After Paradise Valley Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Phoenix, Arizona · Public · 5,880 undergrads
20% of Paradise Valley Community College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $47,196 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $6,995 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$47.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
20%
finish within six years.
65%
of first-years come back for year two.
$6,995
median federal debt at graduation.
36%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
20%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
65%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
21%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
19%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
516
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
808
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
29%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,597
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,838
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,196
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
55%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$6,995
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
41%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers