Diversity in US Community Colleges
Diversity in US community colleges varies greatly by state and between schools.
US community colleges have an average diversity score of 0.58 (2021-22).
The most diverse state is Hawaii, with a diversity score of 0.80.
Diversity Score Range: 0.3
0.8
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.59
US Community College Diversity Scores (2021-22)
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StateDiversity Score Most Diverse Community College
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Alabama
0.56
Chattahoochee Valley Community College (0.62)J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College (0.61)Marion Military Institute (0.59)Remington College-Mobile Campus (0.59)Shelton State Community College (0.56)Top AL Schools
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Arizona
0.70
Brookline College-Phoenix (0.78)Brookline College-Tempe (0.76)Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc (0.76)Refrigeration School Inc (0.74)Central Arizona College (0.74)Top AZ Schools
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Arkansas
0.54
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College (0.66)Arkansas State University Mid-South (0.65)Southern Arkansas University Tech (0.60)South Arkansas Community College (0.59)Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (0.59)Top AR Schools
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California
0.73
Coastline Community College (0.82)Berkeley City College (0.82)Solano Community College (0.81)Cosumnes River College (0.80)Laney College (0.80)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
0.62
CollegeAmerica-Denver (0.80)Community College of Aurora (0.78)Concorde Career College-Aurora (0.77)Altierus Career College-Thornton (0.76)Community College of Denver (0.75)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
0.69
Capital Community College (0.74)Gateway Community College (0.72)Norwalk Community College (0.72)Housatonic Community College (0.72)Mitchell College (0.72)Top CT Schools
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Florida
0.73
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.77)Full Sail University (0.77)Sanford-Brown College-Orlando (0.77)Valencia College (0.76)Fortis Institute (0.75)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
0.69
Gwinnett Technical College (0.75)Emory University-Oxford College (0.72)Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.72)The Art Institute of Atlanta (0.68)Chattahoochee Technical College (0.65)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
0.80
University of Hawaii Maui College (0.80)Kauai Community College (0.80)Hawaii Community College (0.79)Leeward Community College (0.79)Windward Community College (0.78)Top HI Schools
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Idaho
0.56
Brigham Young University-Idaho (0.59)College of Southern Idaho (0.52)College of Western Idaho (0.51)Carrington College-Boise (0.47)College of Eastern Idaho (0.38)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
0.69
Kendall College (0.76)City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.75)Rasmussen College-Illinois (0.75)Robert Morris University Illinois (0.73)Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Chicago (0.72)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
0.60
MedTech College (0.68)Brown Mackie College-Merrillville (0.60)Ancilla College (0.56)Vincennes University (0.53)Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis (0.52)Top IN Schools
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Iowa
0.46
Southeastern Community College (0.66)Marshalltown Community College (0.63)Purdue University Global-Des Moines (0.62)Ross College-Quad Cities (0.62)Western Iowa Tech Community College (0.57)Top IA Schools
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Kansas
0.56
Donnelly College (0.79)Kansas City Kansas Community College (0.71)Garden City Community College (0.67)Barton County Community College (0.64)Dodge City Community College (0.64)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
0.39
American National University-Lexington (0.72)ATA College (0.67)Ross College-Hopkinsville (0.65)Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green (0.63)Jefferson Community and Technical College (0.61)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
0.69
Northshore Technical Community College (0.71)Central Louisiana Technical Community College (0.70)Nunez Community College (0.67)Delgado Community College (0.67)Louisiana Delta Community College (0.65)Top LA Schools
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Maine
0.42
Central Maine Community College (0.55)Northern Maine Community College (0.50)York County Community College (0.49)Eastern Maine Community College (0.45)Beal College (0.42)Top ME Schools
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Maryland
0.71
Howard Community College (0.77)Montgomery College (0.76)Community College of Baltimore County (0.68)Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia (0.67)College of Southern Maryland (0.65)Top MD Schools
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Massachusetts
0.69
Bunker Hill Community College (0.79)Springfield Technical Community College (0.75)Salter College-West Boylston (0.74)Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (0.73)Bay State College (0.72)Top MA Schools
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Michigan
0.53
Henry Ford College (0.66)Washtenaw Community College (0.61)Finlandia University (0.61)Wayne County Community College District (0.60)Lake Michigan College (0.59)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
0.58
Saint Paul College (0.77)Minneapolis Community and Technical College (0.76)Globe University-Minneapolis (0.76)North Hennepin Community College (0.71)Herzing University-Minneapolis (0.69)Top MN Schools
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Mississippi
0.58
East Central Community College (0.61)East Mississippi Community College (0.59)Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (0.59)Meridian Community College (0.59)Hinds Community College (0.59)Top MS Schools
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Missouri
0.61
