Community College

Community Colleges are primarily public two-years schools. They are also referred as city colleges, junior colleges, and technical colleges. Community colleges mainly focus on associate's degree programs and accept students from local community with lower tuition & fees. After graduation a community college, some students transfer to four-years institutions such as National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges. to earn bachelor's degree.

Community Colleges Key Statistics

Number of Schools
1,778 Community Colleges 990 Public Schools 788 Private Schools
Tuition & fees
$4,947 In-State Rate $8,668 Out-of-State Rate $21,087 Private Schools
Members
4,771,816 Total Students 64 Faculties 173 Staffs 17 Students per Faculty
Outcomes
45.48% Graduation Rate 13.73% Transfer-out Rate 65.61% Retention Rate

Community College Statistics by State

StateNumber of Schools Tuition & FeesGraduation RateTotal Enrollment
TotalPublicPrivate In-StateOut-of-State
Alaska 202 -- 48.50%345
Alabama 27243 $5,193$8,995 28.58%79,200
Arkansas 27234 $3,985$5,312 41.16%41,074
Arizona 392217 $2,713$8,266 34.19%169,017
California 21412193 $1,615$9,880 44.80%1,089,932
Colorado 30921 $4,427$8,738 53.40%35,576
Connecticut 23158 $5,277$12,826 42.23%40,275
District of Columbia 303 -- 83.33%604
Delaware 101 -- 41.00%129
Florida 922567 $4,262$4,262 60.83%46,084
Georgia 522725 $3,612$6,332 43.00%117,394
Hawaii 1064 $3,220$8,356 34.78%21,391
Iowa 401624 $6,001$7,216 56.65%83,453
Idaho 532 $4,562$7,610 48.00%17,030
Illinois 665115 $9,678$12,223 39.49%239,061
Indiana 312011 $4,912$9,465 51.50%92,119
Kansas 29254 $5,179$5,994 46.21%71,277
Kentucky 24177 $4,662$6,198 42.05%75,216
Louisiana 341618 $4,224$4,894 43.79%68,204
Massachusetts 23158 $5,703$10,962 30.16%64,185
Maryland 18162 $7,353$9,843 30.17%96,979
Maine 972 $3,790$6,658 35.88%16,876
Michigan 372611 $6,596$8,197 39.17%126,251
Minnesota 43403 $6,066$6,403 32.90%100,200
Missouri 301614 $7,084$8,579 48.87%64,455
Mississippi 21192 $3,830$5,982 39.94%64,037
Montana 12111 $4,384$9,071 33.56%7,714
North Carolina 68599 $2,522$8,391 37.39%220,264
North Dakota 1055 $5,286$5,781 50.56%7,262
Nebraska 19910 $3,939$4,681 53.88%41,451
New Hampshire 871 $7,049$15,299 35.57%9,216
New Jersey 421923 $7,188$8,365 46.53%125,481
New Mexico 21192 $2,353$5,004 29.10%54,740
Nevada 707 -- 53.71%4,345
New York 893752 $7,238$10,876 48.05%233,539
Ohio 791960 $6,016$10,380 53.19%131,816
Oklahoma 29227 $4,644$7,382 50.79%65,049
Oregon 371720 $5,692$9,388 44.17%68,698
Pennsylvania 982672 $10,386$13,889 52.14%110,330
Puerto Rico 23617 $2,669$2,658 48.87%8,936
Palau 110 $3,730$3,970 33.00%454
Rhode Island 312 $5,326$14,210 54.00%12,425
South Carolina 27198 $6,133$11,127 29.33%72,875
South Dakota 743 $7,556$7,475 62.50%7,226
Tennessee 513912 $4,743$9,276 57.11%93,310
Texas 1014655 $4,501$7,378 44.13%356,171
Utah 523 $4,411$13,916 64.00%26,873
Virginia 412417 $5,188$11,196 43.83%152,121
Vermont 110 $6,920$13,640 25.00%5,596
Washington 1569 $5,809$9,390 57.67%20,894
Wisconsin 24168 $4,808$6,802 54.24%88,165
West Virginia 261313 $5,455$8,763 54.96%17,137
Wyoming 431 $4,510$10,810 47.50%9,364
All States 1,778990788 $4,947$8,668 45.48%4,771,816