Average Community College Financial Aid
- The national average for percent of students receiving financial aid in community college is approximately 87% (2020-21).
- For public community colleges, the average percent of students receiving financial aid is approximately 84%.
- For private community colleges, the average percent of students receiving financial aid is approximately 91%.
Average Community College Financial Aid (2020-21)
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State% Students Receiving Financial Aid Colleges w/Highest % Students Receiving Financial Aid
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Alabama
94%
Herzing University Birmingham (356%)Concordia College Alabama (100%)Huntsville Bible College (100%)Fortis College-Montgomery (99%)Remington College-Mobile Campus (98%)Top AL Schools
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Arkansas
95%
Crowley's Ridge College (100%)Southern Arkansas University Tech (98%)Ozarka College (97%)Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (97%)Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (96%)Top AR Schools
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Arizona
81%
Fortis College-Phoenix (100%)Arizona College-Glendale (100%)Southwest University of Visual Arts-Tucson (97%)South Mountain Community College (91%)Pima Medical Institute-Tucson (90%)Top AZ Schools
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California
78%
American University of Health Sciences (100%)Career College of California (100%)Everest College-Ontario Metro (100%)Mayfield College (99%)Everest College-West Los Angeles (98%)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
89%
Everest College-Colorado Springs (100%)Platt College-Aurora (100%)Concorde Career College-Aurora (99%)Everest College-Thornton (97%)Spartan college of aeronautics and technology (97%)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
78%
Bais Binyomin Academy (100%)Mitchell College (98%)Lincoln College of New England-Southington (95%)Capital Community College (92%)Goodwin College (92%)Top CT Schools
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Florida
91%
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville (100%)Herzing University-Winter Park (100%)Everest Institute-Kendall (100%)Fortis College-Largo (100%)Rasmussen College-Pasco County (100%)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
93%
Truett-McConnell College (100%)Sanford-Brown College-Atlanta (100%)Andrew College (100%)Young Harris College (100%)Oconee Fall Line Technical College (98%)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
71%
Remington College-Honolulu Campus (98%)Hawaii Community College (82%)Kauai Community College (76%)University of Hawaii Maui College (75%)Windward Community College (71%)Top HI Schools
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Iowa
87%
Waldorf University (100%)St Luke's College (100%)Kaplan University-Cedar Rapids Campus (100%)Kaplan University-Des Moines Campus (100%)Kaplan University-Cedar Falls Campus (100%)Top IA Schools
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Idaho
91%
Carrington College-Boise (96%)College of Western Idaho (92%)North Idaho College (91%)College of Southern Idaho (85%)Brigham Young University-Idaho (63%)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
83%
Gem City College (100%)Lincoln Trail College (100%)Midstate College (100%)Frontier Community College (100%)South Suburban College (99%)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
89%
International Business College-Indianapolis (97%)International Business College-Fort Wayne (97%)Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis (94%)Vincennes University (89%)College of Court Reporting Inc (88%)Top IN Schools
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Kansas
90%
Hesston College (100%)Garden City Community College (96%)Central Christian College of Kansas (96%)Northwest Kansas Technical College (95%)Neosho County Community College (95%)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
97%
National College-Lexington (100%)Owensboro Community and Technical College (97%)ATA College (97%)Beckfield College-Florence (97%)Hopkinsville Community College (97%)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
89%
Fortis College-Baton Rouge (100%)Blue Cliff College-Alexandria (100%)Herzing University-Kenner (100%)Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus (99%)Remington College-Lafayette Campus (98%)Top LA Schools
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Massachusetts
89%
New England College of Business and Finance (100%)Becker College (100%)Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (100%)Urban College of Boston (100%)FINE Mortuary College (100%)Top MA Schools
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Maryland
75%
TESST College of Technology-Towson (96%)Allegany College of Maryland (94%)TESST College of Technology-Baltimore (94%)Garrett College (94%)Baltimore City Community College (90%)Top MD Schools
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Maine
90%
Maine College of Health Professions (100%)Beal College (94%)University of Maine at Augusta (94%)Kennebec Valley Community College (91%)Washington County Community College (90%)Top ME Schools
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Michigan
89%
DeVry University-Michigan (100%)Rochester College (99%)Baker College of Cadillac (96%)Baker College of Muskegon (96%)Baker College of Clinton Township (95%)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
91%
Herzing University Minneapolis (295%)Globe University-Woodbury (100%)Globe University-Minneapolis (100%)Institute of Production and Recording (100%)Bethany Lutheran College (100%)Top MN Schools
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Missouri
94%
Metro Business College-Rolla (100%)Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts (100%)National American University-Independence (100%)State Technical College of Missouri (97%)Concorde Career College-Kansas City (96%)Top MO Schools
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Mississippi
91%
Northeast Mississippi Community College (98%)Coahoma Community College (97%)Itawamba Community College (97%)East Mississippi Community College (95%)Meridian Community College (95%)Top MS Schools
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Montana
90%
