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Monday, March 31, 2025

Cost of college went down for all students at Paradise Valley Community College

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In-state tuition and fees fell 1.1 percent for 2018-19 at Paradise Valley Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Arizona residents paid $2,070 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $24 less than the $2,094 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 279.4 percent more than residents this year, or $7,854. Non-resident tuition and fees were reduced 0.3 percent from $7,878 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arizona residents.

Data shows 65 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 305 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.2 million and 64 students took out student loans totaling more than $204,541.

Including all undergraduates (8,115), 2,403 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.9 million, and 764 students took out $2.7 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~7,953$2,046$2,094$2,094$2,0701.2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Paradise Valley Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants20840%$961,441$4,622
State / local grant or scholarship51%$3,000$600
Institutional grants or scholarships14528%$273,878$1,889
Grant or scholarship aid total30559%$1,238,319$4,060
Federal student loans6412%$204,541$3,196
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid6412%$204,541$3,196
Total student aid33965%--

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