Average Community College Student Size
The national average community college student size is approximately 4,457 students (2022).
For public community colleges, the average student size is approximately 6,084 students.
For private community colleges, the average student size is approximately 901 students.
College Size Range: 1213
9285
Avg. College Size: 4013
Average Community College Student Size (2022)
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StateAverage College Size Largest Colleges
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Alabama
2,504 students
John C Calhoun State Community College (9,315)Jefferson State Community College (8,711)Coastal Alabama Community College (7,535)George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville (4,985)Southern Union State Community College (4,655)Top AL Schools
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Arkansas
1,882 students
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (8,383)University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (6,265)University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College (5,531)Arkansas State University-Beebe (3,317)Arkansas State University-Newport (2,269)Top AR Schools
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Arizona
5,747 students
Mesa Community College (20,351)Pima Community College (19,512)Rio Salado College (19,103)Glendale Community College (18,054)Chandler-Gilbert Community College (15,585)Top AZ Schools
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California
8,210 students
East Los Angeles College (36,885)American River College (31,265)Mt San Antonio College (29,799)Santa Monica College (27,497)Santa Ana College (27,052)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
3,016 students
Front Range Community College (19,283)Pikes Peak Community College (13,655)Arapahoe Community College (10,716)Community College of Aurora (8,597)Community College of Denver (8,232)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
2,963 students
Gateway Community College (6,864)Naugatuck Valley Community College (6,055)Manchester Community College (5,511)Norwalk Community College (5,083)Housatonic Community College (4,836)Top CT Schools
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Florida
7,309 students
Miami Dade College (51,679)Valencia College (47,940)Broward College (38,976)Palm Beach State College (31,289)St Petersburg College (28,853)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
3,299 students
Georgia State University-Perimeter College (18,573)Chattahoochee Technical College (10,184)Gwinnett Technical College (9,539)Georgia Military College (8,766)Gainesville State College (8,328)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
3,724 students
Leeward Community College (6,568)Kapiolani Community College (6,488)Honolulu Community College (3,510)University of Hawaii Maui College (2,992)Hawaii Community College (2,615)Top HI Schools
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Iowa
5,868 students
Purdue University Global-Davenport (30,512)Des Moines Area Community College (23,258)Kirkwood Community College (13,788)Eastern Iowa Community College District (7,771)Iowa Western Community College (5,977)Top IA Schools
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Idaho
9,285 students
Brigham Young University-Idaho (39,145)College of Western Idaho (10,580)College of Southern Idaho (7,927)North Idaho College (5,068)College of Eastern Idaho (1,595)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
4,402 students
College of DuPage (23,903)Joliet Junior College (14,318)College of Lake County (13,743)William Rainey Harper College (13,477)Moraine Valley Community College (13,032)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
7,640 students
Ivy Tech Community College (72,689)Purdue University Global (38,138)Vincennes University (17,239)Ivy Tech Community College-East Central Region (12,400)Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast (10,932)Top IN Schools
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Kansas
2,571 students
Johnson County Community College (18,278)Butler Community College (7,964)Kansas City Kansas Community College (5,998)Hutchinson Community College (5,315)Wichita State University-Campus Of Applied Sciences And Technology (4,920)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
3,611 students
Jefferson Community and Technical College (12,560)Bluegrass Community and Technical College (10,143)Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (6,648)West Kentucky Community and Technical College (6,327)Somerset Community College (5,644)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
1,397 students
Delgado Community College (14,140)Baton Rouge Community College (8,116)South Louisiana Community College (6,698)Bossier Parish Community College (6,460)Northshore Technical Community College (4,674)Top LA Schools
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Massachusetts
3,340 students
Bunker Hill Community College (11,352)Middlesex Community College (7,569)Quinsigamond Community College (7,291)Bristol Community College (6,851)Massasoit Community College (6,637)Top MA Schools
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Maryland
5,790 students
Montgomery College (21,260)Community College of Baltimore County (17,732)Anne Arundel Community College (12,655)Prince George's Community College (11,788)Howard Community College (9,632)Top MD Schools
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Maine
2,310 students
Southern Maine Community College (5,789)University of Maine at Augusta (4,361)Husson University (3,744)Central Maine Community College (3,218)Eastern Maine Community College (2,457)Top ME Schools
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Michigan
5,123 students
Macomb Community College (19,628)Oakland Community College (15,211)Wayne County Community College District (14,436)Grand Rapids Community College (13,270)Henry Ford College (12,146)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
2,914 students
Normandale Community College (9,743)Anoka-Ramsey Community College (8,804)Century College (8,695)Minneapolis Community and Technical College (7,014)Saint Paul College (6,656)Top MN Schools
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Missouri
3,206 students
Saint Louis Community College (17,294)Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (15,770)Ozarks Technical Community College (11,762)Saint Louis Community College-Meramec (11,439)Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley (7,438)Top MO Schools
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Mississippi
4,467 students
