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 (2022).
The most diverse state is Hawaii, with a diversity score of 0.77.
Diversity Score Range: 0.27
0.77
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.59
US Community College Diversity Scores (2022)
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StateDiversity Score Most Diverse Community College
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Alabama
0.59
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College (0.64)Chattahoochee Valley Community College (0.62)Shelton State Community College (0.58)Remington College-Mobile Campus (0.56)Jefferson Davis Community College (0.56)Top AL Schools
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Arizona
0.68
CollegeAmerica-Flagstaff (0.75)Brookline College-Tempe (0.75)Brookline College-Phoenix (0.74)Refrigeration School Inc (0.74)Bryan University (0.73)Top AZ Schools
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Arkansas
0.55
Remington College-Little Rock Campus (0.81)Bryan University (0.65)University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College (0.62)Southern Arkansas University Tech (0.61)Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (0.58)Top AR Schools
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California
0.70
Berkeley City College (0.82)Coastline Community College (0.81)Laney College (0.80)FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco (0.80)Platt College-San Diego (0.80)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
0.63
CollegeAmerica-Colorado Springs (0.80)Community College of Aurora (0.77)Community College of Denver (0.75)Everest College-Colorado Springs (0.71)Westwood College-Denver South (0.71)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
0.70
University of Connecticut-Stamford (0.75)Capital Community College (0.72)Gateway Community College (0.72)Housatonic Community College (0.71)Norwalk Community College (0.70)Top CT Schools
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Florida
0.73
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.77)Miami Ad School-Wynwood (0.76)AdventHealth University (0.75)Johnson & Wales University-North Miami (0.75)Valencia College (0.75)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
0.68
Gwinnett Technical College (0.75)Emory University-Oxford College (0.72)Georgia State University-Perimeter College (0.71)Georgia Military College-Augusta Campus (0.70)Georgia Military College-Columbus Campus (0.67)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
0.77
University of Hawaii Maui College (0.79)Kauai Community College (0.78)Hawaii Community College (0.77)Kapiolani Community College (0.75)Leeward Community College (0.75)Top HI Schools
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Idaho
0.50
Stevens-Henager College (0.74)Carrington College-Boise (0.55)College of Southern Idaho (0.52)College of Western Idaho (0.50)Brigham Young University-Idaho (0.50)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
0.68
Kendall College (0.76)Rasmussen College-Illinois (0.76)Robert Morris University Illinois (0.72)City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (0.72)Oakton Community College (0.70)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
0.64
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis (0.67)Purdue University Global (0.63)Holy Cross College (0.63)Vincennes University (0.58)Ancilla College (0.55)Top IN Schools
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Iowa
0.57
Ross College-Quad Cities (0.72)Marshalltown Community College (0.71)Purdue University Global-Davenport (0.69)Purdue University Global-Des Moines (0.62)Southeastern Community College (0.62)Top IA Schools
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Kansas
0.58
Kansas City Kansas Community College (0.75)Donnelly College (0.71)Independence Community College (0.67)Garden City Community College (0.64)Wichita State University-Campus Of Applied Sciences And Technology (0.64)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
0.38
Ross College-Hopkinsville (0.72)American National University-Lexington (0.71)ATA College (0.68)Sullivan University (0.64)Jefferson Community and Technical College (0.62)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
0.69
Northshore Technical Community College (0.70)River Parishes Community College (0.70)Delgado Community College (0.68)Louisiana Delta Community College (0.68)Central Louisiana Technical Community College-Oakdale Campus (0.67)Top LA Schools
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Maine
0.38
Central Maine Community College (0.58)Northern Maine Community College (0.50)Washington County Community College (0.38)University of Maine at Augusta (0.35)Southern Maine Community College (0.34)Top ME Schools
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Maryland
0.73
Montgomery College (0.79)Howard Community College (0.77)Community College of Baltimore County (0.70)Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia (0.65)Anne Arundel Community College (0.64)Top MD Schools
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Massachusetts
0.70
Bunker Hill Community College (0.79)Fisher College (0.76)New England College of Business and Finance (0.73)Bard College at Simon's Rock (0.70)Springfield Technical Community College (0.70)Top MA Schools
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Michigan
0.52
Finlandia University (0.63)Oakland Community College (0.62)Henry Ford College (0.61)Lake Michigan College (0.57)Grand Rapids Community College (0.57)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
0.57
Saint Paul College (0.76)Globe University-Minneapolis (0.76)Minneapolis Community and Technical College (0.74)Herzing University-Minneapolis (0.73)North Hennepin Community College (0.72)Top MN Schools
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Mississippi
0.57
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (0.60)East Central Community College (0.60)Meridian Community College (0.59)Hinds Community College (0.59)Blue Cliff College-Gulfport (0.58)Top MS Schools
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Missouri
0.59
American Business and Technology University (0.73)Concorde Career College-Kansas City (0.72)Pinnacle Career Institute-North Kansas City (0.68)Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City (0.66)Saint Louis Community College (0.62)Top MO Schools
