Average Community College Debt For Graduating Students
The national average community college debt for graduating students is approximately $13,144 (2022).
For public community colleges, the average community college debt for graduating students is approximately $11,113.
For private community colleges, the average community college debt for graduating students is approximately $17,328.
Debt Range: $7,350
$25,249
Avg. Debt: $11,766
Average Community College Debt For Graduating Students (2022)
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StateAverage Debt Colleges with Lowest Average Debt
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Alabama
$11,000
Northeast Alabama Community College ($6,500)Enterprise State Community College ($8,135)Snead State Community College ($8,308)Fortis College-Montgomery ($9,500)Fortis College ($9,500)Top AL Schools
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Arizona
$9,399
Arizona Western College ($5,151)Chandler-Gilbert Community College ($6,315)Paradise Valley Community College ($6,500)GateWay Community College ($6,750)Estrella Mountain Community College ($7,040)Top AZ Schools
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Arkansas
$9,686
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana ($2,250)Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas ($2,625)Arkansas Northeastern College ($4,000)East Arkansas Community College ($5,250)Southern Arkansas University Tech ($5,500)Top AR Schools
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California
$10,376
East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program ($1,825)San Bernardino Valley College ($2,400)Cuyamaca College ($3,448)West Valley College ($3,500)Reedley College ($4,000)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
$11,634
Colorado School of Healing Arts ($7,389)Aims Community College ($7,725)Trinidad State Junior College ($9,000)Pikes Peak Community College ($9,059)Concorde Career College-Aurora ($9,500)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
$7,350
Northwestern Connecticut Community College ($4,625)Manchester Community College ($4,950)Asnuntuck Community College ($5,625)Norwalk Community College ($6,000)Housatonic Community College ($6,534)Top CT Schools
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Florida
$10,413
Chipola College ($4,500)Northwest Florida State College ($6,459)Gulf Coast State College ($6,700)Lake-Sumter State College ($6,750)Florida Gateway College ($6,750)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
$13,000
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ($2,069)Central Georgia Technical College ($3,456)Savannah Technical College ($4,500)Oconee Fall Line Technical College ($5,500)Augusta Technical College ($5,891)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
$9,083
Leeward Community College ($6,500)Kauai Community College ($7,329)Honolulu Community College ($8,000)Hawaii Community College ($9,969)Kapiolani Community College ($10,000)Top HI Schools
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Idaho
$11,999
College of Southern Idaho ($8,500)North Idaho College ($9,000)College of Western Idaho ($9,609)College of Eastern Idaho ($11,500)Brigham Young University-Idaho ($13,243)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
$7,963
John A Logan College ($3,088)City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College ($3,625)Saint Augustine College ($4,083)Carl Sandburg College ($4,500)Spoon River College ($4,827)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
$12,000
Ivy Tech Community College-Northwest ($8,502)Purdue University Global ($9,500)Ivy Tech Community College-Southeast ($10,151)Ivy Tech Community College Evansville ($10,312)Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus ($10,784)Top IN Schools
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Iowa
$11,375
North Iowa Area Community College ($9,000)Ross College-Quad Cities ($9,500)Southwestern Community College ($10,000)Northwest Iowa Community College ($10,000)Marshalltown Community College ($10,319)Top IA Schools
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Kansas
$9,000
Seward County Community College ($5,500)Salina Area Technical College ($5,500)Independence Community College ($6,500)Pratt Community College ($6,500)Dodge City Community College ($6,500)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
$12,168
Owensboro Community and Technical College ($7,617)Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College ($8,000)Madisonville Community College ($8,545)West Kentucky Community and Technical College ($9,335)Hazard Community and Technical College ($9,487)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
$12,000
SOWELA Technical Community College ($3,750)Central Louisiana Technical Community College ($5,500)Delta College of Arts & Technology ($6,625)Fletcher Technical Community College ($8,875)Camelot College ($9,500)Top LA Schools
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Maine
$11,922
Washington County Community College ($5,200)York County Community College ($8,450)Southern Maine Community College ($10,500)Northern Maine Community College ($10,750)Eastern Maine Community College ($11,986)Top ME Schools
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Maryland
$10,437
Frederick Community College ($7,000)Wor-Wic Community College ($7,613)Anne Arundel Community College ($8,575)College of Southern Maryland ($9,000)Cecil College ($9,500)Top MD Schools
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Massachusetts
$11,900
Springfield Technical Community College ($6,373)Massachusetts Bay Community College ($6,696)Bristol Community College ($6,950)Middlesex Community College ($7,813)Holyoke Community College ($7,978)Top MA Schools
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Michigan
$11,637
Macomb Community College ($5,858)West Shore Community College ($7,825)Muskegon Community College ($9,384)Career Quest Learning Centers-Lansing ($9,500)Grand Rapids Community College ($9,650)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
$12,000
Rainy River Community College ($10,170)Mesabi Range College ($10,283)Central Lakes College-Brainerd ($10,473)Itasca Community College ($10,839)Minnesota West Community and Technical College ($10,900)Top MN Schools
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Mississippi
$8,000
East Central Community College ($5,500)Meridian Community College ($5,500)Northwest Mississippi Community College ($6,643)Jones County Junior College ($6,901)Copiah-Lincoln Community College ($7,500)Top MS Schools
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Missouri
$10,500
