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 8 of 20Hinds Community College
Raymond, Mississippi
Hocking College
Nelsonville, Ohio
Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
Conway, South Carolina
Houston Community College
Houston, Texas
Howard College
Big Spring, Texas
Howard Community College
Columbia, Maryland
Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, New York
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, Kansas
ICPR Junior College
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
ICPR Junior College
Manati, Puerto Rico
ICPR Junior College - Mayaguez
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, Illinois
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney, Illinois
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois
Imperial Valley College
Imperial, California
Independence Community College
Independence, Kansas
Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, Iowa
Institute of Technology
Clovis, California
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico - Recinto de Guayama
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico - Recinto de Manati
Manati, Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico - Recinto de San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Interactive College of Technology
Pasadena, Texas
Interactive College of Technology - Chamblee
Chamblee, Georgia
International Business College - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Iowa Lakes Community College
Estherville, Iowa
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Irvine Valley College
Irvine, California
Isothermal Community College
Spindale, North Carolina
Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
Huntsville, Alabama
Jackson State Community College
Jackson, Tennessee
Jacksonville College - Main Campus
Jacksonville, Texas
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, Ohio
James Sprunt Community College
Kenansville, North Carolina
Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, New York
Jefferson College
Hillsboro, Missouri
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, Kentucky
Jefferson Community College
Watertown, New York
Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, Alabama
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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