Top Alaska Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 3 top community colleges located throughout Alaska (2 public colleges and 1 private colleges), serving 3,510 students.
- For Alaska community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,340 per year for in-state students and $3,340 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $19,532 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Alaska community colleges have a diversity score of 0.75, which is higher than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 63% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 28:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(AK) School Average
American Indian
6%
Asian
3%
Hispanic
30%
Black
4%
White
37%
Hawaiian
3%
Two or more races
4%
Unknown
13%
Top Alaska Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- Charter College-AnchoragePrivate, for profit2221 E Northern Lights Blvd Ste 120
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907)277-1000 3,267 students - 303 Lowe Street
Valdez, AK 99686
(907)834-1600n/astudents
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