A community college is a primarily two-year public institution providing lower-level tertiary education, also known as continuing education. It grants certificates, diplomas, and/or associate degrees. After graduating from a community college, most students transfer to a four-year liberal arts college or university for two to three years to complete a bachelor's degree.Junior colleges, technical colleges, two-year colleges, or city colleges also refers to the community college.
Here, we introduce the 2023 Top 25 Community Colleges and compare them with admission and tuition information. Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health ranks first in Top 25 Community Colleges ranking and University of Pittsburgh-Titusville is placed in second. (Ranking data from College Evaluator)
Academic Comparison Between Top 25 Community Colleges
The average graduation rate is 39.79% and the average students to faculty ratio is 17.16:1 at those colleges.
The following table compares the key academic facts between the Top 25 Community Colleges with acceptance rate, SAT scores, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.
| Rank | Name | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | Graduation Rate | Population | Student-Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health Los Angeles, CA | $5,050 | $5,050 | - | 180 | 7:1 |
| 2 | University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville, PA | $11,918 | $22,210 | 23% | 33 | 3:1 |
| 3 | De Anza College Cupertino, CA | $1,562 | $11,507 | 69% | 16,706 | 27:1 |
| 4 | Montgomery College Rockville, MD | $10,254 | $14,034 | 29% | 17,284 | 16:1 |
| 5 | Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA | $1,312 | $9,012 | 47% | 17,123 | 24:1 |
| 6 | Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA | $1,202 | $8,762 | 44% | 16,779 | 26:1 |
| 7 | College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA | $1,376 | $9,496 | 41% | 6,894 | 18:1 |
| 8 | William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL | $9,942 | $11,754 | 38% | 12,015 | 16:1 |
| 9 | Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA | $1,150 | $9,814 | 46% | 17,392 | 25:1 |
| 10 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH | $8,998 | $33,235 | 46% | 490 | 14:1 |
| 11 | Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA | $4,256 | $7,082 | 29% | 4,843 | 12:1 |
| 12 | Ohlone College Fremont, CA | $1,202 | $7,178 | 52% | 8,267 | 24:1 |
| 13 | College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA | $1,162 | $9,322 | 42% | 15,443 | 23:1 |
| 14 | Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI | $4,867 | $7,018 | 17% | 11,828 | 9:1 |
| 15 | Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA | $1,312 | $9,012 | 36% | 7,859 | 22:1 |
| 16 | NHTI-Concord's Community College Concord, NH | $7,200 | $15,450 | 27% | 2,887 | 8:1 |
| 17 | Frederick Community College Frederick, MD | $7,444 | $9,844 | 29% | 5,389 | 16:1 |
| 18 | Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA | $8,450 | $8,450 | 59% | 1,207 | 14:1 |
| 19 | Moorpark College Moorpark, CA | $1,398 | $8,146 | 44% | 12,709 | 28:1 |
| 20 | Riverside City College Riverside, CA | $1,420 | $10,000 | 34% | 17,960 | 23:1 |
| 21 | Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA | $1,318 | $9,310 | 36% | 14,967 | 17:1 |
| 22 | Pamlico Community College Grantsboro, NC | $1,867 | $6,475 | 82% | 307 | 3:1 |
| 23 | CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY | $5,206 | $8,086 | 22% | 7,265 | 16:1 |
| 24 | Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA | $1,352 | $10,096 | 41% | 25,540 | 21:1 |
| 25 | Nassau Community College Garden City, NY | $6,330 | $12,130 | 22% | 12,628 | 17:1 |
| Average | $4,302 | $10,899 | 39.79% | 253,995 (Total) | 17.16:1 |
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