Community Colleges
In United States, 989 community colleges are active this year. Here, a community college is a public, two years (2 but less than 4 years) institution, rather than private two year schools, mostly called junior colleges.
The following list summarizes statistics for community colleges.
- The 2024 average tuition & fees of community colleges is $4,944 for state residents and $8,668 for out-of-state students.
- Total 4,516,427 students have enrolled in community colleges and, of that, 1,425,231 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 16.74 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at community colleges is $4,740.
- The average graduation rate is 34.8% and the average transfer-out rate is 14.1%.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Statistics for Community Colleges 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 |
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Alabama | 24 | $5,193 | $8,995 | 78,513 | 27.8% | 19.3% | 16 to 1 |
Arkansas | 23 | $3,985 | $5,312 | 40,120 | 38.7% | 8.7% | 13 to 1 |
Arizona | 22 | $2,713 | $8,266 | 154,493 | 18.7% | 17.4% | 17 to 1 |
California | 121 | $1,615 | $9,880 | 1,049,335 | 33.8% | 8.5% | 23 to 1 |
Colorado | 10 | $4,395 | $8,520 | 20,773 | 39.4% | 14.8% | 17 to 1 |
Connecticut | 15 | $5,277 | $12,826 | 35,894 | 27.2% | 13.2% | 15 to 1 |
Florida | 25 | $4,262 | $4,262 | 21,447 | 58.4% | 10.7% | 13 to 1 |
Georgia | 26 | $3,439 | $6,263 | 111,028 | 39.9% | 8.7% | 15 to 1 |
Hawaii | 6 | $3,220 | $8,356 | 20,937 | 27.7% | 10.2% | 15 to 1 |
Iowa | 16 | $6,001 | $7,216 | 81,973 | 40.5% | 13.7% | 17 to 1 |
Idaho | 3 | $4,562 | $7,610 | 16,549 | 32.0% | 11.3% | 15 to 1 |
Illinois | 51 | $9,678 | $12,223 | 233,756 | 35.8% | 16.2% | 17 to 1 |
Indiana | 20 | $4,912 | $9,465 | 89,705 | 30.0% | 9.0% | 23 to 1 |
Kansas | 25 | $5,179 | $5,994 | 70,060 | 42.1% | 19.1% | 16 to 1 |
Kentucky | 17 | $4,662 | $6,198 | 73,923 | 41.6% | 8.4% | 18 to 1 |
Louisiana | 16 | $4,224 | $4,894 | 64,427 | 28.3% | 16.5% | 22 to 1 |
Massachusetts | 15 | $5,703 | $10,962 | 62,248 | 20.3% | 12.8% | 14 to 1 |
Maryland | 16 | $7,353 | $9,843 | 95,484 | 26.9% | 18.3% | 14 to 1 |
Maine | 7 | $3,790 | $6,658 | 16,791 | 27.9% | 9.9% | 15 to 1 |
Michigan | 26 | $6,596 | $8,197 | 122,898 | 23.3% | 19.4% | 16 to 1 |
Minnesota | 44 | $6,041 | $6,465 | 102,559 | 32.8% | 21.6% | 19 to 1 |
Missouri | 16 | $7,084 | $8,579 | 63,049 | 40.6% | 14.2% | 15 to 1 |
Mississippi | 19 | $3,830 | $5,982 | 63,675 | 38.9% | 11.8% | 19 to 1 |
Montana | 11 | $4,384 | $9,071 | 7,658 | 28.9% | 17.4% | 13 to 1 |
North Carolina | 59 | $2,522 | $8,391 | 215,338 | 34.7% | 17.2% | 12 to 1 |
North Dakota | 5 | $5,286 | $5,781 | 6,941 | 32.6% | 16.3% | 14 to 1 |
Nebraska | 9 | $3,939 | $4,681 | 40,752 | 35.0% | 12.9% | 13 to 1 |
New Hampshire | 7 | $7,049 | $15,299 | 9,081 | 35.6% | 15.3% | 9 to 1 |
New Jersey | 19 | $7,188 | $8,365 | 114,827 | 27.1% | 12.4% | 19 to 1 |
New Mexico | 19 | $2,353 | $5,004 | 53,673 | 26.8% | 10.7% | 17 to 1 |
New York | 37 | $7,238 | $10,876 | 219,741 | 28.3% | 14.5% | 17 to 1 |
Ohio | 19 | $6,016 | $10,380 | 117,499 | 34.9% | 16.8% | 16 to 1 |
Oklahoma | 22 | $4,644 | $7,382 | 62,457 | 49.0% | 11.8% | 15 to 1 |
Oregon | 17 | $5,692 | $9,388 | 66,850 | 21.8% | 15.4% | 15 to 1 |
Pennsylvania | 26 | $10,386 | $13,889 | 93,344 | 29.3% | 18.5% | 15 to 1 |
Puerto Rico | 6 | $2,669 | $2,658 | 1,399 | 43.8% | 2.0% | 10 to 1 |
Palau | 1 | $3,730 | $3,970 | 454 | 33.0% | 4.0% | 12 to 1 |
Rhode Island | 1 | $5,326 | $14,210 | 12,263 | 23.0% | 9.0% | 17 to 1 |
South Carolina | 19 | $6,133 | $11,127 | 71,305 | 22.7% | 29.9% | 16 to 1 |
South Dakota | 4 | $7,556 | $7,475 | 7,161 | 62.5% | 5.8% | 13 to 1 |
Tennessee | 39 | $4,743 | $9,276 | 88,180 | 56.3% | 11.2% | 18 to 1 |
Texas | 52 | $4,361 | $7,119 | 414,228 | 28.0% | 15.8% | 20 to 1 |
Utah | 2 | $4,411 | $13,916 | 26,300 | 33.0% | 11.0% | 16 to 1 |
Virginia | 24 | $5,188 | $11,196 | 148,604 | 35.8% | 9.2% | 21 to 1 |
Vermont | 1 | $6,920 | $13,640 | 5,596 | 25.0% | 23.0% | 21 to 1 |
Washington | 7 | $5,571 | $8,704 | 22,846 | 36.5% | 12.3% | 16 to 1 |
Wisconsin | 16 | $4,808 | $6,802 | 87,664 | 44.1% | 8.1% | 12 to 1 |
West Virginia | 13 | $5,455 | $8,763 | 13,021 | 52.5% | 8.4% | 12 to 1 |
Wyoming | 3 | $4,510 | $10,810 | 8,371 | 36.3% | 18.7% | 17 to 1 |