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Tohono O'odham Community College

Sells, Arizona Public 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Tohono O'odham Community College is a public two-year institution based in Sells, Arizona. The campus sits in a remote rural area. It enrolled 1,165 students in fall 2024. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Tohono O'odham Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 20 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Business Administration and Management, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 111 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 19 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,165
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
111
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
20
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 20

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

Public Administration and Social Services 2
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 3
Education 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology Associate Online option 5 graduates
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Physical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
65%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
94
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
17

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,165
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,165
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,913
Full-time, 2024-25
19%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
77%
Men
23%
White
2%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
95%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
19
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
91%
Students taking some online courses
6%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Stephen Schoonmaker
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling

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