Community Colleges
In United States, 893 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 $4,949 for state residents and $8,646 for out-of-state students.
- Total 4,583,184 students have enrolled in community colleges and, of that, 1,343,683 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 17.35 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at community colleges is $4,736.
- The average graduation rate is 37.6% and the average transfer-out rate is 15.3%.
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 | $5,205 | $9,100 | 82,548 | 32.0% | 21.4% | 17 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 22 | $4,059 | $5,489 | 41,640 | 41.0% | 10.5% | 14 to 1 |
| Arizona | 17 | $2,781 | $8,014 | 111,290 | 22.5% | 14.5% | 17 to 1 |
| California | 117 | $1,619 | $9,917 | 1,136,595 | 36.9% | 9.6% | 25 to 1 |
| Colorado | 7 | $4,563 | $8,615 | 14,150 | 40.8% | 26.2% | 15 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $6,531 | $9,780 | 35,052 | 65.3% | 13.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Florida | 24 | $4,194 | $4,194 | 25,617 | 61.9% | 7.3% | 13 to 1 |
| Georgia | 24 | $3,390 | $5,929 | 119,686 | 37.0% | 10.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Hawaii | 6 | $3,220 | $8,356 | 21,386 | 29.5% | 9.5% | 17 to 1 |
| Iowa | 16 | $5,969 | $7,182 | 85,136 | 41.4% | 13.9% | 17 to 1 |
| Idaho | 3 | $4,562 | $7,610 | 16,870 | 32.7% | 16.7% | 15 to 1 |
| Illinois | 50 | $9,828 | $12,437 | 246,931 | 39.2% | 19.7% | 18 to 1 |
| Indiana | 1 | $4,912 | $9,465 | 100,077 | 37.0% | 10.0% | 25 to 1 |
| Kansas | 25 | $5,170 | $5,951 | 71,530 | 45.8% | 19.6% | 16 to 1 |
| Kentucky | 17 | $4,662 | $6,198 | 78,743 | 45.8% | 9.6% | 19 to 1 |
| Louisiana | 16 | $4,207 | $4,874 | 67,298 | 31.5% | 17.3% | 23 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | $5,706 | $10,966 | 67,018 | 21.7% | 19.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Maryland | 16 | $7,374 | $9,864 | 103,045 | 29.6% | 20.4% | 15 to 1 |
| Maine | 7 | $3,775 | $6,655 | 19,477 | 33.4% | 13.9% | 17 to 1 |
| Michigan | 25 | $6,854 | $8,508 | 125,918 | 24.2% | 20.0% | 16 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 31 | $5,987 | $6,385 | 105,646 | 37.5% | 22.0% | 19 to 1 |
| Missouri | 15 | $7,112 | $8,605 | 49,170 | 45.8% | 14.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 16 | $3,835 | $6,141 | 65,254 | 40.8% | 15.9% | 20 to 1 |
| Montana | 9 | $4,364 | $8,079 | 7,933 | 30.4% | 21.8% | 14 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 58 | $2,531 | $8,458 | 222,471 | 39.4% | 17.5% | 12 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $5,128 | $5,781 | 7,367 | 40.4% | 12.7% | 14 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 8 | $3,954 | $4,721 | 42,261 | 38.5% | 12.3% | 14 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | $7,049 | $15,299 | 9,204 | 37.4% | 15.6% | 9 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 19 | $7,232 | $8,420 | 119,771 | 31.7% | 15.4% | 19 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 19 | $2,344 | $4,986 | 52,065 | 26.8% | 14.3% | 13 to 1 |
| New York | 37 | $7,244 | $10,861 | 229,555 | 28.5% | 17.4% | 18 to 1 |
| Ohio | 17 | $6,284 | $11,010 | 99,520 | 36.9% | 17.7% | 17 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | $4,620 | $7,487 | 63,209 | 43.5% | 9.6% | 17 to 1 |
| Oregon | 15 | $5,720 | $9,040 | 55,306 | 26.1% | 20.9% | 15 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | $10,841 | $14,457 | 95,028 | 32.8% | 22.0% | 15 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $2,918 | $2,918 | 897 | 66.5% | 8 to 1 | |
| Palau | 1 | $3,730 | $3,970 | 387 | 34.0% | 6.0% | 9 to 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $5,326 | $14,210 | 12,518 | 25.0% | 11.0% | 15 to 1 |
| South Carolina | 19 | $6,133 | $11,129 | 74,407 | 27.6% | 24.5% | 17 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $7,475 | $7,475 | 6,836 | 59.8% | 6.3% | 13 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 37 | $4,739 | $9,524 | 94,485 | 53.6% | 6.7% | 18 to 1 |
| Texas | 46 | $4,390 | $7,322 | 373,462 | 32.1% | 17.5% | 21 to 1 |
| Utah | 1 | $4,257 | $13,701 | 26,764 | 30.0% | 14.0% | 17 to 1 |
| Virginia | 24 | $5,187 | $11,196 | 153,632 | 37.8% | 13.4% | 22 to 1 |
| Vermont | 1 | $6,920 | $13,640 | 5,377 | 26.0% | 25.0% | 20 to 1 |
| Washington | 4 | $4,802 | $7,294 | 16,982 | 34.7% | 16.0% | 16 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 16 | $4,789 | $6,770 | 89,935 | 45.7% | 10.3% | 13 to 1 |
| West Virginia | 13 | $5,455 | $8,763 | 14,382 | 53.2% | 10.1% | 13 to 1 |
| Wyoming | 3 | $4,510 | $10,810 | 8,116 | 44.3% | 14.7% | 15 to 1 |