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, 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 $7,476.
920 institutions
Page 13 of 20North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City, Iowa
North Shore Community College
Danvers, Massachusetts
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, Wisconsin
Northeast Alabama Community College
Rainsville, Alabama
Northeast Community College
Norfolk, Nebraska
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar, Iowa
Northeast Lakeview College
Universal City, Texas
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Booneville, Mississippi
Northeast State Community College
Blountville, Tennessee
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, Texas
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Northeastern Junior College
Sterling, Colorado
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, Oklahoma
Northeastern Technical College
Cheraw, South Carolina
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Northern Maine Community College
Presque Isle, Maine
Northern Oklahoma College
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College
Warren, Pennsylvania
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, Virginia
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, Wyoming
Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Northland Pioneer College
Holbrook, Arizona
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, Louisiana
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, Arkansas
Northwest Career College
Las Vegas, Nevada
Northwest College
Powell, Wyoming
Northwest Iowa Community College
Sheldon, Iowa
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, Mississippi
Northwest Shoals Community College
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Northwest State Community College
Archbold, Ohio
Northwest Technical College
Bemidji, Minnesota
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, Texas
Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Nunez Community College
Chalmette, Louisiana
Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Oakton College
Des Plaines, Illinois
Ocean County College
Toms River, New Jersey
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Sandersville, Georgia
Odessa College
Odessa, Texas
Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, Georgia
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster, Ohio
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, Ohio
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, Ohio
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, Ohio
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 $7,476. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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