Average Community College Debt For Graduating Students
The national average community college debt for graduating students is approximately $13,411 (2021-22).
For public community colleges, the average community college debt for graduating students is approximately $11,267.
For private community colleges, the average community college debt for graduating students is approximately $17,042.
Debt Range: $7,618
$19,930
Avg. Debt: $11,348
Average Community College Debt For Graduating Students (2021-22)
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StateAverage Debt Colleges with Lowest Average Debt
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Alabama
$10,655
Northeast Alabama Community College ($5,144)Snead State Community College ($7,000)Enterprise State Community College ($7,957)Jefferson State Community College ($9,000)Fortis College ($9,500)Top AL Schools
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Arizona
$9,500
Arizona Western College ($5,250)Chandler-Gilbert Community College ($7,000)Paradise Valley Community College ($7,175)Glendale Community College ($7,792)Pima Community College ($7,894)Top AZ Schools
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Arkansas
$10,543
University of Arkansas Community College-Hope ($2,250)Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas ($2,625)East Arkansas Community College ($3,450)Arkansas Northeastern College ($4,000)Southern Arkansas University Tech ($5,985)Top AR Schools
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California
$10,063
San Bernardino Valley College ($2,400)Cuyamaca College ($3,448)West Valley College ($3,500)Reedley College ($3,500)Southwestern College ($4,500)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
$10,940
Colorado School of Healing Arts ($7,389)Aims Community College ($7,553)Morgan Community College ($7,850)Altierus Career College-Thornton ($7,934)Otero Junior College ($8,130)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
$7,897
Northwestern Connecticut Community College ($4,205)Gateway Community College ($5,186)Manchester Community College ($5,957)Middlesex Community College ($6,000)Naugatuck Valley Community College ($6,167)Top CT Schools
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Florida
$10,500
Chipola College ($4,500)Northwest Florida State College ($4,668)Pensacola State College ($5,500)Cortiva Institute-Pompano ($6,397)Lake-Sumter State College ($6,500)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
$12,000
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ($2,069)Central Georgia Technical College ($3,456)Savannah Technical College ($3,961)Oconee Fall Line Technical College ($5,000)Southern Crescent Technical College ($5,558)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
$9,500
Honolulu Community College ($9,000)Kauai Community College ($9,336)Leeward Community College ($9,500)Hawaii Community College ($9,500)Windward Community College ($9,500)Top HI Schools
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Idaho
$9,750
College of Western Idaho ($9,000)North Idaho College ($9,250)College of Southern Idaho ($9,750)College of Eastern Idaho ($9,750)Brigham Young University-Idaho ($12,601)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
$7,618
Saint Augustine College ($2,735)John A Logan College ($2,927)Carl Sandburg College ($3,500)City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College ($4,234)Olney Central College ($4,750)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
$13,000
Ivy Tech Community College-Northwest ($8,502)Ivy Tech Community College-Southeast ($10,151)Ivy Tech Community College Evansville ($10,312)Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus ($10,784)Ivy Tech Community College-Kokomo ($10,859)Top IN Schools
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Iowa
$11,000
Marshalltown Community College ($8,785)North Iowa Area Community College ($9,000)Ross College-Quad Cities ($9,500)Northwest Iowa Community College ($9,500)Western Iowa Tech Community College ($9,665)Top IA Schools
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Kansas
$9,000
Independence Community College ($5,183)Salina Area Technical College ($5,500)Seward County Community College ($6,050)Garden City Community College ($6,500)Allen County Community College ($6,829)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
$11,458
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College ($8,889)Owensboro Community and Technical College ($9,041)Hazard Community and Technical College ($9,250)Madisonville Community College ($9,500)Ross College-Hopkinsville ($9,500)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
$10,000
SOWELA Technical Community College ($3,750)Northshore Technical Community College ($5,375)Fletcher Technical Community College ($5,500)Central Louisiana Technical Community College ($5,500)Delta College of Arts & Technology ($6,500)Top LA Schools
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Maine
$11,777
Washington County Community College ($5,500)York County Community College ($7,125)Northern Maine Community College ($11,000)Central Maine Community College ($11,413)Kennebec Valley Community College ($11,696)Top ME Schools
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Maryland
$10,500
Harford Community College ($8,500)Frederick Community College ($8,599)College of Southern Maryland ($9,234)TESST College of Technology-Beltsville ($9,500)Wor-Wic Community College ($9,500)Top MD Schools
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Massachusetts
$13,500
Springfield Technical Community College ($5,500)Massachusetts Bay Community College ($6,500)Middlesex Community College ($6,500)Bristol Community College ($7,300)Holyoke Community College ($7,882)Top MA Schools
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Michigan
$11,698
Macomb Community College ($6,843)Alpena Community College ($8,500)Glen Oaks Community College ($8,659)Oakland Community College ($9,250)Career Quest Learning Centers-Lansing ($9,500)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
$13,350
Rainy River Community College ($9,000)Mesabi Range College ($11,000)Dakota County Technical College ($11,000)Central Lakes College-Brainerd ($11,051)Anoka Technical College ($11,500)Top MN Schools
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Mississippi
$8,000
Copiah-Lincoln Community College ($5,206)East Central Community College ($6,000)Meridian Community College ($6,075)Jones County Junior College ($6,375)Pearl River Community College ($6,500)Top MS Schools
