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Paradise Valley Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Paradise Valley Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Paradise Valley Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#4 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
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Where Is Paradise Valley Community College?

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Contact details for Paradise Valley Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 18401 N 32Nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone: 602-787-6500
Website: www.pvc.maricopa.edu

Paradise Valley Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Paradise Valley Community College?

11% Take Out Loans
10.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Paradise Valley Community College, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $3,123 a year. That adds up to $12,492 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Paradise Valley Community College is 10.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Paradise Valley Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,006 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,575 undergraduate students at Paradise Valley Community College, with 2,006 being full-time and 4,569 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,006 full-time undergraduates at Paradise Valley Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Paradise Valley Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 62
Black or African American 68
Hispanic or Latino 566
White 1,079
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 216

Over 16 countries are represented at Paradise Valley Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Canada, and Australia.

Online Learning at Paradise Valley Community College

2,571 Took All Classes Online
5,011 Took At Least One Class Online
57.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,011 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Paradise Valley Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 24th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Paradise Valley Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Paradise Valley Community College was 57.6%. This is the #516 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Paradise Valley Community College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Paradise Valley Community College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Paradise Valley Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Business & Office Technology #7
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science #28
Business Support & Assistant Services #46
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #47
Marketing #58
General Business/Commerce #67
General Business/Commerce #67
Business Administration & Management #375

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Paradise Valley Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 1 73 0 74
General Business/Commerce 0 2 67 69
Small Business Administration/Management 10 0 0 10
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 0 6 1 7
Organizational Leadership 3 0 0 3
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 1 2 0 3
Accounting 0 1 0 1
Organizational Behavior Studies 0 1 0 1
General Economics 0 1 0 1
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 0 0 0
Business & Office Technology 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurship 0 0 0 0
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 0 0 0
Accounting & Computer Science 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 15 86 68 169

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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