Community Colleges
In United States, 992 community colleges are active. Here, a community college is a public, two years (2 but less than 4 years) institution, rather than private two year school, mostly called junior colleges.
- The 2022 average tuition & fees of community colleges is $4,097 for state residents and $7,780 for out-of-state students.
- Total 5,168,965 students have enrolled in community colleges and, of that, 2,475,757 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 17.11 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at community colleges is $4,459.
- The average graduation rate is 34.6% and the average transfer-out rate is 16.3%.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Community Colleges Statistics by State
| State | Number of Community Colleges | In-State Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Number of Students | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 24 | $4,992 | $8,631 | 70,851 | 27.0% | 23.7% | 15 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 22 | $3,313 | $4,387 | 39,735 | 33.6% | 11.1% | 14 to 1 |
| Arizona | 22 | $2,179 | $7,423 | 153,082 | 19.9% | 23.8% | 17 to 1 |
| California | 119 | $1,701 | $8,881 | 1,120,058 | 34.6% | 9.8% | 24 to 1 |
| Colorado | 13 | $3,936 | $8,136 | 40,644 | 45.7% | 17.3% | 16 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 14 | $4,931 | $12,574 | 38,909 | 28.8% | 17.5% | 15 to 1 |
| Florida | 31 | $4,341 | $4,844 | 40,110 | 61.0% | 2.2% | 13 to 1 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | $4,750 | $4,750 | 1,861 | 23.0% | 5.0% | 14 to 1 |
| Georgia | 24 | $3,307 | $5,801 | 112,003 | 39.7% | 10.7% | 15 to 1 |
| Guam | 1 | $3,414 | $4,614 | 1,716 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 6 | $3,220 | $8,356 | 22,300 | 24.5% | 15.2% | 15 to 1 |
| Iowa | 16 | $5,669 | $6,865 | 83,712 | 38.7% | 15.9% | 17 to 1 |
| Idaho | 4 | $3,305 | $4,496 | 24,061 | 33.3% | 14.0% | 16 to 1 |
| Illinois | 50 | $4,378 | $9,567 | 233,777 | 35.8% | 19.1% | 17 to 1 |
| Indiana | 1 | $4,637 | $8,927 | 63,809 | 28.0% | 13.0% | 16 to 1 |
| Kansas | 25 | $4,709 | $5,033 | 67,350 | 41.9% | 22.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 17 | $4,503 | $15,255 | 70,211 | 36.8% | 10.6% | 17 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 16 | $4,163 | $5,042 | 62,383 | 28.7% | 15.7% | 22 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | $5,600 | $10,589 | 70,804 | 22.6% | 18.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Maryland | 17 | $4,405 | $7,509 | 108,177 | 26.3% | 22.3% | 15 to 1 |
| Maine | 7 | $3,860 | $6,740 | 15,947 | 33.0% | 14.1% | 14 to 1 |
| Michigan | 25 | $4,105 | $6,208 | 122,139 | 21.3% | 24.7% | 15 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 32 | $5,572 | $6,308 | 108,386 | 32.6% | 21.3% | 20 to 1 |
| Missouri | 17 | $5,251 | $6,997 | 75,760 | 43.7% | 15.1% | 15 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 16 | $3,528 | $5,781 | 67,184 | 39.0% | 14.9% | 20 to 1 |
| Montana | 10 | $3,459 | $5,846 | 6,945 | 27.9% | 15.6% | 12 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 58 | $2,463 | $8,148 | 211,539 | 35.2% | 17.7% | 13 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $4,898 | $5,778 | 6,801 | 33.8% | 19.3% | 13 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 9 | $3,777 | $4,402 | 37,956 | 32.3% | 14.8% | 12 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | $7,049 | $15,299 | 10,165 | 35.9% | 18.0% | 9 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 19 | $4,996 | $7,097 | 122,004 | 28.3% | 16.0% | 20 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 19 | $2,000 | $3,753 | 53,825 | 25.2% | 11.2% | 18 to 1 |
| New York | 37 | $6,793 | $10,699 | 248,714 | 30.6% | 16.1% | 18 to 1 |
| Ohio | 30 | $5,727 | $9,005 | 176,775 | 34.4% | 17.3% | 16 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | $4,524 | $7,213 | 63,534 | 46.5% | 12.2% | 17 to 1 |
| Oregon | 17 | $5,242 | $8,729 | 74,750 | 22.3% | 18.1% | 15 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | $7,303 | $10,928 | 105,846 | 30.2% | 22.0% | 16 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $2,362 | $2,423 | 1,478 | 44.4% | 0.0% | 11 to 1 |
| Palau | 1 | $3,730 | $3,970 | 553 | 26.0% | 3.0% | 10 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $4,980 | $13,260 | 13,684 | 30.0% | 11.0% | 20 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 20 | $5,417 | $8,347 | 76,207 | 22.2% | 25.1% | 16 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $6,895 | $6,947 | 7,158 | 48.2% | 14.6% | 13 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 40 | $4,599 | $8,585 | 92,889 | 55.4% | 8.6% | 18 to 1 |
| Texas | 62 | $2,873 | $4,934 | 706,849 | 25.5% | 18.8% | 20 to 1 |
| Utah | 3 | $3,205 | $6,088 | 32,557 | 54.7% | 6.0% | 16 to 1 |
| Virginia | 24 | $4,985 | $10,940 | 152,982 | 34.7% | 10.5% | 21 to 1 |
| Vermont | 1 | $6,920 | $13,640 | 5,102 | 24.0% | 26.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Washington | 7 | $4,643 | $7,916 | 29,666 | 35.4% | 19.0% | 14 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 17 | $4,700 | $6,534 | 84,482 | 41.8% | 11.6% | 13 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 12 | $4,257 | $7,670 | 13,006 | 44.3% | 11.9% | 13 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 7 | $4,302 | $10,242 | 18,529 | 37.1% | 17.9% | 14 to 1 |