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Missouri
$11,083
Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology ($7,079)Metropolitan Community College-Blue River ($7,079)Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods ($7,079)Saint Louis Community College ($7,204)Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley ($7,500)Top MO Schools
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Montana
$12,000
Great Falls College Montana State University ($10,500)Flathead Valley Community College ($10,500)Dawson Community College ($11,846)Miles Community College ($12,000)City College at Montana State University-Billings ($16,125)Top MT Schools
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Nebraska
$12,000
Central Community College ($6,860)Western Nebraska Community College ($6,960)Metropolitan Community College Area ($7,657)Mid-Plains Community College ($9,105)Northeast Community College ($9,660)Top NE Schools
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Nevada
$10,620
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas ($9,499)Las Vegas College ($9,500)College of Southern Nevada ($9,500)Truckee Meadows Community College ($10,620)Great Basin College ($12,750)Top NV Schools
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New Hampshire
$12,116
Nashua Community College ($12,000)White Mountains Community College ($12,000)Manchester Community College ($12,116)Lakes Region Community College ($12,750)Great Bay Community College ($14,250)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
$11,000
Passaic County Community College ($6,500)Warren County Community College ($8,291)Hudson County Community College ($9,000)Salem Community College ($9,625)Rowan College at Burlington County ($9,800)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
$15,850
Luna Community College ($4,160)Clovis Community College ($6,473)New Mexico Junior College ($6,771)Central New Mexico Community College ($7,012)New Mexico Military Institute ($7,214)Top NM Schools
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New York
$12,935
Professional Business College ($3,104)Boricua College ($4,500)Stella and Charles Guttman Community College ($5,868)CUNY LaGuardia Community College ($6,014)SUNY Westchester Community College ($7,061)Top NY Schools
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North Carolina
$11,173
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
$9,600
Lake Region State College ($7,463)Williston State College ($8,446)Dakota College at Bottineau ($9,600)Bismarck State College ($10,525)North Dakota State College of Science ($12,000)Top ND Schools
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Ohio
$19,930
Zane State College ($8,668)Ohio College of Massotherapy Inc ($8,747)Marion Technical College ($8,933)Cuyahoga Community College District ($9,244)Eastern Gateway Community College ($9,325)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
$12,000
Carl Albert State College ($6,750)Redlands Community College ($7,099)Western Oklahoma State College ($8,500)Rose State College ($9,000)Oklahoma City Community College ($9,250)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
$13,425
Umpqua Community College ($8,475)Carrington College-Portland ($9,500)Concorde Career College-Portland ($9,500)Clatsop Community College ($10,046)Tillamook Bay Community College ($10,844)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
$12,495
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts ($7,065)Orleans Technical College ($7,521)Fortis Institute-Forty Fort ($8,169)Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology ($8,637)Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology ($8,924)Top PA Schools
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South Carolina
$12,001
Spartanburg Community College ($4,500)Denmark Technical College ($7,500)York Technical College ($8,000)University of South Carolina-Sumter ($8,050)Tri-County Technical College ($9,469)Top SC Schools
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South Dakota
$12,000
Western Dakota Technical Institute ($12,000)Southeast Technical Institute ($12,000)Mitchell Technical College ($12,000)Lake Area Technical Institute ($12,000)National American University-Sioux Falls ($24,619)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
$12,000
Walters State Community College ($3,408)Motlow State Community College ($3,500)Northeast State Community College ($6,100)Volunteer State Community College ($7,248)Dyersburg State Community College ($7,500)Top TN Schools
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Texas
$10,500
Laredo College ($2,334)Paris Junior College ($4,750)Del Mar College ($5,250)Western Texas College ($5,500)Alvin Community College ($5,750)Top TX Schools
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Utah
$15,534
Utah State University-College Of Eastern Utah ($4,500)Snow College ($6,250)LDS Business College ($6,447)Salt Lake Community College ($8,557)Broadview University-West Jordan ($9,375)Top UT Schools
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Virginia
$11,250
Columbia College ($5,982)Central Virginia Community College ($6,000)Paul D Camp Community College ($6,000)Danville Community College ($7,313)Wytheville Community College ($8,523)Top VA Schools
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Washington
$11,595
Bates Technical College ($6,187)Cascadia College ($7,696)Green River College ($8,547)Renton Technical College ($8,625)Pima Medical Institute-Renton ($9,499)Top WA Schools
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West Virginia
$9,500
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ($6,000)New River Community and Technical College ($6,500)Mountwest Community and Technical College ($7,200)West Virginia Junior College-Charleston ($8,028)West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport ($8,028)Top WV Schools
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Wisconsin
$11,000
Nicolet College ($6,681)Lakeshore Technical College ($7,000)Southwest Wisconsin Technical College ($7,250)Mid-State Technical College ($8,654)Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College ($8,685)Top WI Schools
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Wyoming
$8,156
Central Wyoming College ($7,784)Northern Wyoming Community College District ($7,916)Eastern Wyoming College ($8,000)Western Wyoming Community College ($8,156)Casper College ($9,000)Top WY Schools
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