Sessions College

Tempe, AZ · Private for-profit · https://www.sessions.edu/ ↗

Sessions College is a private for-profit college in Tempe, Arizona, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 188 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. It offers its programs entirely online. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Design and Applied Arts, Graphic Communications, and Computer Software and Media Applications.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Sessions College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
188
Similar schools: 125
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$15,149
Similar schools: $19,544
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
40.0%
Similar schools: 56.1%
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$17,813
Similar schools: $9,500
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
66.7%
Similar schools: 65.8%

What the data shows about Sessions College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,768 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $15,149 a year, lower than the $19,544 median for similar schools. 66.7% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 65.8%). 40.0% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 56.1% median. Graduates leave with a median of $17,813 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,500).