-23%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Scottsdale Community College fell 23% between 2009 and 2010 (10.8% → 8.3%).
Arizona · Public · Predominantly certificates
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona. 4,274 undergraduate students. 119 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Scottsdale Community College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Scottsdale Community College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.7% → 0.0%).
+14%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Scottsdale Community College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.9k → $9.0k).
+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Scottsdale Community College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($2.1k → $2.4k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Arizona
Each tile compares this institution to the Arizona median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$47,905+23% · 6→10y
Arizona median $39,817$39,059
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry23.8%+105% · '97→'24
Arizona median 43.0%$4,500+129% · '97→'20
At program completion4,274+238% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS66.7%+17% · '04→'23
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$2,358+140% · '00→'24
out-of-state $8,958SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
1.3%Median federal debt $4,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $47,905 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+105%
Scottsdale Community College · completion · 150% rose
8.4% → 17.3%
-23%
Scottsdale Community College · completion · 100% fell
10.8% → 8.3%
+17%
Scottsdale Community College · retention rose
57.0% → 66.7%
+238%
Scottsdale Community College · undergrad enrollment rose
1,591 → 5,377
+137%
Scottsdale Community College · in-state tuition rose
$984 → $2,358
+110%
Scottsdale Community College · out-of-state tuition rose
$4,272 → $8,958
+129%
Scottsdale Community College · median debt rose
$3,500 → $8,000
-100%
Scottsdale Community College · cohort default rate fell
19.8% → 0.0%
+43%
Scottsdale Community College · pell share rose
10.0% → 14.3%
+28%
Scottsdale Community College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$37,400 → $47,905
+27%
Scottsdale Community College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,800 → $44,061
+27%
Scottsdale Community College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$30,700 → $39,059
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$77,569Natural Sciences.$64,915Business Administration, Management and Operations.$61,460Business/Commerce, General.$59,727Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$50,654Hospitality Administration/Management.$42,499Fine and Studio Arts.$42,485Culinary Arts and Related Services.$41,795Film/Video and Photographic Arts.$39,751Culinary Arts and Related Services.$38,439Design and Applied Arts.$36,987
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
11 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arizona
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Scottsdale Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Scottsdale Community College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Scottsdale Community College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.