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 11 of 20Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, New Jersey
Meridian Community College
Meridian, Mississippi
Merritt College
Oakland, California
Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona
Mesalands Community College
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, Nebraska
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Mid Michigan College
Harrison, Michigan
Mid - Plains Community College
North Platte, Nebraska
Mid - State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Middlesex College
Edison, New Jersey
Middlesex Community College
Bedford, Massachusetts
Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, South Carolina
Mildred Elley School - Albany Campus
Albany, New York
Miles Community College
Miles City, Montana
Miller - Motte College - Augusta
Augusta, Georgia
Miller - Motte College - Berks Technical Institute
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Miller - Motte College - Berks Technical Institute - Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Miller - Motte College - Berks Technical Institute - Lewisburg
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Miller - Motte College - Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Miller - Motte College - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Miller - Motte College - Columbus
Columbus, Georgia
Miller - Motte College - Conway
Conway, South Carolina
Miller - Motte College - McCann - Monroe
Monroe, Louisiana
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Career College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mineral Area College
Park Hills, Missouri
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota North College
Hibbing, Minnesota
Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona, Minnesota
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Mission College
Santa Clara, California
Mississippi Delta Community College
Moorhead, Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi
Missouri State University - West Plains
West Plains, Missouri
Mitchell Community College
Statesville, North Carolina
Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, South Dakota
Moberly Area Community College
Moberly, Missouri
Mohave Community College
Kingman, Arizona
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, New York
Monroe Community College
Rochester, New York
Monroe County Community College
Monroe, Michigan
Montcalm Community College
Sidney, Michigan
Monterey Peninsula College
Monterey, California
Montgomery College
Rockville, Maryland
Montgomery Community College
Troy, North Carolina
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
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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