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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.

Institutions
920
indexed
Combined enrollment
5,368,457
students
Median grad rate
37%
reporting
Median net price
$7,476
reporting
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Community CollegePublic

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, Maryland

Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,941
Net price
$6,573
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Community CollegePublic

Wytheville Community College

Wytheville, Virginia

Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,107
Net price
$4,037
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Yavapai College

Prescott, Arizona

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
7,428
Net price
$6,355
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Community CollegePublic

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,875
Net price
$7,025
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Community CollegePublic

York Technical College

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,771
Net price
$4,657
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)

YTI Career Institute-York

York, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
69.2%
Enrollment
642
Net price
$17,758
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Yuba College

Marysville, California

Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
6,320
Net price
$3,573
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Community CollegePublic

Zane State College

Zanesville, Ohio

Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,769
Net price
$7,423
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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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