GateWay Community
College-Central City
Public College in Phoenix, AZ. Median 10-year earnings $46,147.
Ten years after entry, the median GateWay Community College-Central City student earns $46,147 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Graduates leave owing a median of $6,750 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.15 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. First-year retention of 82% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. A 18:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a public short-program institution, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. This is a small school — 814 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 814 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,682 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $14,572 at $0–30k, $13,682 at $48–75k. 36% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. 5% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 120 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 | $14,572 |
| $30–48k | $14,792 |
| $48–75k | $13,682 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 43 of these 814 students, totalling $65,050 — an average of $1,513 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Maricopa County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)