St Charles Community College ($6,029)Saint Louis Community College ($6,500)Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods ($7,079)Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology ($7,079)Metropolitan Community College-Blue River ($7,079)Top MO Schools
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Montana
$12,000
Dawson Community College ($8,989)Great Falls College Montana State University ($10,500)Flathead Valley Community College ($10,518)Miles Community College ($11,966)Helena College University of Montana ($16,000)Top MT Schools
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Nebraska
$10,071
Central Community College ($7,250)Metropolitan Community College Area ($7,891)Mid-Plains Community College ($8,885)Western Nebraska Community College ($9,203)Northeast Community College ($11,000)Top NE Schools
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Nevada
$10,900
Las Vegas College ($8,444)College of Southern Nevada ($8,500)Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas ($9,500)Truckee Meadows Community College ($9,763)Western Nevada College ($12,000)Top NV Schools
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New Hampshire
$13,000
Nashua Community College ($10,999)White Mountains Community College ($11,475)Great Bay Community College ($14,125)NHTI-Concord's Community College ($14,250)River Valley Community College ($16,464)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
$11,242
Passaic County Community College ($7,874)County College of Morris ($9,250)Middlesex County College ($9,523)Atlantic Cape Community College ($9,600)Mercer County Community College ($9,703)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
$16,082
Luna Community College ($3,346)Mesalands Community College ($4,750)New Mexico Military Institute ($5,500)Clovis Community College ($6,750)Central New Mexico Community College ($6,834)Top NM Schools
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New York
$14,216
Professional Business College ($3,104)Stella and Charles Guttman Community College ($5,500)Boricua College ($6,706)CUNY LaGuardia Community College ($6,750)CUNY Kingsborough Community College ($7,300)Top NY Schools
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North Carolina
$12,026
Lenoir Community College ($2,625)Gaston College ($2,625)Coastal Carolina Community College ($3,375)Roanoke-Chowan Community College ($4,175)Craven Community College ($4,251)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
$11,000
Lake Region State College ($9,800)Williston State College ($10,148)Dakota College at Bottineau ($10,754)Bismarck State College ($11,141)North Dakota State College of Science ($12,000)Top ND Schools
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Ohio
$19,000
Eastern Gateway Community College ($6,000)Zane State College ($7,337)Cuyahoga Community College District ($8,000)Belmont College ($8,360)Marion Technical College ($8,750)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
$12,000
Carl Albert State College ($8,500)Redlands Community College ($8,750)Clary Sage College ($9,071)Community Care College ($9,071)Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa ($9,500)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
$13,207
Umpqua Community College ($7,881)Carrington College-Portland ($8,926)Concorde Career College-Portland ($9,500)Tillamook Bay Community College ($10,537)Clatsop Community College ($11,542)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
$13,000
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort ($6,333)Orleans Technical College ($7,521)Pennco Tech-Bristol ($7,667)Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc ($7,804)West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute ($8,848)Top PA Schools
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South Carolina
$12,000
Spartanburg Community College ($6,219)York Technical College ($7,622)University of South Carolina-Sumter ($8,875)Denmark Technical College ($9,000)Tri-County Technical College ($9,229)Top SC Schools
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South Dakota
$12,000
Southeast Technical Institute ($12,000)Mitchell Technical Institute ($12,000)Lake Area Technical College ($12,000)Western Dakota Technical Institute ($13,375)National American University-Rapid City ($24,384)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
$12,500
Walters State Community College ($3,408)Motlow State Community College ($3,500)Northeast State Community College ($5,808)Dyersburg State Community College ($6,900)Volunteer State Community College ($6,983)Top TN Schools
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Texas
$10,500
Laredo College ($2,334)Paris Junior College ($4,500)Del Mar College ($5,250)Brazosport College ($5,470)Alvin Community College ($5,500)Top TX Schools
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Utah
$25,249
Utah State University-College Of Eastern Utah ($4,500)Snow College ($6,086)LDS Business College ($6,447)Salt Lake Community College ($8,219)Utah State University ($9,550)Top UT Schools
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Vermont
$14,250
Community College of Vermont ($10,510)Vermont Technical College ($13,000)Sterling College ($19,042)Landmark College ($21,250)Champlain College ($26,000)Top VT Schools
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Virginia
$11,500
Columbia College ($5,277)Paul D Camp Community College ($6,700)Danville Community College ($7,900)Wytheville Community College ($8,050)Central Virginia Community College ($8,515)Top VA Schools
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Washington
$12,000
Bates Technical College ($6,187)Cascadia College ($6,216)Renton Technical College ($7,807)Pima Medical Institute-Renton ($9,500)Pima Medical Institute-Seattle ($9,500)Top WA Schools
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West Virginia
$9,753
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ($6,000)New River Community and Technical College ($6,651)Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College ($6,800)Mountwest Community and Technical College ($7,500)West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport ($7,836)Top WV Schools
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Wisconsin
$11,361
Lakeshore Technical College ($7,000)Southwest Wisconsin Technical College ($7,118)Northcentral Technical College ($7,994)Nicolet College ($8,000)Mid-State Technical College ($8,000)Top WI Schools
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Wyoming
$9,333
WyoTech ($6,800)Eastern Wyoming College ($6,851)Central Wyoming College ($8,152)Western Wyoming Community College ($9,323)Northern Wyoming Community College District ($9,334)Top WY Schools
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