Community Colleges
In United States, 844 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 2025 average tuition & fees of community colleges is $5,148 for state residents and $8,737 for out-of-state students.
- Total 4,372,828 students have enrolled in community colleges and, of that, 1,250,254 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 17.66 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at community colleges is $5,174.
- The average graduation rate is 40.6% and the average transfer-out rate is 15.0%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 23 | $5,264 | $9,180 | 88,474 | 37.0% | 20.7% | 17 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 22 | $4,207 | $5,641 | 43,041 | 46.0% | 9.5% | 14 to 1 |
| Arizona | 7 | $2,896 | $7,325 | 43,911 | 29.3% | 14.8% | 18 to 1 |
| California | 102 | $1,685 | $10,342 | 990,641 | 38.6% | 9.9% | 25 to 1 |
| Colorado | 4 | $4,884 | $7,838 | 3,703 | 56.7% | 21.5% | 17 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $6,613 | $10,032 | 36,376 | 67.0% | 13.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Florida | 25 | $4,205 | $4,205 | 27,003 | 61.6% | 3.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Georgia | 24 | $3,634 | $6,384 | 130,006 | 42.2% | 8.9% | 17 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 6 | $3,220 | $8,356 | 22,116 | 32.3% | 14.0% | 16 to 1 |
| Iowa | 16 | $6,228 | $7,190 | 86,619 | 46.5% | 13.3% | 17 to 1 |
| Idaho | 1 | $4,960 | $8,736 | 4,585 | 38.0% | 17.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Illinois | 50 | $9,890 | $12,134 | 268,750 | 41.1% | 19.0% | 19 to 1 |
| Indiana | 1 | $5,154 | $9,935 | 110,710 | 40.0% | 10.0% | 28 to 1 |
| Kansas | 26 | $5,565 | $6,279 | 77,080 | 47.3% | 17.6% | 15 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 17 | $4,738 | $6,442 | 84,096 | 48.1% | 10.4% | 20 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 16 | $4,221 | $4,904 | 68,850 | 34.0% | 17.1% | 25 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | $5,956 | $11,216 | 76,655 | 22.7% | 17.3% | 15 to 1 |
| Maryland | 16 | $7,529 | $10,142 | 107,328 | 31.3% | 20.7% | 16 to 1 |
| Maine | 7 | $4,154 | $7,034 | 21,385 | 37.1% | 13.4% | 17 to 1 |
| Michigan | 26 | $7,105 | $8,888 | 136,282 | 28.1% | 22.3% | 17 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 31 | $6,008 | $6,175 | 113,798 | 40.9% | 21.0% | 20 to 1 |
| Missouri | 14 | $7,290 | $8,944 | 50,800 | 47.4% | 14.5% | 15 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 16 | $3,981 | $5,993 | 67,511 | 42.2% | 15.8% | 20 to 1 |
| Montana | 9 | $4,488 | $8,393 | 7,868 | 34.5% | 17.9% | 14 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 58 | $2,551 | $8,431 | 238,234 | 41.8% | 16.6% | 13 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $5,389 | $5,770 | 7,641 | 45.0% | 10.0% | 13 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 8 | $4,098 | $4,897 | 44,254 | 42.0% | 13.5% | 14 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | $7,049 | $15,299 | 9,531 | 38.9% | 19.9% | 9 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 19 | $7,618 | $8,609 | 118,471 | 31.7% | 13.8% | 20 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 19 | $2,402 | $5,107 | 54,069 | 28.7% | 13.2% | 13 to 1 |
| New York | 37 | $7,458 | $10,877 | 234,070 | 31.2% | 18.3% | 18 to 1 |
| Ohio | 11 | $7,169 | $12,201 | 25,302 | 46.5% | 20.2% | 15 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 19 | $4,541 | $7,157 | 56,183 | 50.3% | 11.1% | 16 to 1 |
| Oregon | 14 | $6,076 | $9,421 | 51,469 | 28.3% | 18.6% | 15 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | $11,139 | $14,823 | 96,728 | 37.6% | 18.7% | 15 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $3,033 | $3,033 | 866 | 52.0% | 28.0% | 7 to 1 |
| Palau | 1 | $3,730 | $3,970 | 393 | 27.0% | 12.0% | 11 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $5,550 | $14,834 | 12,275 | 26.0% | 10.0% | 20 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 19 | $6,457 | $11,590 | 75,883 | 29.6% | 23.8% | 17 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $7,547 | $7,547 | 7,321 | 65.5% | 3.8% | 13 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 36 | $4,936 | $9,781 | 103,642 | 58.1% | 7.3% | 19 to 1 |
| Texas | 42 | $4,349 | $6,804 | 336,224 | 34.3% | 17.4% | 21 to 1 |
| Utah | 1 | $4,426 | $14,244 | 27,437 | 29.0% | 14.0% | 16 to 1 |
| Virginia | 24 | $5,342 | $11,758 | 160,543 | 39.5% | 13.6% | 22 to 1 |
| Vermont | 1 | $6,920 | $13,640 | 5,028 | 20.0% | 24.0% | 19 to 1 |
| Washington | 1 | $4,148 | $4,590 | 4,453 | 13 to 1 | ||
| Wisconsin | 17 | $5,015 | $7,110 | 107,885 | 47.1% | 9.4% | 14 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 13 | $5,731 | $8,898 | 15,116 | 55.5% | 9.2% | 13 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $4,350 | $10,650 | 4,860 | 47.5% | 15.5% | 16 to 1 |