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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities associate's degree at Paradise Valley Community College

Phoenix, AZ · Public

What this page covers

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The short version

There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.

Review the available cost, debt and earnings figures below before deciding.

Debt as a share of earnings
Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff
Not available: earnings are missing
Modeled 10-year payoff
Not available: earnings are missing
Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → $46,916
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
33Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
36Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
27Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

449Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
48Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
236Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
67Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
18.8%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 91 non-completers
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$35,969Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$12,180

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$10,986

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$116/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$12,180Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$18,375Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE18.9%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1
Not availableYear 4
$46,916Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$116
27borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $44,125

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$76,700 median wageAZ estimate · 2,000 jobs · 25-1199$60,350–$85,800 middle 50% of AZ wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 12,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Holbrook, AZ

Northland Pioneer College

$5,227 less debt · $2,940 lower annual net price

Earnings
$54,462
Debt
$5,759
Annual net price
$9,240
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Glendale, AZ

Glendale Community College

$3,736 less debt · $530 lower annual net price

Earnings
$48,947
Debt
$7,250
Annual net price
$11,650
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Tucson, AZ

Pima Community College

$2,047 less debt · $8,775 lower annual net price

Earnings
$46,830
Debt
$8,939
Annual net price
$3,405
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Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College

$1,040 less debt · $3,497 lower annual net price

Earnings
$45,666
Debt
$9,946
Annual net price
$8,683
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DATA QUALITY

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36 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

IS IT WORTH IT AT YOUR PRICE?

Your price and current earnings determine the result.

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