10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Tempe, Arizona
Sessions College
Sessions College is a private for-profit institution in Tempe, Arizona. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 44.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $15,149
- Avg net price / yr
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Sessions College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
40/100
Sessions College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$15,149
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
44.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$17,813
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
66.7%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$15,149
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
44.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 44.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Sessions College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
188
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
44.7%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
66.7%
First-year retention
How Sessions College ranks in Arizona
State rank among 99 reporting Arizona colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Sessions College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $15,149 | #31 of 87 | 64th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 44.7% | #49 of 85 | 42nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 188 | #76 of 98 | 22nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Arizona
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Arizona | $92,405 | $40,096 |
| 2 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | $84,131 | $40,287 |
| 3 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | $79,652 | - |
| 4 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | $79,652 | - |
| 5 | Alliant International University - Phoenix | $66,666 | - |
| 6 | Jersey College - Tucson | $66,087 | - |
| 7 | Jersey College - Mesa | $66,087 | - |
| 8 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | $62,668 | $14,967 |
| 9 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | $62,668 | - |
| 10 | Arizona State University-West Valley | $62,668 | - |
| 11 | Arizona State University-Polytechnic | $62,668 | - |
| 12 | Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix | $62,668 | - |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Sessions College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$16,785 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,937 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$16,785 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Sessions College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $7,400 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $7,400 |
| Average Net Price | $15,149 |
48.7%
Pell Grant Rate
50.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$17,813
Median Debt
$189/mo
Monthly Payment
2014–2023: what Sessions College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +22.7% over 9 years, from $12,352 to $15,156 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +30.2%.
10 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2014 · $12,3522023 · $15,156
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2014–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
66.3%
Female
46.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
66.7%
Retention Rate
$36,805
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 44.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 66.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $36,805 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $17,813 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $189/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 1 | 42 | $37,727 | $37,727 | $11,571 |
| Associate's | 1 | 18 | - | - | $19,854 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts | Certificate | 42 | $37,727 | $11,571 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's | 18 | - | $19,854 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Sessions College cost? ▼
The average net price at Sessions College is $15,149. In-state tuition is $7,400 and out-of-state tuition is $7,400. Median student debt at graduation is $17,813.
What is the graduation rate at Sessions College? ▼
Sessions College has a 44.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 66.7%.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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