Average Community College Completion Rates for First-Time, Full-Time Students
The national average community college completion rates for first-time, full-time students is approximately 14% (2022).
For public community colleges, the average community college completion rates for first-time, full-time students is approximately 9%.
For private community colleges, the average community college completion rates for first-time, full-time students is approximately 26%.
Completion Rates Range: 15%
67%
Avg. Completion Rates: 33%
Average Community College Completion Rates for First-Time, Full-Time Students (2022)
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StateAverage Completion Rates Colleges with Highest Completion Rates
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Alabama
26.57%
Remington College-Mobile Campus (57%)Alabama Southern Community College (25%)Jefferson Davis Community College (18%)John C Calhoun State Community College (7.619999885559082%)Jefferson State Community College (7.190000057220459%)Top AL Schools
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Arizona
21.89%
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson (71%)Lamson College (61%)Brookline College-Tucson (60%)Brookline College-Tempe (42.7599983215332%)Pima Community College (14.729999542236328%)Top AZ Schools
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Arkansas
29.7%
Crowley's Ridge College (19%)NorthWest Arkansas Community College (6.230000019073486%)Arkansas State University-Beebe (3.7699999809265137%)University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College (3.069999933242798%)University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton (2.9600000381469727%)Top AR Schools
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California
32.19%
University of Antelope Valley (98%)Los Angeles ORT College-Los Angeles Campus (91.86000061035156%)American University of Health Sciences (84%)Los Angeles Film School (83%)San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Aviation (81%)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
52.44%
Morgan Community College (56.790000915527344%)Everest College-Colorado Springs (52%)Arapahoe Community College (26%)Red Rocks Community College (26%)Front Range Community College (25.75%)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
15.33%
St Vincent's College (100%)Goodwin College (27%)Naugatuck Valley Community College (5.46999979019165%)Housatonic Community College (4.570000171661377%)Gateway Community College (4.260000228881836%)Top CT Schools
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Florida
66.84%
Fortis Institute-Fort Lauderdale (69%)Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology (66.83999633789062%)Fortis College-Cutler Bay (66%)Florida National University-Main Campus (61%)Daytona College (60%)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
40.05%
Woodruff Medical Training and Testing (66%)Sanford-Brown College-Atlanta (56%)Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (42%)Heart of Georgia Technical College (39%)Coastal Pines Technical College (38%)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
23.61%
Leeward Community College (5.480000019073486%)Kapiolani Community College (4.53000020980835%)Hawaii Community College (2.299999952316284%)Honolulu Community College (2.2100000381469727%)Windward Community College (1.4900000095367432%)Top HI Schools
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Idaho
27.04%
College of Southern Idaho (26.73000144958496%)College of Western Idaho (5.78000020980835%)North Idaho College (4.550000190734863%)Carrington College-Boise (0.6299999952316284%)College of Eastern Idaho (0.47999998927116394%)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
32.67%
Madison Media Institute-Rockford Career College (66.66999816894531%)Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences (52%)Rasmussen College-Illinois (25%)Northwestern College (20%)College of DuPage (12.390000343322754%)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
42.11%
Purdue University Global (65%)Ivy Tech Community College (42.650001525878906%)Brown Mackie College-South Bend (39%)Brown Mackie College-Michigan City (32%)Ivy Tech Community College Evansville (15%)Top IN Schools
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Iowa
36.28%
St Luke's College (100%)Kirkwood Community College (13.59000015258789%)Des Moines Area Community College (12.149999618530273%)Iowa Central Community College (7.71999979019165%)Indian Hills Community College (6.369999885559082%)Top IA Schools
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Kansas
37.67%
Pinnacle Career Institute-Lawrence (75%)Hesston College (55%)Johnson County Community College (10.239999771118164%)Butler Community College (9.75%)Hutchinson Community College (6.230000019073486%)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
35.29%
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (63%)Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green (20%)Bluegrass Community and Technical College (8.960000038146973%)Jefferson Community and Technical College (5.599999904632568%)West Kentucky Community and Technical College (4.75%)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
38.46%
Court Reporting Institute of Louisiana (100%)Northshore Technical College-Florida Parishes Branch Campus (82%)Louisiana Technical College-Folkes Campus (75%)Gretna College School of Allied Health (72%)Delta School of Business and Technology (67%)Top LA Schools
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Maine
28.51%
Maine College of Health Professions (100%)Beal College (33.040000915527344%)Southern Maine Community College (5.769999980926514%)Central Maine Community College (3.509999990463257%)Eastern Maine Community College (2.7899999618530273%)Top ME Schools
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Maryland
22.41%
Purdue University Global-Hagerstown (35%)Montgomery College (13.800000190734863%)Community College of Baltimore County (12.449999809265137%)Anne Arundel Community College (8.220000267028809%)Prince George's Community College (8.029999732971191%)Top MD Schools
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Massachusetts
19.33%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (100%)Bristol Community College (8.25%)Bunker Hill Community College (6.960000038146973%)Massasoit Community College (6.940000057220459%)Middlesex Community College (6.199999809265137%)Top MA Schools
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Michigan
18.99%
Alpena Community College (35%)Lake Michigan College (18%)Schoolcraft College (17%)Northwestern Michigan College (17%)Jackson College (13%)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
33.33%
Institute of Production and Recording (62%)Dunwoody College of Technology (54%)Normandale Community College (6.139999866485596%)Century College (5.03000020980835%)Rochester Community and Technical College (4.889999866485596%)Top MN Schools
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Mississippi
35.57%
Hinds Community College (15.170000076293945%)Northwest Mississippi Community College (13.279999732971191%)Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (12.529999732971191%)Itawamba Community College (9.390000343322754%)Jones County Junior College (7.809999942779541%)Top MS Schools
