Is Mohave Community College Worth It?

Mohave Community College keeps your costs low, and that low cost carries the financial case. You borrow a median of $9,700, one of the smaller debt loads you'll find, and the sticker price stays under $7,000 a year. But the payoff depends almost entirely on which program you finish. The median graduate earns around $35,500 a decade out, which is modest, and the 30% graduation rate means most people who start here don't finish.

Nursing is the clear winner. The associate nursing track pays over $62,000, and even with $14,000 in debt, that's the strongest return on campus by a wide margin. Allied health diagnostic and treatment programs come in second near $49,000. After that, the drop is steep. Medical assisting, accounting, and general liberal arts all land near or below $30,000, and liberal arts carries almost $12,000 in debt to reach $25,580. If you enroll in general studies here without a transfer plan, you risk paying real money for a credential that doesn't move your income.

The specific risk at Mohave is starting and not finishing, or finishing in a low-paying track. The low net price cushions that risk, but it doesn't erase it.

This school fits you if you want a nursing or allied health credential and plan to complete it. At those wages against that debt, the math works. It also fits you as a cheap transfer launch point if you have a four-year degree lined up.

On price by income: your cost actually rises with family income here, from about $5,600 under $30k to roughly $9,900 above $110k. Lower-income families pay the least in absolute dollars. If your family earns over $75k, expect to pay closer to $10,000 a year with little grant help built in.