by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Phoenix College was awarded 242 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is clinical/medical laboratory science.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Phoenix College is ranked #791 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Phoenix College held the #1,136 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Phoenix College also holds the #16 spot on the Best Colleges in Arizona ranking.
Since Phoenix College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at Phoenix College is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Phoenix College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Phoenix College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,538 undergraduates at Phoenix College with 2,224 being full-time and 7,314 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Phoenix College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Phoenix College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $3,835 a year. That adds up to $15,340 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Phoenix College is 12.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Phoenix College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1202 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013 |
| Phone: | 602-264-2492 |
| Website: | www.phoenixcollege.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 5,798 students took at least one online class at Phoenix College. This is a decrease from the 6,869 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,798 | 2,777 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,869 | 3,995 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,147 | 1,689 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,934 | 1,584 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,067 | 1,524 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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