Catholic School CompassTrue north for Catholic families.
Scottsdale Community College: Scottsdale Community College, the buildings are all of modern one level construction
Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

College · Catholic life on campus

Scottsdale Community College

  • LocationScottsdale, AZ
  • Type and sizePublic · 4-year · 6,875 students
Official website

Scottsdale Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 1.4 miles away.

Know the official campus ministry or Mass schedule page? Send us the link.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Scottsdale Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Maria Goretti Catholic Church: 1.4 mi1Saint Francis Catholic Mission Church: 2.2 mi2Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church: 2.2 mi3Old Adobe Mission Catholic Church: 2.6 mi4Scottsdale Community College (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Maria Goretti Catholic Church — 1.4 mi · 6261 North Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale
  2. Saint Francis Catholic Mission Church — 2.2 mi · 3090 North Longmore Road, Scottsdale
  3. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church — 2.2 mi
  4. Old Adobe Mission Catholic Church — 2.6 mi · 3817 North Brown Avenue, Scottsdale

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

My rating and notes

Sign in or create a free account to rate this school privately, keep notes, and save it to your list.

Academic Excellence

FAcademic Excellence: Minimal (grade F): 0 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
35 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.17%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.16 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$9,950

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
6,875
Total students6,875
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$13,336
Cost of attendance (per year)$19,281
Median federal debt at graduation$8,000
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
17%
First-year retention—
Median earnings 10 years after entry$47,905
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants14%

Value index: 48 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix

The Most Reverend John P. Dolan, Bishop of Phoenix

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral

Source: dphx.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

About this school’s data

Questions families ask

Is Scottsdale Community College a Catholic college?
No. Scottsdale Community College is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.

Reviews

Personal experiences from signed-in readers. Reviews are moderated automatically and never change a school’s grades.

No reviews yet.

Sign in to write a review.

More in Arizona · Arizona rankings