Average Community College Student Size
- The national average community college student size is approximately 4,245 students (2018-19).
- For public community colleges, the average student size is approximately 6,356 students.
- For private community colleges, the average student size is approximately 889 students.
Average Community College Student Size (2018-19)
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StateAverage College Size Largest Colleges
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Alabama
2,439 students
John C Calhoun State Community College (10,802)Jefferson State Community College (8,516)George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville (5,343)Gadsden State Community College (5,289)Shelton State Community College (4,978)Top AL Schools
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Arkansas
2,259 students
Pulaski Technical College (9,241)NorthWest Arkansas Community College (7,715)University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (6,830)Arkansas State University-Beebe (4,140)National Park Community College (3,001)Top AR Schools
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Arizona
5,848 students
Pima Community College (28,070)Mesa Community College (22,711)Glendale Community College (Glendale - 85302) (20,506)Rio Salado College (20,215)Chandler-Gilbert Community College (14,500)Top AZ Schools
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California
7,641 students
East Los Angeles College (36,012)Santa Monica College (30,158)Santa Ana College (29,590)American River College (29,133)Mt. San Antonio College (28,036)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
2,968 students
Front Range Community College (18,761)Pikes Peak Community College (13,947)Community College of Denver (10,296)Arapahoe Community College (9,644)Red Rocks Community College (8,112)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
3,204 students
Manchester Community College (Manchester - 6040) (7,300)Naugatuck Valley Community College (7,102)Gateway Community College (New Haven) (7,063)Norwalk Community College (6,363)Housatonic Community College (5,288)Top CT Schools
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Florida
6,005 students
Miami Dade College (66,046)Broward College (44,119)Valencia College (43,217)St Petersburg College (32,681)Seminole State College of Florida (29,321)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
3,202 students
Georgia Perimeter College (21,371)Chattahoochee Technical College (9,942)Central Georgia Technical College (7,625)Gwinnett Technical College (7,234)Clayton State University (7,022)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
3,925 students
Kapiolani Community College (7,994)Leeward Community College (7,742)Honolulu Community College (4,144)University of Hawaii Maui College (3,809)Hawaii Community College (3,186)Top HI Schools
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Iowa
6,563 students
Kaplan University-Davenport Campus (52,018)Des Moines Area Community College (35,488)Kirkwood Community College (14,190)Eastern Iowa Community College District (8,143)Northeast Iowa Community College: Calmar & Peosta (7,153)Top IA Schools
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Idaho
8,830 students
Brigham Young University-Idaho (36,624)College of Western Idaho (10,217)College of Southern Idaho (7,021)North Idaho College (6,049)College of Eastern Idaho (1,049)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
5,161 students
College of DuPage (29,476)Joliet Junior College (15,776)College of Lake County (15,410)Moraine Valley Community College (15,286)Lewis and Clark Community College (15,000)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
4,935 students
Ivy Tech Community College (91,179)Vincennes University (17,258)Ivy Tech Community College-East Central Region (12,400)Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast (10,932)Ivy Tech Community College-Northwest (8,559)Top IN Schools
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Kansas
2,368 students
Johnson County Community College (19,429)Butler Community College (9,003)Kansas City Kansas Community College (6,198)Hutchinson Community College (5,718)Barton County Community College (5,292)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
3,363 students
Jefferson Community and Technical College (13,550)Bluegrass Community and Technical College (10,952)Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (7,314)Somerset Community College (6,995)West Kentucky Community and Technical College (6,402)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
1,552 students
Delgado Community College (18,684)Bossier Parish Community College (8,693)Baton Rouge Community College (7,740)South Louisiana Community College (6,332)Northshore Technical Community College (3,752)Top LA Schools
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Massachusetts
3,629 students
Bunker Hill Community College (14,253)Middlesex Community College (Bedford) (9,205)Bristol Community College (9,189)Quinsigamond Community College (8,452)Massasoit Community College (7,905)Top MA Schools
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Maryland
5,943 students
Montgomery College (25,517)The Community College of Baltimore County (22,887)Anne Arundel Community College (15,274)Prince George's Community College (13,678)Howard Community College (9,920)Top MD Schools
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Maine
2,004 students
Southern Maine Community College (5,972)University of Maine at Augusta (4,664)Central Maine Community College (3,162)Eastern Maine Community College (2,613)Kennebec Valley Community College (2,401)Top ME Schools
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Michigan
5,939 students
Oakland Community College (24,031)Macomb Community College (22,914)Wayne County Community College District (16,310)Lansing Community College (16,031)Grand Rapids Community College (15,668)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
2,546 students
Normandale Community College (9,539)Century College (9,478)Minneapolis Community and Technical College (9,237)Anoka-Ramsey Community College (7,877)Hennepin Technical College (7,409)Top MN Schools
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Missouri
2,881 students
Saint Louis Community College (21,218)Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (18,222)Ozarks Technical Community College (14,396)Saint Louis Community College-Meramec (11,439)Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley (7,438)Top MO Schools
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Mississippi
3,710 students
Hinds Community College (11,839)Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (9,799)Northwest Mississippi Community College (7,559)Holmes Community College (5,798)Itawamba Community College (5,654)Top MS Schools
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Montana
