Community Colleges
2020 Community Colleges Overview
For academic year 2019-2020, 985 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 2020 average tuition & fees of community colleges is $4,628 for state residents and $8,325 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 34.62% and the average transfer-out rate is 16.27%.
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 | $5,146 | $9,121 | 70,851 | 27.00% | 23.71% | 15 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 22 | $3,606 | $4,983 | 39,735 | 33.64% | 11.10% | 14 to 1 |
| Arizona | 21 | $2,186 | $7,545 | 153,082 | 19.90% | 23.84% | 17 to 1 |
| California | 118 | $1,552 | $8,400 | 1,120,058 | 34.59% | 9.84% | 24 to 1 |
| Colorado | 11 | $4,584 | $9,863 | 40,644 | 45.73% | 17.33% | 16 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 14 | $4,661 | $12,587 | 38,909 | 28.79% | 17.50% | 15 to 1 |
| Florida | 30 | $3,916 | $4,541 | 40,110 | 60.97% | 2.17% | 13 to 1 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | $4,750 | $4,750 | 1,861 | 23.00% | 5.00% | 14 to 1 |
| Georgia | 24 | $3,299 | $5,803 | 112,003 | 39.74% | 10.70% | 15 to 1 |
| Guam | 1 | $3,414 | $4,614 | 1,716 | 18.00% | 0.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 6 | $3,220 | $8,356 | 22,300 | 24.50% | 15.17% | 15 to 1 |
| Iowa | 16 | $5,566 | $6,764 | 83,712 | 38.69% | 15.94% | 17 to 1 |
| Idaho | 4 | $4,496 | $7,286 | 24,061 | 33.25% | 14.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Illinois | 50 | $9,295 | $11,780 | 233,777 | 35.79% | 19.10% | 17 to 1 |
| Indiana | 1 | $4,637 | $8,927 | 63,809 | 28.00% | 13.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Kansas | 25 | $4,891 | $5,675 | 67,350 | 41.88% | 22.04% | 15 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 17 | $4,503 | $15,255 | 70,211 | 36.75% | 10.63% | 17 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 16 | $4,153 | $5,758 | 62,383 | 28.67% | 15.67% | 22 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | $5,586 | $10,536 | 70,804 | 22.56% | 18.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Maryland | 16 | $7,046 | $9,461 | 108,177 | 26.25% | 22.31% | 15 to 1 |
| Maine | 7 | $3,842 | $6,861 | 15,947 | 33.00% | 14.14% | 14 to 1 |
| Michigan | 24 | $6,249 | $8,085 | 122,139 | 21.30% | 24.74% | 15 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 32 | $5,713 | $6,193 | 108,386 | 32.59% | 21.31% | 20 to 1 |
| Missouri | 17 | $6,188 | $7,671 | 75,760 | 43.71% | 15.14% | 15 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 16 | $3,442 | $5,708 | 67,184 | 39.00% | 14.93% | 20 to 1 |
| Montana | 10 | $3,889 | $6,934 | 6,945 | 27.90% | 15.56% | 12 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 58 | $2,452 | $8,244 | 211,539 | 35.19% | 17.69% | 13 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $4,905 | $5,441 | 6,801 | 33.80% | 19.33% | 13 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 9 | $3,762 | $4,307 | 37,956 | 32.33% | 14.75% | 12 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | $7,083 | $15,333 | 10,165 | 35.86% | 18.00% | 9 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 19 | $7,053 | $8,261 | 122,004 | 28.32% | 16.00% | 20 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 19 | $2,189 | $4,728 | 53,825 | 25.21% | 11.15% | 18 to 1 |
| New York | 37 | $6,713 | $10,747 | 248,714 | 30.57% | 16.08% | 18 to 1 |
| Ohio | 30 | $5,604 | $9,861 | 176,775 | 34.40% | 17.28% | 16 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | $4,400 | $7,104 | 63,534 | 46.45% | 12.20% | 17 to 1 |
| Oregon | 17 | $5,223 | $8,929 | 74,750 | 22.29% | 18.06% | 15 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | $10,129 | $13,672 | 105,846 | 30.22% | 22.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $2,362 | $2,362 | 1,478 | 44.40% | 0.00% | 11 to 1 |
| Palau | 1 | $3,610 | $3,850 | 553 | 26.00% | 3.00% | 10 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $4,806 | $12,884 | 13,684 | 30.00% | 11.00% | 20 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 20 | $5,919 | $10,967 | 76,207 | 22.20% | 25.05% | 16 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $6,895 | $6,895 | 7,158 | 48.20% | 14.60% | 13 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 40 | $4,458 | $8,789 | 92,889 | 55.41% | 8.62% | 18 to 1 |
| Texas | 62 | $4,177 | $6,857 | 706,849 | 25.52% | 18.77% | 20 to 1 |
| Utah | 3 | $2,531 | $6,061 | 32,557 | 54.67% | 6.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Virginia | 24 | $5,012 | $10,990 | 152,982 | 34.67% | 10.54% | 21 to 1 |
| Vermont | 1 | $6,920 | $13,640 | 5,102 | 24.00% | 26.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Washington | 7 | $4,582 | $8,201 | 29,666 | 35.43% | 19.00% | 14 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 17 | $4,631 | $6,441 | 84,482 | 41.81% | 11.62% | 13 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 12 | $4,506 | $7,876 | 13,006 | 44.33% | 11.88% | 13 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 7 | $4,143 | $9,913 | 18,529 | 37.14% | 17.86% | 14 to 1 |