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 14 of 20Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville, Ohio
Ohlone College
Fremont, California
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, California
Orange County Community College
Middletown, New York
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Oregon Coast Community College
Newport, Oregon
Otero College
La Junta, Colorado
Owens Community College
Perrysburg, Ohio
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, Kentucky
Oxnard College
Oxnard, California
Ozarka College
Melbourne, Arkansas
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, Missouri
Palau Community College
Koror, Palau
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas
Palo Verde College
Blythe, California
Palomar College
San Marcos, California
Pamlico Community College
Grantsboro, North Carolina
Panola College
Carthage, Texas
Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix, Arizona
Paris Junior College
Paris, Texas
Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, California
Passaic County Community College
Paterson, New Jersey
Patrick & Henry Community College
Martinsville, Virginia
Paul D Camp Community College
Franklin, Virginia
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi
Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, Tennessee
Peloton College
Dallas, Texas
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Washington, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Perry Technical Institute
Yakima, Washington
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
Helena, Arkansas
Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona
Piedmont Community College
Roxboro, North Carolina
Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, South Carolina
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville, Virginia
Pierpont Community and Technical College
Fairmont, West Virginia
Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Pine Technical & Community College
Pine City, Minnesota
Pitt Community College
Winterville, North Carolina
Porterville College
Porterville, California
Portland Community College
Portland, Oregon
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, Illinois
Pratt Community College
Pratt, Kansas
Prince George's Community College
Largo, Maryland
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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