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Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Phoenix College is a public four-year institution based in Phoenix, Arizona. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 10,660 students in fall 2024. It is part of Maricopa Community College District.

Phoenix College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 129 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Art/Art Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic). It awarded 2,410 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
10,660
Students enrolled
2,410
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
129
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 129

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 16
Health Professions 16
Business, Management and Marketing 16
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 13
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 10
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Psychology 1
Physical Sciences 6
Education 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Engineering 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Social Sciences 5
Communication and Journalism 3
Communications Technologies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
English Language and Literature 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
History 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Precision Production 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
1,065
Certificates under 1 year
569
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
775
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
10,660
Undergraduates, fall 2024
10,660
Full-time, fall 2024
23%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,493
Full-time, 2024-25
20%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
23%
Hispanic or Latino
56%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
31%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Maricopa Community College District
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Kimberly Britt
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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