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Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · Public · 11,948 students · mostly associate degrees
29th-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,911
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$19,172
Graduation rate
24%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$40,852
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$10,750
Pell grant recipients
57%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
88 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree121 grads/yr$96,246Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree37 grads/yr$85,033Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$75,304Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$69,667Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$58,398Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree205 grads/yr$54,793Health and Wellness, General · Associate's Degree311 grads/yr$52,373General Studies · Associate's Degree208 grads/yr$47,477Human Services, General · Associate's Degree35 grads/yr$47,362Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree95 grads/yr$46,191Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree70 grads/yr$46,155Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$42,873Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Associate's Degree70 grads/yr$42,541Psychology, General · Associate's Degree83 grads/yr$41,375Communication, General · Associate's Degree29 grads/yr$39,860Art/Art Studies, General · Associate's Degree28 grads/yr$31,136
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.