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Cheapest Colleges in Arizona

Arizona's median net price sits 22% above the national Scorecard median; even so, Pima Community College is the lowest reporter here at $3,405 among 81 schools.

$3,405
Cheapest net price
$20,834
Arizona median
81
Schools ranked

Pima Community College has the lowest average net price in Arizona among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Pima Community College posts the lowest average net price in Arizona at $3,405 among 81 ranked schools, with the state median 22% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price
$3,405
Arizona median
$20,834
Schools ranked
81
National median
$17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

The list in one line

Pima Community College has the lowest average net price in Arizona at $3,405/year, and the state's median net price is 22% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$3,405
cheapest ranked net price
$20,834
Arizona median net price
25 public / 56 private
schools in this ranking
$19,481
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $19,481 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Prescott College, where in-state published tuition of $35,685 falls to an average net price of $22,583 after aid, a $13,102 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Arizona schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (56 vs 25). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $13,996. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 81 Scorecard-reporting Arizona schools:

The bar to make Arizona's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 81 Scorecard-reporting schools

$13,996 Among the most affordable more affordable than 69% of 81 Arizona colleges

Show national distribution $0–$5,000: 3 Arizona colleges (4%). Below this entry. $5,000–$10,000: 8 Arizona colleges (10%). Below this entry. $10,000–$15,000: 19 Arizona colleges (23%). This entry sits in this band. $15,000–$20,000: 10 Arizona colleges (12%). Above this entry. $20,000–$25,000: 19 Arizona colleges (23%). Above this entry. $25,000–$30,000: 6 Arizona colleges (7%). Above this entry. $30,000–$35,000: 7 Arizona colleges (9%). Above this entry. $35,000–$40,000: 5 Arizona colleges (6%). Above this entry. $40,000–$45,000: 3 Arizona colleges (4%). Above this entry. $45,000–$50,000: 1 Arizona colleges (1%). Above this entry. #25 cutoff $0 $50,000 every ranked Arizona college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more Arizona colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Arizona's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

