
10Social Sciences
163.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
6,148
12-mo unduplicated
10,328
Undergraduate
10,328
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%4,422
Women
57%5,906

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.6%
Hispanic
30.6%
Two or more
5.0%
Black
4.1%
Asian
3.5%
Unknown
3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.6%
Non-resident
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
177
111 M · 66 W
Women athletes
37.3%
Athletic aid
$178K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$91K
$88K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$21K
$12K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
31 M · 19 W
$124K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
23 M · 21 W
$166K
Baseball
37 M · —
$138K
Cross Country
7 M · 11 W
$88K
Softball
— · 17 W
$70K
Golf
12 M · 3 W
$53K

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
0.17
1 offenses · 5,880 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.17Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor00

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
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
102

PVCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions PVCC 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
SubjectParadise Valley Community College
19%—6,148$12,180Community College
Yavapai College
——7,428$8,683Community College
Central Arizona College
——5,053$4,714Community College
Arizona Western College
——8,964$8,983Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College
——10,109$12,254Community College
South Mountain Community College
——4,516$12,780Community College
Peer group median19%—6,788$10,582

Institutions like PVCC

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

IPEDS

PVCC Institutional Research office

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

Office
Institutional Effectiveness and Institutional Research
Phone
602-787-6629
Address
18401 N. 32nd Street Phoenix, AZ 85032

The office is responsible for promoting a culture of evidence and continuous improvement at the College, ensuring the integrity and consistency of College data, and providing internal and external stakeholders with data that informs decision making.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Gina Cinali
    Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Analytics

Frequently asked questions about Paradise Valley Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about PVCC.

What is the graduation rate at Paradise Valley Community College?

Paradise Valley Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 19% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Paradise Valley Community College?

Paradise Valley Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,148 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Paradise Valley Community College?

The average net price at Paradise Valley Community College is $12,180 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Paradise Valley Community College located?

Paradise Valley Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona 85032.

Who runs Institutional Research at Paradise Valley Community College?

Paradise Valley Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness and 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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