+14%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Phoenix College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.9k → $9.0k).
Arizona · Public · Predominantly certificates
Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona. 6,952 undergraduate students. 136 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Phoenix College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Phoenix College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.4% → 0.0%).
+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Phoenix College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($2.1k → $2.4k).
-30%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Phoenix College fell 30% between 2017 and 2020 ($9.6k → $6.8k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Arizona
Each tile compares this institution to the Arizona median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$40,870+11% · 6→10y
Arizona median $39,817$36,674
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry17.7%-12% · '97→'24
Arizona median 43.0%$5,250+157% · '97→'20
At program completion6,952+108% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS62.1%+5% · '04→'23
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$2,358+140% · '00→'24
out-of-state $8,958SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
1.7%Median federal debt $5,250 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $40,870 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+108%
Phoenix College · undergrad enrollment rose
4,110 → 8,555
+137%
Phoenix College · in-state tuition rose
$984 → $2,358
+110%
Phoenix College · out-of-state tuition rose
$4,272 → $8,958
+157%
Phoenix College · median debt rose
$2,625 → $6,750
-100%
Phoenix College · cohort default rate fell
20.3% → 0.0%
+59%
Phoenix College · pell share rose
17.1% → 27.2%
+22%
Phoenix College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$30,100 → $36,674
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$78,522Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$71,539Fire Protection.$62,896Legal Support Services.$62,473Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$58,205Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$57,079Business Administration, Management and Operations.$56,999Natural Sciences.$53,626Legal Support Services.$50,065Criminal Justice and Corrections.$49,977Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$48,841Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$48,695Business/Commerce, General.$47,630Fine and Studio Arts.$45,078Health and Medical Administrative Services.$41,583Health and Medical Administrative Services.$36,390American Sign Language.$32,328Design and Applied Arts.$27,412
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
18 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$78,522Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$58,205Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$48,841Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$71,539Health and Medical Administrative Services.$41,583Health and Medical Administrative Services.$36,390Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$57,079
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arizona
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Phoenix College graduates earn $X” — not “Phoenix College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Phoenix College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.