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Montana
0.53
Dawson Community College (0.47)Flathead Valley Community College (0.45)Great Falls College Montana State University (0.38)Miles Community College (0.32)Highlands College of Montana Tech (0.20)Top MT Schools
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Nebraska
0.51
CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology (0.72)Universal College of Healing Arts (0.69)Metropolitan Community College Area (0.66)National American University-Bellevue (0.60)Purdue University Global-Lincoln (0.56)Top NE Schools
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Nevada
0.73
College of Southern Nevada (0.77)Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas (0.77)Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas (0.75)Las Vegas College (0.74)Northwest Career College - Las Vegas (0.72)Top NV Schools
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New Hampshire
0.39
Manchester Community College (0.50)Nashua Community College (0.43)Lakes Region Community College (0.35)NHTI-Concord's Community College (0.35)River Valley Community College (0.35)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
0.74
Eastern International College-Jersey City (0.77)Mercer County Community College (0.77)Middlesex County College (0.77)Bergen Community College (0.75)Eastern International College-Belleville (0.75)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
0.66
New Mexico Military Institute (0.79)Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College (0.71)San Juan College (0.70)Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque (0.70)Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (0.68)Top NM Schools
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New York
0.74
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (0.80)St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens (0.80)New York College of Health Professions (0.78)Plaza College (0.77)CUNY Queensborough Community College (0.77)Top NY Schools
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North Carolina
0.64
Richmond Community College (0.75)Durham Technical Community College (0.75)Bladen Community College (0.72)Central Piedmont Community College (0.72)Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.71)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
0.44
Rasmussen College-North Dakota (0.60)Dakota College at Bottineau (0.51)Lake Region State College (0.35)North Dakota State College of Science (0.29)Bismarck State College (0.26)Top ND Schools
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Ohio
0.51
Davis College (0.79)Valor Christian College (0.72)Tri-State Bible College (0.71)Ohio Business College-Sheffield (0.67)Fortis College-Columbus (0.66)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
0.68
Platt College-Moore (0.77)Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa (0.75)Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (0.75)Platt College (0.74)Randall University (0.73)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
0.64
Carrington College-Portland (0.73)Chemeketa Community College (0.71)Concorde Career College-Portland (0.70)Mt Hood Community College (0.69)Portland Community College (0.66)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
0.64
The Workforce Institute's City College (0.81)Manor College (0.76)Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia (0.75)Orleans Technical College (0.74)Community College of Philadelphia (0.73)Top PA Schools
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South Carolina
0.64
Midlands Technical College (0.67)Florence-Darlington Technical College (0.66)Technical College of the Lowcountry (0.66)University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie (0.63)University of South Carolina-Sumter (0.63)Top SC Schools
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South Dakota
0.37
National American University-Rapid City (0.65)Western Dakota Technical Institute (0.38)Southeast Technical Institute (0.29)Mitchell Technical Institute (0.19)Lake Area Technical College (0.19)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
0.49
Remington College-Nashville Campus (0.66)Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville (0.65)Fortis Institute-Nashville (0.65)William Moore College of Technology (0.65)Hussian College-Daymar College Nashville (0.64)Top TN Schools
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Texas
0.68
Vista College-Online (0.76)Houston Community College (0.76)Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas (0.75)Central Texas College (0.75)Richland College (0.75)Top TX Schools
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Utah
0.42
Stevens-Henager College (0.80)Eagle Gate College-Murray (0.69)LDS Business College (0.68)Stevens-Henager College (0.66)Stevens-Henager College (0.65)Top UT Schools
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Vermont
0.42
Landmark College (0.58)Sterling College (0.57)Champlain College (0.50)Community College of Vermont (0.34)Vermont Technical College (0.26)Top VT Schools
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Virginia
0.67
Northern Virginia Community College (0.76)Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chesapeake (0.75)American National University (0.74)Columbia College (0.73)Centura College-Newport News (0.72)Top VA Schools
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Washington
0.73
Highline College (0.84)Seattle Central College (0.82)Green River College (0.79)South Seattle College (0.79)Charter College (0.78)Top WA Schools
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West Virginia
0.27
Martinsburg College (0.65)Bridgemont Community and Technical College (0.44)Valley College-Martinsburg (0.44)Mountwest Community and Technical College (0.39)Huntington Junior College (0.35)Top WV Schools
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Wisconsin
0.49
Milwaukee Area Technical College (0.74)Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa (0.68)Herzing University Madison (0.62)Herzing University-Madison (0.62)Gateway Technical College (0.57)Top WI Schools
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Wyoming
0.41
Central Wyoming College (0.60)Laramie County Community College (0.56)WyoTech (0.44)Western Wyoming Community College (0.39)Casper College (0.32)Top WY Schools
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