1
Pima Community College Tucson, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$3,405
Net price (<$30K income)
$2,605
Median debt
$7,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$34,622
Enrollment
16,283
2
Tohono O'odham Community College Sells, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$4,233
Net price (<$30K income)
$4,225
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$32,647
Enrollment
1,165
3
Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$4,714
Net price (<$30K income)
$3,900
Median debt
$10,010
Median earnings, 6yr
$36,057
Enrollment
5,053
4
Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$5,974
Net price (<$30K income)
$5,421
Median debt
$9,700
Median earnings, 6yr
$33,428
Enrollment
4,619
5
Dine College Tsaile, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$6,057
Net price (<$30K income)
$5,332
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$23,195
Enrollment
1,434
7
Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$8,341
Net price (<$30K income)
$6,800
Median debt
$9,500
Median earnings, 6yr
$42,314
Enrollment
18,841
8
Yavapai College Prescott, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$8,683
Net price (<$30K income)
$7,882
Median debt
$9,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$35,028
Enrollment
7,428
9
Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$8,983
Net price (<$30K income)
$8,405
Median debt
$4,826
Median earnings, 6yr
$32,165
Enrollment
8,964
10
Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$9,197
Net price (<$30K income)
$8,046
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$33,246
Enrollment
5,213
11
Northland Pioneer College Holbrook, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$9,240
Net price (<$30K income)
$9,029
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
$29,631
Enrollment
3,158
12
Indian Bible College Flagstaff, AZ · Private nonprofit
Avg net price
$10,439
Net price (<$30K income)
-
Median debt
-
Median earnings, 6yr
-
Enrollment
38
13
Charles of Italy Beauty College Lake Havasu City, AZ · Private for-profit
Avg net price
$11,200
Net price (<$30K income)
$10,209
Median debt
$7,388
Median earnings, 6yr
$16,810
Enrollment
76
14
Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$11,650
Net price (<$30K income)
$10,512
Median debt
$6,960
Median earnings, 6yr
$37,269
Enrollment
13,914
15
Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$12,055
Net price (<$30K income)
$11,172
Median debt
$6,750
Median earnings, 6yr
$36,674
Enrollment
10,660
16
Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$12,132
Net price (<$30K income)
$10,838
Median debt
$7,473
Median earnings, 6yr
$38,702
Enrollment
17,077
17
Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$12,180
Net price (<$30K income)
$10,823
Median debt
$6,995
Median earnings, 6yr
$41,597
Enrollment
6,148
18
Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$12,254
Net price (<$30K income)
$10,780
Median debt
$7,500
Median earnings, 6yr
$39,357
Enrollment
10,109
19
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$12,726
Net price (<$30K income)
$10,940
Median debt
$7,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$42,763
Enrollment
15,085
20
South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$12,780
Net price (<$30K income)
$11,902
Median debt
$8,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$35,633
Enrollment
4,516
21
Studio Academy of Beauty Chandler, AZ · Private for-profit
Avg net price
$13,257
Net price (<$30K income)
$12,637
Median debt
$6,221
Median earnings, 6yr
$27,180
Enrollment
570
22
Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$13,336
Net price (<$30K income)
$12,138
Median debt
$8,000
Median earnings, 6yr
$39,059
Enrollment
7,065
23
GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$13,339
Net price (<$30K income)
$12,325
Median debt
$6,750
Median earnings, 6yr
$42,262
Enrollment
5,553
24
University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit
Avg net price
$13,520
Net price (<$30K income)
$12,776
Median debt
$31,553
Median earnings, 6yr
$35,359
Enrollment
111,248
25
Coconino Community College Flagstaff, AZ · Public
Avg net price
$13,996
Net price (<$30K income)
$13,971
Median debt
$10,250
Median earnings, 6yr
$37,040
Enrollment
2,524
# College Avg net priceNet price (<$30K income)Median debtMedian earnings, 6yrEnrollment
1 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ · Public $3,405 93% of the leader · rank #1 $2,605 $7,000 $34,622 16,283
2 Tohono O'odham Community College Sells, AZ · Public $4,233 91% of the leader · rank #2 $4,225 - $32,647 1,165
3 Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ · Public $4,714 90% of the leader · rank #3 $3,900 $10,010 $36,057 5,053
4 Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ · Public $5,974 88% of the leader · rank #4 $5,421 $9,700 $33,428 4,619
5 Dine College Tsaile, AZ · Public $6,057 88% of the leader · rank #5 $5,332 - $23,195 1,434
6 Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ · Public $7,929 84% of the leader · rank #6 $7,108 $6,750 $33,836 3,905
7 Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ · Public $8,341 83% of the leader · rank #7 $6,800 $9,500 $42,314 18,841
8 Yavapai College Prescott, AZ · Public $8,683 82% of the leader · rank #8 $7,882 $9,000 $35,028 7,428
9 Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ · Public $8,983 82% of the leader · rank #9 $8,405 $4,826 $32,165 8,964
10 Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ · Public $9,197 81% of the leader · rank #10 $8,046 - $33,246 5,213
11 Northland Pioneer College Holbrook, AZ · Public $9,240 81% of the leader · rank #11 $9,029 - $29,631 3,158
12 Indian Bible College Flagstaff, AZ · Private nonprofit $10,439 79% of the leader · rank #12 - - - 38
13 Charles of Italy Beauty College Lake Havasu City, AZ · Private for-profit $11,200 77% of the leader · rank #13 $10,209 $7,388 $16,810 76
14 Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ · Public $11,650 76% of the leader · rank #14 $10,512 $6,960 $37,269 13,914
15 Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ · Public $12,055 75% of the leader · rank #15 $11,172 $6,750 $36,674 10,660
16 Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ · Public $12,132 75% of the leader · rank #16 $10,838 $7,473 $38,702 17,077
17 Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ · Public $12,180 75% of the leader · rank #17 $10,823 $6,995 $41,597 6,148
18 Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ · Public $12,254 75% of the leader · rank #18 $10,780 $7,500 $39,357 10,109
19 Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ · Public $12,726 74% of the leader · rank #19 $10,940 $7,000 $42,763 15,085
20 South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ · Public $12,780 74% of the leader · rank #20 $11,902 $8,000 $35,633 4,516
21 Studio Academy of Beauty Chandler, AZ · Private for-profit $13,257 73% of the leader · rank #21 $12,637 $6,221 $27,180 570
22 Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ · Public $13,336 73% of the leader · rank #22 $12,138 $8,000 $39,059 7,065
23 GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ · Public $13,339 73% of the leader · rank #23 $12,325 $6,750 $42,262 5,553
24 University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit $13,520 72% of the leader · rank #24 $12,776 $31,553 $35,359 111,248
25 Coconino Community College Flagstaff, AZ · Public $13,996 71% of the leader · rank #25 $13,971 $10,250 $37,040 2,524

Showing the 25 cheapest of 81 Scorecard-reporting Arizona schools. The remaining 56 are ranked in the same net-price order but omitted from this HTML table so the page stays crawlable.

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What this means for you

Use Arizona's ranking as a starting point, real net price depends on your specific financial-aid package.

  • Pima Community College reports the lowest average net price in Arizona, but "average" blends every income bracket, check your bracket's figure before assuming it applies to you. View Pima Community College
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Arizona. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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