Which GateWay Community College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Practical Nursing graduates leave with a median of $12,898 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 GateWay Community College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does GateWay Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $2,358 a year, and $8,958 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,339 a year.

How many GateWay Community College programs report graduate pay?

3 associate's programs and 6 certificate programs at GateWay Community College report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

GateWay Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Phoenix, AZ
4,538 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 GateWay Community College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Diagnostic and Treatment Professions pays the most in the first year ($63,579), and Allied Health and Medical Assisting the least ($31,636). The median program pays $40,977. GateWay Community College also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$2,358Per year. Out-of-state $8,958

Average net price after aid$13,339Per year

Graduation rate29%Within 6 years

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Arizona" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Arizona. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Arizona
1	NursingAbout 204 graduates a year	$74,062	$82,413	$21,225	5th of 18
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 141 graduates a year	$57,315	$75,527	$12,500	4th of 7
3	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 46 graduates a year	$50,605	$48,150	$15,581	2nd of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and Arizona ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Arizona programs in the field do too.

All 6 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Arizona" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Arizona. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Arizona
1	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 51 graduates a year	$63,579	$77,441	$18,125	2nd of 7
2	Practical NursingAbout 403 graduates a year	$60,620	$58,899	$12,898	1st of 5
3	Business AdministrationAbout 3 graduates a year	$42,264	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 3
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 499 graduates a year	$39,690	$48,731	Not reported	2nd of 4
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 35 graduates a year	$33,379	$44,215	$14,088	2nd of 8
6	Allied Health and Medical AssistingGraduates a year not reported	$31,636	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 7

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$63,579
Practical Nursing$60,620
Business Administration$42,264
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$39,690
Health and Medical Administration$33,379

Lowest median debt

Practical Nursing$12,898
Health and Medical Administration$14,088
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$18,125

Largest programs

Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 499 graduates a year
Practical NursingAbout 403 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 51 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 35 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 3 graduates a year

Common questions

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates earn a median of $63,579 in their first year, the most of 6 GateWay Community College certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Arizona rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels