Community College of Philadelphia
Students
11,948
In-state/yr
$4,632
Completion
24%
Audit cost
Free 60+
Across Community College of Philadelphia's catalog this term, around 875 course sections are listed — the 1st-largest catalog among the 7 PA CCs colleges with current data. By section count, Community College of Philadelphia's top subjects this term are English (ENGL), Chemistry (CHEM), and Biology (BIOL) — with English (ENGL) leading at around 180 sections. Across the catalog, 55% of sections are online — below the PA CCs median of 66%.
Community College of Philadelphia has around 400 late-start sections (more than two weeks past the earliest term start), ranking 1st among 7 PA CCs colleges for that availability. For students planning to transfer, slippery-rock, kutztown, and west-chester hold the most course equivalencies with Community College of Philadelphia per the state transfer registry — slippery-rock leads with 279 accepted courses. Federal College Scorecard data shows Community College of Philadelphia's in-state tuition at $4,632 per year — $1,848 below the PA CCs median.
Residents 60 and older may attend Community College of Philadelphia tuition-free under 24 P.S. § 19-1908-B.
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Top programs
awards · IPEDSTop programs at Community College of Philadelphia
Ranked by federal IPEDS award counts. Click any program to compare it across every community college in this state — including median earnings of graduates.
- Liberal Arts472 awards/yr · grads earn $44,136/yr
- Nursing254 awards/yr · grads earn $89,117/yr
- Computer Science215 awards/yr · grads earn $49,863/yr
- Psychology170 awards/yr · grads earn $39,730/yr
- Early Childhood Education156 awards/yr · grads earn $36,481/yr
- Criminal Justice144 awards/yr · grads earn $45,761/yr
- Engineering75 awards/yr · grads earn $31,018/yr
- Accounting65 awards/yr · grads earn $41,914/yr
Cost & outcomes
federal scorecardCost & outcomes
Federal data on tuition, financial aid, and student outcomes at Community College of Philadelphia.
How cost adds up to net price
Sticker tuition only covers tuition and fees. Federal “average net price” adds the full cost of attendance and subtracts average aid — which is why it’s usually larger.
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $4,632
- Room & board(off-campus, estimate)
- $10,800
- Books & supplies
- $2,400
- Other (transportation, personal)(estimate)
- $1,340
- Total cost of attendance
- $19,172
- Less: average grants & scholarships
- −$7,261
- Average net price after aid
- $11,911
Net price by family income
What students actually paid per year, after grants and scholarships, grouped by household income.
After enrollment
Earnings & debt
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, reporting year ~2025.
Audit policy
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Course Offering Profile
What Community College of Philadelphia is offering for 2026SU — 883 sections across 4 delivery modes.
Format mix
- online477 (54%)
- in person230 (26%)
- hybrid171 (19%)
- zoom5 (1%)
Section start dates
Sections begin on 7 distinct dates this term. 406 late-start sections begin more than two weeks after the term starts.