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Missouri
31.86%
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences (100%)Metro Business College-Rolla (83.33000183105469%)Concorde Career College-Kansas City (73%)Pinnacle Career Institute-North Kansas City (72.33999633789062%)Metro Business College-Cape Girardeau (71.43000030517578%)Top MO Schools
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Montana
28.3%
City College at Montana State University-Billings (28%)Flathead Valley Community College (1.8799999952316284%)Helena College University of Montana (1.1699999570846558%)Great Falls College Montana State University (1.0199999809265137%)Highlands College of Montana Tech (0.9399999976158142%)Top MT Schools
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Nebraska
41.24%
Metropolitan Community College Area (7.050000190734863%)Southeast Community College Area (6.510000228881836%)Northeast Community College (5.75%)Central Community College (3.990000009536743%)Mid-Plains Community College (2.4700000286102295%)Top NE Schools
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Nevada
50%
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas (54%)Truckee Meadows Community College (28%)Western Nevada College (20%)Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas (2.630000114440918%)Career College of Northern Nevada (1.0399999618530273%)Top NV Schools
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New Hampshire
26.83%
NHTI-Concord's Community College (4.880000114440918%)Manchester Community College (1.7200000286102295%)Nashua Community College (1.6100000143051147%)Great Bay Community College (1.5%)Lakes Region Community College (1.2300000190734863%)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
27.26%
Eastern International College-Belleville (89%)Eastern International College-Jersey City (84%)Eastwick College-Ramsey (76%)Bergen Community College (17.860000610351562%)Brookdale Community College (13.149999618530273%)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
24.36%
Brookline College-Albuquerque (28%)Central New Mexico Community College (15.6899995803833%)New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (7.739999771118164%)San Juan College (4.340000152587891%)Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (2.3499999046325684%)Top NM Schools
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New York
29.38%
Belanger School of Nursing (100%)Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel (100%)Wood Tobe-Coburn School (76%)Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing (65%)Helene Fuld College of Nursing (61%)Top NY Schools
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North Carolina
26.09%
Living Arts College (54%)Carolinas College of Health Sciences (50%)Wake Technical Community College (11.5600004196167%)Central Piedmont Community College (8.579999923706055%)Fayetteville Technical Community College (7.829999923706055%)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
39.22%
Bismarck State College (32%)North Dakota State College of Science (4.619999885559082%)Williston State College (1.6100000143051147%)Lake Region State College (1.25%)Dakota College at Bottineau (0.9900000095367432%)Top ND Schools
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Ohio
30.65%
National College-Columbus (100%)Ohio Technical College-PowerSport Institute (77%)Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science (71%)The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences (69%)The Modern College of Design (66.66999816894531%)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
31.18%
Tulsa Community College (12.899999618530273%)Oklahoma City Community College (7.590000152587891%)Rose State College (7.039999961853027%)Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa (6.889999866485596%)Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (6%)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
21.18%
Portland Community College (12.359999656677246%)Linn-Benton Community College (6.769999980926514%)Mt Hood Community College (5.590000152587891%)Central Oregon Community College (4.980000019073486%)Chemeketa Community College (4.920000076293945%)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
55.56%
Pace Institute (83%)Antonelli Institute (77%)Bradford School (Pittsburgh) (76%)Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (75%)Hussian College-Philadelphia (58%)Top PA Schools
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South Carolina
19.78%
Clinton College (53%)Spartanburg Methodist College (40.92000198364258%)Greenville Technical College (13.519999504089355%)Tri-County Technical College (11.90999984741211%)Midlands Technical College (10.729999542236328%)Top SC Schools
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Tennessee
28.89%
Remington College-Memphis Campus (81%)Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro (68%)Kaplan College-Nashville (65%)Fortis Institute-Cookeville (57.88999938964844%)Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville (48%)Top TN Schools
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Texas
23.81%
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions (100%)Southwest University at El Paso (77%)Remington College-Dallas Campus (73%)Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio (73%)Western Technical College (73%)Top TX Schools
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Utah
60.18%
AmeriTech College-Draper (81%)Eagle Gate College-Layton (58%)Provo College (55%)Eagle Gate College-Murray (36%)Snow College (32%)Top UT Schools
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Virginia
33.12%
Heritage Institute-Manassas (52%)MedSpa Careers Institute (42%)Northern Virginia Community College (38.619998931884766%)Centura College-Chesapeake (29%)Centura College-Virginia Beach (28%)Top VA Schools
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Washington
37.92%
Renton Technical College (63%)Bellingham Technical College (55%)Walla Walla Community College (42%)Grays Harbor College (37%)Clover Park Technical College (36%)Top WA Schools
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West Virginia
29.38%
Valley College-Martinsburg (71%)Potomac State College of West Virginia University (23%)Bridgemont Community and Technical College (19%)Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College (7%)Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College (2.759999990463257%)Top WV Schools
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Wisconsin
43.35%
Madison Area Technical College (33%)University of Wisconsin Colleges Flex (23%)Milwaukee Area Technical College (8.979999542236328%)Chippewa Valley Technical College (4.110000133514404%)Western Technical College (3.5299999713897705%)Top WI Schools
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Wyoming
37.35%
Casper College (3.7799999713897705%)Northern Wyoming Community College District (3.569999933242798%)Western Wyoming Community College (3.0299999713897705%)WyoTech (2.9800000190734863%)Laramie County Community College (2.940000057220459%)Top WY Schools
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