Dawson Community College (90%)Miles Community College (89%)City College at Montana State University-Billings (0%)Highlands College of Montana Tech (0%)Flathead Valley Community College (0%)Top MT Schools
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North Carolina
78%
William Peace University (100%)Cleveland Community College (100%)King's College (99%)Roanoke-Chowan Community College (98%)Living Arts College (94%)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
89%
Rasmussen College-North Dakota (93%)Dakota College at Bottineau (92%)North Dakota State College of Science (89%)Lake Region State College (87%)Bismarck State College (81%)Top ND Schools
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Nebraska
88%
Kaplan University-Lincoln Campus (100%)Myotherapy Institute (100%)Creative Center, college of art & design (100%)Kaplan University-Omaha Campus (97%)Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (94%)Top NE Schools
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New Hampshire
81%
White Mountains Community College (93%)Lakes Region Community College (86%)NHTI-Concord's Community College (81%)Manchester Community College (Manchester - 03102) (79%)Great Bay Community College (78%)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
75%
Eastern International College- Belleville Campus (98%)Berkeley College-Woodland Park (97%)Cumberland County College (85%)Passaic County Community College (77%)Atlantic Cape Community College (75%)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
86%
ENMU-Ruidoso (96%)Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque (95%)New Mexico State University-Grants (94%)University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus (93%)Central New Mexico Community College (88%)Top NM Schools
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Nevada
75%
Everest College-Henderson (96%)Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas (92%)Career College of Northern Nevada (89%)Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas (75%)Truckee Meadows Community College (74%)Top NV Schools
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New York
93%
Belanger School of Nursing (100%)Bryant & Stratton College-Greece (100%)Everest Institute-Rochester (100%)Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science (100%)Helene Fuld College of Nursing (100%)Top NY Schools
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Ohio
92%
ETI Technical College (100%)AIC College of Design (100%)Ohio Business College-Sandusky (100%)Fortis College-Cincinnati (100%)Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus (100%)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
88%
Platt College-Moore (93%)Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (93%)Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (91%)Western Oklahoma State College (90%)Platt College-Tulsa (89%)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
82%
Concorde Career College-Portland (97%)Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Portland (94%)Treasure Valley Community College (86%)Umpqua Community College (83%)Klamath Community College (82%)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
94%
Du Bois Business College-Oil City (100%)Peirce College (100%)Fortis Institute-Erie (100%)YTI Career Institute-York (100%)Everest Institute-Pittsburgh (100%)Top PA Schools
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Puerto Rico
97%
ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez (100%)National University College-Rio Grande (100%)ICPR Junior College-Arecibo (100%)ICPR Junior College-General Institutional (100%)Huertas College (99%)Top PR Schools
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South Carolina
93%
Clinton College (100%)Spartanburg Community College (98%)Piedmont Technical College (98%)University of South Carolina-Union (97%)Northeastern Technical College (97%)Top SC Schools
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South Dakota
87%
Globe University-Sioux Falls (100%)Mitchell Technical College (90%)National American University-Rapid City (85%)Lake Area Technical Institute (0%)Southeast Technical Institute (0%)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
93%
Fortis Institute-Cookeville (100%)Remington College-Nashville Campus (100%)Hiwassee College (100%)Remington College-Memphis Campus (99%)Kaplan College-Nashville (97%)Top TN Schools
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Texas
83%
International Business College-El Paso (El Paso - 79907) (100%)Texas State Technical College-West Texas (100%)Everest College-Arlington (99%)Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus (98%)Remington College-Fort Worth Campus (98%)Top TX Schools
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Utah
89%
Broadview University-West Jordan (100%)Eagle Gate College-Layton (100%)Everest College-Salt Lake City (97%)Provo College (92%)Stevens-Henager College (West Haven) (91%)Top UT Schools
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Virginia
78%
Fortis College-Norfolk (100%)American National University (100%)Fortis College-Richmond (100%)Everest College-Newport News (100%)Bryant & Stratton College-Richmond (99%)Top VA Schools
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Vermont
78%
Champlain College (95%)Community College of Vermont (78%)Sterling College (0%)Woodbury College (0%)Landmark College (0%)Top VT Schools
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Washington
71%
Interface College-Spokane (98%)Everest College-Everett (95%)Everest College-Vancouver (92%)Everest College-Tacoma (91%)Grays Harbor College (86%)Top WA Schools
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Wisconsin
81%
Herzing University Madison (2387%)Globe University-Eau Claire (100%)Bryant & Stratton College-Milwaukee (96%)Herzing University-Madison (96%)Rasmussen College-Wisconsin (93%)Top WI Schools
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West Virginia
93%
West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport (100%)West Virginia Junior College-Charleston (100%)Valley College-Beckley (99%)Valley College-Princeton (98%)Mountain State College (97%)Top WV Schools
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Wyoming
93%
Central Wyoming College (94%)Laramie County Community College (94%)Eastern Wyoming College (93%)Sheridan College (92%)Northwest College (91%)Top WY Schools
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