1,283 students
Flathead Valley Community College (2,216)Great Falls College Montana State University (1,897)City College at Montana State University-Billings (1,531)Helena College University of Montana (1,506)Highlands College of Montana Tech (860)Top MT Schools
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North Carolina
3,403 students
Wake Technical Community College (21,384)Central Piedmont Community College (19,957)Guilford Technical Community College (12,430)Fayetteville Technical Community College (11,660)Forsyth Technical Community College (9,148)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
1,961 students
Bismarck State College (4,002)North Dakota State College of Science (3,033)Lake Region State College (1,988)Williston State College (1,038)Dakota College at Bottineau (909)Top ND Schools
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Nebraska
2,955 students
Metropolitan Community College Area (14,675)Southeast Community College Area (9,392)Central Community College (6,377)Northeast Community College (5,008)Mid-Plains Community College (2,143)Top NE Schools
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New Hampshire
2,149 students
NHTI-Concord's Community College (4,288)Manchester Community College (Manchester - 03102) (3,455)Nashua Community College (2,184)Great Bay Community College (2,079)Lakes Region Community College (1,183)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
6,946 students
Bergen Community College (15,651)Brookdale Community College (14,144)Camden County College (12,051)Union County College (11,781)Middlesex County College (11,673)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
3,406 students
Central New Mexico Community College (26,771)NMSU - Dona Ana Community College (8,340)San Juan College (8,323)Santa Fe Community College (6,242)Clovis Community College (3,745)Top NM Schools
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Nevada
4,891 students
College of Southern Nevada (31,023)Truckee Meadows Community College (11,106)Western Nevada College (3,951)Great Basin College (3,024)Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas (988)Top NV Schools
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New York
4,518 students
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (26,606)Suffolk County Community College (26,600)Nassau Community College (22,374)CUNY LaGuardia Community College (20,231)CUNY Kingsborough Community College (19,145)Top NY Schools
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Ohio
2,263 students
Cuyahoga Community College District (27,084)Columbus State Community College (22,719)Sinclair Community College (19,093)Stark State College (14,097)Owens Community College (12,561)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
2,666 students
Tulsa Community College (17,861)Oklahoma City Community College (13,397)Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (6,996)Rose State College (6,891)Northern Oklahoma College (4,766)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
5,302 students
Portland Community College (30,929)Lane Community College (26,215)Chemeketa Community College (10,571)Central Oregon Community College (10,565)Mt Hood Community College (9,276)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
1,943 students
Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg (20,230)Community College of Philadelphia (19,119)Community College of Allegheny County (17,153)Montgomery County Community College (12,805)Delaware County Community College (12,459)Top PA Schools
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Puerto Rico
1,798 students
Universidad Del Este (13,331)National University College-Bayamon (5,320)University of Puerto Rico-Carolina (3,843)Mech-Tech College (3,101)Ponce Paramedical College Inc (2,607)Top PR Schools
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South Carolina
3,322 students
Trident Technical College (16,136)Greenville Technical College (12,592)Midlands Technical College (11,424)Horry-Georgetown Technical College (7,335)Tri-County Technical College (6,386)Top SC Schools
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South Dakota
1,175 students
Southeast Technical Institute (2,332)Lake Area Technical Institute (1,654)National American University-Rapid City (1,479)Mitchell Technical Institute (1,187)Western Dakota Technical Institute (840)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
2,343 students
Southwest Tennessee Community College (10,227)Nashville State Community College (10,193)Pellissippi State Community College (10,099)Chattanooga State Community College (9,332)Volunteer State Community College (7,664)Top TN Schools
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Texas
6,305 students
Lone Star College System (69,395)Houston Community College (58,276)Tarrant County College District (50,595)Austin Community College District (40,949)South Texas College (30,180)Top TX Schools
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Utah
5,158 students
Utah Valley University (31,332)Salt Lake Community College (30,248)Utah State University (27,662)Dixie State University (8,570)Snow College (4,799)Top UT Schools
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Virginia
4,426 students
Northern Virginia Community College (51,487)Tidewater Community College (27,646)ECPI University (12,068)J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (11,861)ECPI University (11,735)Top VA Schools
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Vermont
1,724 students
Community College of Vermont (5,751)Champlain College (3,585)Vermont Technical College (1,542)Landmark College (518)New England Culinary Institute (422)Top VT Schools
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Washington
4,997 students
Bellevue College (13,469)Whatcom Community College (10,993)Clark College (10,911)Walla Walla Community College (10,536)Spokane Community College (9,974)Top WA Schools
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Wisconsin
5,389 students
Madison Area Technical College (16,759)Milwaukee Area Technical College (16,712)University of Wisconsin Colleges (14,045)Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (10,406)Fox Valley Technical College (10,361)Top WI Schools
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West Virginia
1,297 students
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (5,528)West Virginia University at Parkersburg (2,985)Pierpont Community and Technical College (2,838)New River Community and Technical College (2,551)Mountwest Community and Technical College (2,026)Top WV Schools
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Wyoming
2,563 students
Laramie County Community College (4,388)Sheridan College (4,374)Casper College (4,253)Western Wyoming Community College (3,472)Central Wyoming College (2,082)Top WY Schools
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