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Paradise Valley Community College is ranked #1,639 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 26 colleges in Arizona, Paradise Valley Community College is ranked at #23.
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Paradise Valley Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Paradise Valley Community College it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Paradise Valley Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Paradise Valley Community College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,575 undergraduates at Paradise Valley Community College with 2,006 being full-time and 4,569 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,899 | $10,831 | $12,719 | $14,523 | $16,208 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Paradise Valley Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Paradise Valley Community College, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $3,359 a year. That adds up to $13,436 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Paradise Valley Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 18401 N 32Nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85032 |
| Phone: | 602-787-6500 |
| Website: | https://www.paradisevalley.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 378 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 306 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 265 | NA |
| Nursing | 105 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 73 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 68 | NA |
| Fire Protection | 53 | NA |
| Natural Sciences | 49 | NA |
| General Physical Sciences | 36 | NA |
| General Psychology | 24 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 3,033 students took at least one online class at Paradise Valley Community College. This is a decrease from the 3,554 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,033 | 1,351 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,554 | 1,456 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,011 | 2,571 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,233 | 788 |
Learn more about online learning at Paradise Valley Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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