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Most affordable community colleges in Arizona

15 community colleges in Arizona report net price data, ranging from $3,057 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $10,975. Arizona's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Arizona

$10,975

National median for community colleges

$6,359

community colleges reporting in Arizona

15

The most affordable community colleges in Arizona, ranked by net price

1

Pima Community College

AZ

Net price

$3,057

Receive grant aid

64%

2

Net price

$4,645

Receive grant aid

82%

3

Tohono O'odham Community College

AZ

Net price

$5,344

Receive grant aid

91%

4

Mohave Community College

AZ

Net price

$6,806

Receive grant aid

68%

5

Cochise County Community College District

AZ

Net price

$7,248

Receive grant aid

70%

6

Net price

$9,818

Receive grant aid

99%

7

Eastern Arizona College

AZ

Net price

$10,313

Receive grant aid

64%

8

Northland Pioneer College

AZ

Net price

$10,975

Receive grant aid

79%

9

Coconino Community College

AZ

Net price

$11,524

Receive grant aid

54%

10

Phoenix College

AZ

Net price

$12,119

Receive grant aid

73%

11

Estrella Mountain Community College

AZ

Net price

$12,673

Receive grant aid

67%

12

South Mountain Community College

AZ

Net price

$12,879

Receive grant aid

73%

13

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

AZ

Net price

$13,175

Receive grant aid

60%

14

Mesa Community College

AZ

Net price

$13,767

Receive grant aid

63%

15

Scottsdale Community College

AZ

Net price

$15,163

Receive grant aid

52%

What makes a school affordable here

In Arizona, the most affordable community colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Pima Community College, the most affordable on this list, 64% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →