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 15 of 20Quincy College
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, Massachusetts
Randolph Community College
Asheboro, North Carolina
Ranger College
Ranger, Texas
Rappahannock Community College
Glenns, Virginia
Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, New Jersey
Reading Area Community College
Reading, Pennsylvania
Redlands Community College
El Reno, Oklahoma
Reedley College
Reedley, California
Reid State Technical College
Evergreen, Alabama
Remington College - Cleveland Campus
Cleveland, Ohio
Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus
League City, Texas
Remington College - Lafayette Campus
Lafayette, Louisiana
Remington College - Mobile Campus
Mobile, Alabama
Remington College - North Houston Campus
Houston, Texas
Rend Lake College
Ina, Illinois
Richland Community College
Decatur, Illinois
Richmond Community College
Hamlet, North Carolina
Ridgewater College
Willmar, Minnesota
Rio Salado College
Tempe, Arizona
River Parishes Community College
Gonzales, Louisiana
River Valley Community College
Claremont, New Hampshire
Riverland Community College
Austin, Minnesota
Riverside City College
Riverside, California
Roane State Community College
Harriman, Tennessee
Roanoke - Chowan Community College
Ahoskie, North Carolina
Robeson Community College
Lumberton, North Carolina
Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, Minnesota
Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois
Rockingham Community College
Wentworth, North Carolina
Rockland Community College
Suffern, New York
Rogue Community College
Grants Pass, Oregon
Rose State College
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Ross College - Canton
Canton, Ohio
Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Rowan College of South Jersey - Cumberland Campus
Vineland, New Jersey
Rowan College of South Jersey - Gloucester Campus
Sewell, New Jersey
Rowan - Cabarrus Community College
Salisbury, North Carolina
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, California
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, California
Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, Missouri
Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Salem Community College
Carneys Point, New Jersey
Salina Area Technical College
Salina, Kansas
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sampson Community College
Clinton, North Carolina
San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas
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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