Concorde Career College-Kansas City (0.75)American Business and Technology University (0.73)Pinnacle Career Institute-North Kansas City (0.68)Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (0.63)Saint Louis Community College (0.62)Top MO Schools
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Montana
0.55
Dawson Community College (0.59)Great Falls College Montana State University (0.45)Flathead Valley Community College (0.44)Miles Community College (0.31)Helena College University of Montana (0.27)Top MT Schools
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Nebraska
0.50
Purdue University Global-Omaha (0.71)Metropolitan Community College Area (0.64)National American University-Bellevue (0.60)Purdue University Global-Lincoln (0.56)Western Nebraska Community College (0.54)Top NE Schools
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Nevada
0.76
Las Vegas College (0.83)The Art Institute of Las Vegas (0.79)College of Southern Nevada (0.79)Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas (0.78)Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas (0.75)Top NV Schools
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New Hampshire
0.43
NHTI-Concord's Community College (0.49)Nashua Community College (0.48)Lakes Region Community College (0.46)Manchester Community College (0.39)Great Bay Community College (0.38)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
0.73
Middlesex County College (0.77)Mercer County Community College (0.76)Bergen Community College (0.75)Union County College (0.75)Cumberland County College (0.74)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
0.68
New Mexico Military Institute (0.77)Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College (0.73)Mesalands Community College (0.70)San Juan College (0.70)New Mexico State University-Grants (0.68)Top NM Schools
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New York
0.73
Plaza College (0.81)St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens (0.80)Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (0.79)Berkeley College-New York (0.78)New York Career Institute (0.77)Top NY Schools
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North Carolina
0.63
Richmond Community College (0.75)Durham Technical Community College (0.73)Bladen Community College (0.73)Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.72)Robeson Community College (0.72)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
0.45
Dakota College at Bottineau (0.51)Rasmussen College-North Dakota (0.50)Lake Region State College (0.37)North Dakota State College of Science (0.32)Bismarck State College (0.29)Top ND Schools
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Ohio
0.53
Ohio Business College-Sheffield (0.70)Fortis College-Columbus (0.69)Herzing University (0.67)Fortis College-Centerville (0.66)Herzing University Toledo (0.65)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
0.71
Bacone College (0.80)Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (0.79)Connors State College (0.76)Platt College-Moore (0.76)Platt College (0.75)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
0.66
Concorde Career College-Portland (0.71)Chemeketa Community College (0.70)Mt Hood Community College (0.69)Clatsop Community College (0.66)Portland Community College (0.66)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
0.64
Hussian College School of Art (0.77)Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (0.76)Orleans Technical College (0.75)Platt College-McCann-Allentown (0.73)Manor College (0.72)Top PA Schools
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South Carolina
0.65
Midlands Technical College (0.68)Technical College of the Lowcountry (0.68)York Technical College (0.66)Florence-Darlington Technical College (0.65)Spartanburg Methodist College (0.63)Top SC Schools
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South Dakota
0.40
National American University-Rapid City (0.69)National American University-Sioux Falls (0.51)Western Dakota Technical Institute (0.45)Globe University-Sioux Falls (0.41)Southeast Technical Institute (0.34)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
0.49
Fortis Institute-Nashville (0.68)Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville (0.67)Hussian College-Daymar College Nashville (0.66)Remington College-Nashville Campus (0.66)Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro (0.65)Top TN Schools
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Texas
0.70
Richland College (0.78)North Lake College (0.77)Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas (0.77)Vista College-Online (0.76)Brookhaven College (0.76)Top TX Schools
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Utah
0.42
Stevens-Henager College (0.82)Eagle Gate College-Murray (0.69)Stevens-Henager College (0.63)Stevens-Henager College (0.61)Fortis College-Salt Lake City (0.58)Top UT Schools
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Vermont
0.40
New England Culinary Institute (0.61)Sterling College (0.54)Landmark College (0.54)Community College of Vermont (0.37)Vermont Technical College (0.31)Top VT Schools
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Virginia
0.68
Northern Virginia Community College (0.77)Centura College-Virginia Beach (0.71)Thomas Nelson Community College (0.71)Tidewater Community College (0.71)ECPI University (0.69)Top VA Schools
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Washington
0.73
Highline College (0.85)Seattle Central College (0.81)Charter College (0.79)South Seattle College (0.78)Green River College (0.78)Top WA Schools
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West Virginia
0.30
Martinsburg College (0.65)Bridgemont Community and Technical College (0.44)Huntington Junior College (0.43)Valley College-Princeton (0.42)Potomac State College of West Virginia University (0.41)Top WV Schools
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Wisconsin
0.52
Milwaukee Area Technical College (0.75)Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa (0.71)Herzing University-Madison (0.70)Gateway Technical College (0.62)Herzing University Madison (0.62)Top WI Schools
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Wyoming
0.36
Central Wyoming College (0.56)Laramie County Community College (0.53)WyoTech (0.49)Western Wyoming Community College (0.33)Northwest College (0.30)Top WY Schools
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