Brookline College-Tucson
For-profit Community College in Tucson, AZ. Six-year graduation rate 48%. Median 10-year earnings $29,576.
Ten-year median earnings of $29,576 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Six-year completion sits at 48%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $9,500, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 48%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. At 22:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. At 289 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 289 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $17,385 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $23,550 at $0–30k against $22,564 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 60% get grants averaging $5,579, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 55% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 50 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $23,550 |
| $30–48k | $18,372 |
| $48–75k | $24,467 |
| $75–110k | $28,723 |
| $110k+ | $22,564 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 160 of these 289 students, totalling $1,208,327 — an average of $7,552 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pima County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026