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Paradise Valley Community College

#4 in Best Community Colleges in Arizona
  • 2 Year
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • 543 reviews
    B-
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Professors
      B-
    2. Value
      B-
    3. Diversity
      B
    4. Safety
      A-
    5. Student Life
      A
    6. Location
      A-
    Paradise Valley CC is a public college located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 2,354 undergraduate students. The Paradise Valley CC acceptance rate is 100%. Popular majors include Arts, Liberal Arts and Humanities, and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic). Graduating 34% of students, Paradise Valley CC alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $30,300.
    About Paradise Valley Community College...
    Athletic Division
    NJCAA Division II
    Athletic Conference
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    Address
    18401 N 32nd St
    Phoenix, AZ 85032
    Branch of
    Maricopa Community Colleges
    Website
    pvc.maricopa.edu
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    Paradise Valley Community College Rankings

    Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.

    Admissions

    Acceptance Rate
    100%
    SAT Range
    —
    ACT Range
    —
    Application Fee
    $0
    SAT/ACT
    —
    High School GPA
    —

    Cost

    Net Price
    $7,586/ year
    National
    $15,523
    Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
    Average Total Aid Awarded
    $3,820/ year
    National
    $7,535
    Students Receiving Financial Aid
    56%

    Academics

    Professors
    B-
    Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
    Student Faculty Ratio
    19:1
    Evening Degree Programs
    No
    81%
    of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.67 responses
    81%
    of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.69 responses
    77%
    of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.70 responses
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    Majors

    Most Popular Majors
    • Arts
      507 Graduates
    • Liberal Arts and Humanities
      487 Graduates
    • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic)
      329 Graduates
    • Business
      169 Graduates
    • Fire Science and Fire Fighting
      112 Graduates
    • Physical Sciences
      93 Graduates
    • Natural Sciences
      90 Graduates
    • Nursing
      50 Graduates
    • Information Science
      19 Graduates
    • Early Childhood Education
      17 Graduates

    Students

    Full-Time Enrollment
    2,354Undergrads
    Part-Time Undergrads
    6,093
    Undergrads Over 25
    15%
    Pell Grant
    36%
    Varsity Athletes
    8%
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    After College

    Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
    $35,600/ year
    National
    $33,028
    Graduation Rate
    34%
    National
    49%
    Employed 2 Years After Graduation
    83%
    National
    83%

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    Paradise Valley Community College Reviews

    543 reviews
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    The professors, for the most part are awesome! The clubs and student life are not as amazing. The book store is not amazing. Took me most of a semester to get books I ordered before start of the semester. I didn’t receive the book from the school book store. I had to purchase it in amazon.
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    The Puma Early College Program is incredible! I would recommend to all junior and senior high school students that are home schooled or receive education in a public/private setting.
    Paradise Valley community college provided me with a comfortable place to learn and advance as a college athlete, all while getting the assistance needed to academically succeed. Campus is small enough to navigate with out too much confusion. Only down side to paradise valley community college for me would be the parking, there always seems to be more students than parking spaces available during peak class periods.