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 $4,029 for state residents and $7,732 for out-of-state students.
- Total 5,614,242 students have enrolled in community colleges and, of that, 775,216 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 17.81 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at community colleges is $4,240.
- The average graduation rate is 34.08% and the average transfer-out rate is 16.77%.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
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Largest Community Colleges
1
The Woodlands, TX
Lone Star College System
73,499 Students
2
Indianapolis, IN
Ivy Tech Community College
72,006 Students
3
Houston, TX
Houston Community College
57,200 Students
4
Fort Worth, TX
Tarrant County College District
51,100 Students
5
Annandale, VA
Northern Virginia Community College
50,929 Students
Highest Graduation Rate
1
Buckhannon, WV
2
Hartford, CT
3
Downey, CA
4
Norman, OK
5
Expensive Tuition & Fees
1
Northport, NY
Western Suffolk BOCES
$43,050
2
Wooster, OH
3
Titusville, PA
4
Sacramento, CA
5
Lancaster, SC
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 | $5,092 | $8,989 | 80,230 | 26.38% | 21.32% | 17 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 22 | $3,309 | $4,385 | 43,664 | 35.27% | 13.55% | 15 to 1 |
| Arizona | 21 | $2,202 | $7,333 | 178,838 | 20.70% | 25.37% | 19 to 1 |
| California | 118 | $1,517 | $8,411 | 1,234,923 | 33.32% | 10.40% | 25 to 1 |
| Colorado | 11 | $4,602 | $9,331 | 41,937 | 43.27% | 16.56% | 16 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 14 | $4,661 | $12,584 | 48,022 | 24.08% | 17.42% | 16 to 1 |
| Florida | 30 | $3,916 | $4,529 | 47,659 | 62.60% | 6.67% | 13 to 1 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | $4,750 | $4,750 | 1,931 | 26.00% | 3.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Georgia | 24 | $3,299 | $5,793 | 117,391 | 39.13% | 9.70% | 15 to 1 |
| Guam | 1 | $3,414 | $4,614 | 2,082 | 21.00% | 0.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 6 | $3,220 | $8,356 | 23,727 | 24.67% | 14.67% | 16 to 1 |
| Iowa | 16 | $5,593 | $6,792 | 89,422 | 39.00% | 17.00% | 17 to 1 |
| Idaho | 4 | $3,305 | $4,496 | 23,741 | 31.50% | 13.25% | 16 to 1 |
| Illinois | 50 | $4,479 | $9,251 | 283,415 | 34.00% | 20.17% | 19 to 1 |
| Indiana | 1 | $4,637 | $8,927 | 72,006 | 25.00% | 16.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Kansas | 25 | $4,636 | $5,052 | 78,663 | 40.64% | 23.35% | 16 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 17 | $4,503 | $15,255 | 77,674 | 35.94% | 10.56% | 19 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 16 | $4,074 | $5,501 | 68,151 | 26.67% | 15.00% | 23 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | $5,569 | $10,561 | 83,320 | 22.13% | 19.88% | 15 to 1 |
| Maryland | 16 | $4,157 | $7,285 | 115,747 | 23.31% | 22.94% | 16 to 1 |
| Maine | 7 | $3,840 | $6,859 | 16,612 | 32.14% | 14.71% | 15 to 1 |
| Michigan | 24 | $4,103 | $6,235 | 143,874 | 20.87% | 23.39% | 16 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 32 | $5,713 | $6,222 | 116,418 | 33.61% | 23.84% | 20 to 1 |
| Missouri | 17 | $5,070 | $6,739 | 86,113 | 42.00% | 15.79% | 15 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 16 | $3,442 | $5,708 | 72,025 | 37.47% | 17.29% | 20 to 1 |
| Montana | 10 | $3,409 | $5,732 | 7,948 | 27.80% | 14.33% | 12 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 58 | $2,459 | $8,271 | 218,668 | 33.21% | 19.06% | 13 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $4,778 | $5,441 | 7,327 | 36.00% | 15.50% | 15 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 9 | $3,747 | $4,307 | 40,229 | 32.11% | 16.00% | 12 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | $7,083 | $15,333 | 11,785 | 33.71% | 20.29% | 8 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 19 | $4,972 | $7,053 | 139,498 | 27.37% | 16.84% | 20 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 19 | $1,902 | $3,365 | 64,385 | 22.16% | 11.39% | 19 to 1 |
| New York | 37 | $6,707 | $10,747 | 286,475 | 29.84% | 18.03% | 19 to 1 |
| Ohio | 30 | $5,472 | $9,262 | 162,712 | 35.50% | 16.38% | 16 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | $4,400 | $7,104 | 65,741 | 43.86% | 13.36% | 18 to 1 |
| Oregon | 17 | $5,155 | $8,608 | 88,568 | 22.12% | 18.18% | 16 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | $7,069 | $10,782 | 121,515 | 30.61% | 22.53% | 16 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $1,057 | $2,377 | 2,041 | 63.60% | 3.00% | 13 to 1 |
| Palau | 1 | $3,610 | $3,850 | 497 | 37.00% | 3.00% | 10 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $4,806 | $12,884 | 14,539 | 20.00% | 18.00% | 18 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 20 | $5,417 | $8,326 | 80,839 | 19.55% | 27.20% | 16 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $6,334 | $6,895 | 6,837 | 52.40% | 6.00% | 13 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 40 | $4,451 | $8,758 | 101,308 | 58.46% | 9.73% | 19 to 1 |
| Texas | 62 | $2,859 | $5,005 | 683,070 | 24.90% | 18.69% | 20 to 1 |
| Utah | 3 | $2,531 | $6,061 | 33,302 | 44.67% | 7.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Virginia | 24 | $4,994 | $10,964 | 164,062 | 33.79% | 11.13% | 20 to 1 |
| Vermont | 1 | $6,920 | $13,640 | 5,378 | 15.00% | 23.00% | 13 to 1 |
| Washington | 7 | $4,582 | $8,201 | 32,539 | 37.71% | 19.57% | 15 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 17 | $4,653 | $6,470 | 90,551 | 40.31% | 11.36% | 13 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 12 | $4,506 | $7,876 | 16,821 | 47.08% | 10.75% | 14 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 7 | $4,143 | $9,913 | 20,022 | 38.43% | 17.86% | 14 to 1 |
