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 4,331,005 students have enrolled in community colleges and, of that, 1,376,209 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio is 16.80 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at community colleges is $4,744.
- The average graduation rate is 35.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 23 | $5,205 | $9,100 | 77,745 | 28.6% | 19.3% | 16 to 1 |
| Arkansas | 22 | $4,059 | $5,489 | 40,120 | 38.7% | 8.7% | 13 to 1 |
| Arizona | 17 | $2,781 | $8,014 | 106,701 | 18.9% | 16.4% | 17 to 1 |
| California | 117 | $1,619 | $9,917 | 1,048,998 | 33.2% | 8.5% | 23 to 1 |
| Colorado | 7 | $4,563 | $8,615 | 13,595 | 41.5% | 16.2% | 17 to 1 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $6,531 | $9,780 | 2,473 | 65.7% | 15 to 1 | |
| Florida | 24 | $4,194 | $4,194 | 22,038 | 57.8% | 10.7% | 13 to 1 |
| Georgia | 24 | $3,390 | $5,929 | 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 | $5,969 | $7,182 | 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 | 50 | $9,828 | $12,437 | 233,756 | 35.8% | 16.2% | 17 to 1 |
| Indiana | 1 | $4,912 | $9,465 | 89,705 | 30.0% | 9.0% | 23 to 1 |
| Kansas | 25 | $5,170 | $5,951 | 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 | $4,207 | $4,874 | 64,427 | 28.3% | 16.5% | 22 to 1 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | $5,706 | $10,966 | 62,248 | 20.3% | 12.8% | 14 to 1 |
| Maryland | 16 | $7,374 | $9,864 | 95,484 | 26.9% | 18.3% | 14 to 1 |
| Maine | 7 | $3,775 | $6,655 | 16,791 | 27.9% | 9.9% | 15 to 1 |
| Michigan | 25 | $6,854 | $8,508 | 122,898 | 23.3% | 19.4% | 16 to 1 |
| Minnesota | 31 | $5,987 | $6,385 | 102,559 | 32.8% | 21.6% | 19 to 1 |
| Missouri | 15 | $7,112 | $8,605 | 48,748 | 42.0% | 13.8% | 15 to 1 |
| Mississippi | 16 | $3,835 | $6,141 | 63,675 | 38.9% | 11.8% | 19 to 1 |
| Montana | 9 | $4,364 | $8,079 | 7,658 | 28.9% | 17.4% | 13 to 1 |
| North Carolina | 58 | $2,531 | $8,458 | 215,338 | 34.7% | 17.2% | 12 to 1 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $5,128 | $5,781 | 6,941 | 32.6% | 16.3% | 14 to 1 |
| Nebraska | 8 | $3,954 | $4,721 | 40,278 | 35.0% | 12.9% | 14 to 1 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | $7,049 | $15,299 | 9,081 | 35.6% | 15.3% | 9 to 1 |
| New Jersey | 19 | $7,232 | $8,420 | 114,827 | 27.1% | 12.4% | 19 to 1 |
| New Mexico | 19 | $2,344 | $4,986 | 53,673 | 26.8% | 10.7% | 17 to 1 |
| New York | 37 | $7,244 | $10,861 | 219,741 | 28.3% | 14.5% | 17 to 1 |
| Ohio | 17 | $6,284 | $11,010 | 111,059 | 35.8% | 17.3% | 17 to 1 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | $4,620 | $7,487 | 62,256 | 47.8% | 11.8% | 16 to 1 |
| Oregon | 15 | $5,720 | $9,040 | 53,196 | 21.9% | 15.6% | 14 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | $10,841 | $14,457 | 93,344 | 29.3% | 18.5% | 15 to 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $2,918 | $2,918 | 1,200 | 48.3% | 2.0% | 8 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 | $11,129 | 71,305 | 22.7% | 29.9% | 16 to 1 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $7,475 | $7,475 | 7,161 | 62.5% | 5.8% | 13 to 1 |
| Tennessee | 37 | $4,739 | $9,524 | 87,422 | 56.2% | 11.2% | 18 to 1 |
| Texas | 46 | $4,390 | $7,322 | 359,792 | 28.3% | 15.8% | 20 to 1 |
| Utah | 1 | $4,257 | $13,701 | 26,300 | 33.0% | 11.0% | 16 to 1 |
| Virginia | 24 | $5,187 | $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 | 4 | $4,802 | $7,294 | 16,792 | 37.3% | 12.3% | 16 to 1 |
| Wisconsin | 16 | $4,789 | $6,770 | 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 |