South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, Arizona · Website
$39,825
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,825
median earnings, 10 years after starting
South Mountain Community College is a public 4-year college in Phoenix, Arizona with 3,645 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,780 a year (tuition and fees $2,358 in-state, $8,958 out-of-state). 16% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $39,825 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,780
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$2,358
Out-of-state $8,958
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
16%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,000
About $85 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,825
Rank 2,709 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,780
- Tuition in-state
- $2,358
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,958
- Cost of attendance
- $18,898
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.5%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,902
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,932
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,987
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,329
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,132
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,046 in 2015-16 to $2,358 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 3,645
- Part-time students
- 62%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 16%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 101
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,709 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 99 in Arizona (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AZ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,780 | $20,678 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,358 | $8,774 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 90% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 16% | 54% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,000 | $9,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,633 | $36,057 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,825 | $40,059 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 22% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 60% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
101 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 245 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 244 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Behavioral SciencesCertificate | Certificate | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 34 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,097 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 29 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Behavioral SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural SciencesCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,076 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,211 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does South Mountain Community College cost?
$12,780 a year is the average net price at South Mountain Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,358 for in-state students and $8,958 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,898. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,902 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at South Mountain Community College?
South Mountain Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do South Mountain Community College graduates earn?
$39,825 a year is the median pay of former South Mountain Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,633 after 6 years). That ranks 2,709 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 99 in Arizona.
How much student debt do South Mountain Community College graduates have?
$8,000 is the median federal student loan debt of South Mountain Community College graduates, about $85 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.5% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at South Mountain Community College?
16% of first-time, full-time students at South Mountain Community College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at South Mountain Community College?
Fine and Studio Arts (245 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (244 associate's graduates), Behavioral Sciences (57 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 101 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.