Hinds Community College (11,827)Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (8,954)Northwest Mississippi Community College (7,537)Holmes Community College (5,529)Pearl River Community College (5,157)Top MS Schools
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Montana
1,213 students
Flathead Valley Community College (2,406)City College at Montana State University-Billings (1,725)Helena College University of Montana (1,423)Great Falls College Montana State University (1,218)Highlands College of Montana Tech (707)Top MT Schools
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North Carolina
3,375 students
Wake Technical Community College (22,003)Central Piedmont Community College (18,646)Guilford Technical Community College (11,070)Fayetteville Technical Community College (10,932)Cape Fear Community College (8,629)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
1,886 students
Bismarck State College (3,739)North Dakota State College of Science (2,977)Lake Region State College (1,982)Dakota College at Bottineau (1,006)Williston State College (959)Top ND Schools
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Nebraska
3,363 students
Metropolitan Community College Area (14,300)Southeast Community College Area (9,756)Central Community College (6,368)Northeast Community College (5,258)Mid-Plains Community College (2,125)Top NE Schools
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New Hampshire
1,598 students
NHTI-Concord's Community College (3,256)Manchester Community College (2,565)Great Bay Community College (1,695)Nashua Community College (1,516)River Valley Community College (759)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
5,283 students
Bergen Community College (12,968)Brookdale Community College (11,489)Middlesex County College (11,142)Camden County College (9,735)Union County College (9,181)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
2,872 students
Central New Mexico Community College (23,096)New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (8,054)San Juan College (6,741)Santa Fe Community College (4,110)Clovis Community College (2,902)Top NM Schools
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Nevada
5,620 students
College of Southern Nevada (33,942)Truckee Meadows Community College (11,316)Great Basin College (3,852)Western Nevada College (3,702)Northwest Career College - Las Vegas (1,265)Top NV Schools
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New York
3,870 students
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (25,500)Suffolk County Community College (25,230)CUNY LaGuardia Community College (18,555)CUNY New York City College of Technology (17,036)Nassau Community College (16,650)Top NY Schools
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Ohio
2,836 students
Eastern Gateway Community College (25,648)Cuyahoga Community College District (23,655)Columbus State Community College (22,719)Sinclair Community College (18,794)Stark State College (11,830)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
2,749 students
Tulsa Community College (16,407)Oklahoma City Community College (12,029)Rose State College (7,044)Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (5,351)Northern Oklahoma College (4,070)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
6,754 students
Portland Community College (60,037)Mt Hood Community College (28,000)Chemeketa Community College (9,347)Lane Community College (8,861)Clackamas Community College (6,270)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
1,902 students
Harrisburg Area Community College (17,422)Community College of Allegheny County (16,031)Community College of Philadelphia (15,996)Delaware County Community College (10,703)Montgomery County Community College (10,309)Top PA Schools
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Puerto Rico
1,648 students
National University College (12,469)Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus (9,676)Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc (8,295)University of Puerto Rico-Carolina (3,014)Mech-Tech College (2,608)Top PR Schools
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South Carolina
3,335 students
Trident Technical College (12,351)Greenville Technical College (11,123)Midlands Technical College (9,160)Horry-Georgetown Technical College (6,705)Tri-County Technical College (6,181)Top SC Schools
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Tennessee
3,037 students
Pellissippi State Community College (10,694)Southwest Tennessee Community College (9,433)Volunteer State Community College (9,144)Chattanooga State Community College (8,050)Nashville State Community College (7,885)Top TN Schools
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Texas
7,909 students
Lone Star College System (74,300)Houston Community College (56,151)Tarrant County College District (50,519)Austin Community College District (41,056)Collin County Community College District (35,132)Top TX Schools
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Utah
6,679 students
Utah Valley University (41,728)Salt Lake Community College (29,517)Utah State University (27,810)Dixie State University (11,193)Snow College (5,383)Top UT Schools
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Virginia
4,355 students
Northern Virginia Community College (51,822)Tidewater Community College (19,064)ECPI University (13,487)ECPI University (11,735)John Tyler Community College (10,152)Top VA Schools
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Washington
5,009 students
Bellevue College (12,563)Spokane Community College (10,225)Clark College (9,233)Green River College (8,435)Everett Community College (7,977)Top WA Schools
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Wisconsin
4,964 students
Madison Area Technical College (14,526)Milwaukee Area Technical College (14,482)Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (11,225)Fox Valley Technical College (10,361)Gateway Technical College (10,050)Top WI Schools
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West Virginia
1,259 students
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (6,532)West Virginia University at Parkersburg (2,818)Pierpont Community and Technical College (1,912)Mountwest Community and Technical College (1,768)BridgeValley Community & Technical College (1,689)Top WV Schools
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Wyoming
2,517 students
Northern Wyoming Community College District (4,347)Laramie County Community College (4,154)Casper College (3,619)Western Wyoming Community College (2,821)Central Wyoming College (1,946)Top WY Schools
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