Community College institutions in the United States
Community colleges are public, two-year institutions whose highest award is an associate degree or certificate, classified under the Carnegie associate-degree categories. This dataset includes 920 U.S. institutions classified as Community College under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, enrolling about 5,368,457 students in total.
Of these, 826 are public and 94 private. The largest by enrollment include Ivy Tech Community College, Lone Star College System, and Dallas College. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 37% and the median average net price is $8,169.
R1 vs R2 vs Doctoral/Professional
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation, sorts doctoral universities into these research tiers.
| Tier | Research activity | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Very high research activity | Doctoral universities with the highest level of research activity, the top Carnegie research tier (e.g. Harvard, MIT, most flagship state universities). |
| R2 | High research activity | Doctoral universities with high research activity, the second Carnegie research tier, below R1 but above the doctoral/professional category. |
| Doctoral/Professional | Doctoral or professional-practice degrees | Universities that award research or professional-practice doctorates but fall below the research-activity thresholds for R1 or R2. |
920 institutions
Page 10 of 20Leeward Community College
Pearl City, Hawaii
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
Lemoore College
Lemoore, California
Lenoir Community College
Kinston, North Carolina
Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, Illinois
Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia
Columbia, Maryland
Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park
Melrose Park, Illinois
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln Technical Institute - Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Linn - Benton Community College
Albany, Oregon
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, Texas
Long Beach City College
Long Beach, California
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, Ohio
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Harbor College
Wilmington, California
Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar, California
Los Angeles Pacific College
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills, California
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, California
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg, California
Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe, Louisiana
Louisiana State University - Eunice
Eunice, Louisiana
Lower Columbia College
Longview, Washington
Luna Community College
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Andalusia, Alabama
Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Macomb Community College
Warren, Michigan
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, Kentucky
Manchester Community College
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manhattan Area Technical College
Manhattan, Kansas
Marion Military Institute
Marion, Alabama
Marion Technical College
Marion, Ohio
Marshalltown Community College
Marshalltown, Iowa
Martin Community College
Williamston, North Carolina
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
Massasoit Community College
Brockton, Massachusetts
Mayland Community College
Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, Kentucky
McDowell Technical Community College
Marion, North Carolina
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, Illinois
McLennan Community College
Waco, Texas
Mech - Tech College
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Mendocino College
Ukiah, California
Merced College
Merced, California
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Community College institution under the Carnegie Classification?
- Community colleges are public, two-year institutions whose highest award is an associate degree or certificate, classified under the Carnegie associate-degree categories. This dataset tracks 920 of them in the United States.
- What are the largest Community College in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are Ivy Tech Community College, Lone Star College System, Dallas College, NVCC, and Houston Community College.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 37%, and the median average net price is $8,169. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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Data: IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). All sources & release dates →
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