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Sonoran Desert Institute Trade Programs

Sonoran Desert Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

2,003 Full-Time Undergraduates

$10,880 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Sonoran Desert Institute?

Contact details for Sonoran Desert Institute are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1555 W University Dr., Suite 103, Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone:	480-314-2102
Website:	www.sdi.edu

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Can I Afford Sonoran Desert Institute?

$10,880 In-State Tuition

35% Take Out Loans

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Sonoran Desert Institute paid $340 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,880	$10,880
Fees	$1,400	$1,400

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Sonoran Desert Institute, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $8,022 a year. That adds up to $32,088 over four years for those students.

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Sonoran Desert Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,003 Full-Time Undergraduates

1% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 2,709 undergraduate students at Sonoran Desert Institute, with 2,003 being full-time and 706 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,003 full-time undergraduates at Sonoran Desert Institute, 99% are male and 1% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sonoran Desert Institute students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	75
Hispanic or Latino	228
White	1,525
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	161

Online Learning at Sonoran Desert Institute

4,011 Took All Classes Online

4,011 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 4,011 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Sonoran Desert Institute has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Sonoran Desert Institute majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith	20%
Mechanic & Repair Technologies	20%

Sonoran Desert Institute Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith	816	544	1,360
TOTAL	816	544	1,360

Sonoran Desert Institute Trades

In a recent academic period, Sonoran Desert Institute awarded 4,080 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Precision Systems Maintenance	0	544	816	0
Total	0	1,632	2,448	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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