Average Community College Financial Aid
The national average for percent of students receiving financial aid in community college is approximately 84% (2022).
For public community colleges, the average percent of students receiving financial aid is approximately 81%.
For private community colleges, the average percent of students receiving financial aid is approximately 90%.
% Financial Aid Range: 62%
98%
Avg. % Financial Aid: 86%
Average Community College Financial Aid (2022)
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State% Students Receiving Financial Aid Colleges w/Highest % Students Receiving Financial Aid
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Alabama
89%
Herzing University Birmingham (356%)Huntsville Bible College (100%)Herzing University-Birmingham (100%)J F Ingram State Technical College (100%)Reid State Technical College (99%)Top AL Schools
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Arkansas
93%
Arkansas Baptist College (100%)Bryan University (100%)Crowley's Ridge College (100%)Remington College-Little Rock Campus (100%)Shorter College (100%)Top AR Schools
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Arizona
79%
Arizona College-Glendale (100%)Carrington College-Phoenix North (100%)CollegeAmerica-Flagstaff (100%)Brookline College-Tucson (96%)Brookline College-Tempe (95%)Top AZ Schools
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California
79%
Carrington College-Sacramento (100%)American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles (100%)Santa Barbara Business College-Santa Maria (100%)San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia (100%)Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield (100%)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
87%
Platt College-Aurora (100%)National American University-Colorado Springs South (100%)CollegeAmerica-Colorado Springs (100%)Everest College-Colorado Springs (100%)DeVry University-Colorado (100%)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
75%
Mitchell College (100%)Goodwin College (98%)Capital Community College (84%)University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus (83%)Housatonic Community College (80%)Top CT Schools
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Florida
88%
City College-Gainesville (100%)Herzing University-Winter Park (100%)Cortiva Institute-Maitland (100%)City College-Altamonte Springs (100%)Cortiva Institute-Pompano (100%)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
91%
South University, Savannah (100%)Reinhardt University (100%)Sanford-Brown College-Atlanta (100%)Truett McConnell University (100%)Swainsboro Technical College (98%)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
62%
Hawaii Community College (79%)Kauai Community College (76%)Windward Community College (68%)University of Hawaii Maui College (62%)Honolulu Community College (61%)Top HI Schools
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Iowa
88%
St Luke's College (100%)Purdue University Global-Des Moines (100%)Waldorf University (96%)Iowa Central Community College (93%)Southwestern Community College (93%)Top IA Schools
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Idaho
84%
Stevens-Henager College (100%)Carrington College-Boise (100%)College of Southern Idaho (93%)North Idaho College (84%)College of Eastern Idaho (76%)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
76%
Olney Central College (100%)Wabash Valley College (100%)Northwestern College (100%)Lincoln Trail College (99%)Lincoln College (99%)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
88%
Alexandria School of Scientific Therapeutics (100%)International Business College-Indianapolis (97%)Ancilla College (96%)Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis (95%)International Business College-Fort Wayne (95%)Top IN Schools
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Kansas
91%
Highland Community College (100%)Cowley County Community College (100%)Hesston College (100%)Central Christian College of Kansas (98%)Coffeyville Community College (97%)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
98%
Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling Green (100%)Beckfield College-Florence (100%)Hopkinsville Community College (100%)Midway University (100%)Hazard Community and Technical College (99%)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
92%
Fortis College-Baton Rouge (100%)Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus (100%)Baton Rouge School of Computers (100%)Herzing University-Kenner (100%)Camelot College (98%)Top LA Schools
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Massachusetts
81%
New England College of Business and Finance (100%)Urban College of Boston (100%)FINE Mortuary College (100%)Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (100%)Laboure College (100%)Top MA Schools
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Maryland
73%
Allegany College of Maryland (96%)Garrett College (94%)Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia (87%)Wor-Wic Community College (79%)Community College of Baltimore County (78%)Top MD Schools
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Maine
88%
Husson University (100%)Northern Maine Community College (100%)Washington County Community College (97%)Eastern Maine Community College (95%)University of Maine at Augusta (90%)Top ME Schools
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Michigan
87%
Finlandia University (100%)Rochester University (99%)Baker College of Muskegon (96%)Baker College of Cadillac (96%)Baker College of Jackson (95%)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
84%
Herzing University Minneapolis (295%)Academy College (100%)Institute of Production and Recording (100%)Herzing University-Minneapolis (100%)Globe University-Minneapolis (100%)Top MN Schools
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Missouri
91%
Metro Business College-Rolla (100%)Cox College (100%)Cottey College (100%)Metro Business College-Jefferson City (100%)Texas County Technical College (100%)Top MO Schools
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Mississippi
92%
Coahoma Community College (99%)Northeast Mississippi Community College (99%)Itawamba Community College (97%)Pearl River Community College (96%)Southwest Mississippi Community College (95%)Top MS Schools
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Montana
81%
Miles Community College (96%)Dawson Community College (96%)Highlands College of Montana Tech (83%)Great Falls College Montana State University (81%)Flathead Valley Community College (76%)Top MT Schools
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North Carolina
76%
Sampson Community College (100%)Carolinas College of Health Sciences (100%)Brevard College (100%)Martin Community College (100%)William Peace University (100%)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
90%
Rasmussen College-North Dakota (100%)Dakota College at Bottineau (92%)Lake Region State College (90%)North Dakota State College of Science (89%)Bismarck State College (80%)Top ND Schools
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Nebraska
90%
Purdue University Global-Lincoln (100%)The Creative Center (100%)Western Nebraska Community College (97%)Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (94%)Mid-Plains Community College (94%)Top NE Schools
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New Hampshire
75%
White Mountains Community College (89%)River Valley Community College (86%)Lakes Region Community College (86%)Manchester Community College (75%)NHTI-Concord's Community College (74%)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
76%
Eastern International College-Belleville (100%)Eastwick College-Ramsey (100%)Eastwick College-Hackensack (98%)Berkeley College-Woodland Park (98%)Eastern International College-Jersey City (95%)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
87%
Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque (100%)Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque (97%)New Mexico Military Institute (97%)University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus (95%)University of New Mexico-Taos Campus (94%)Top NM Schools
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Nevada
84%
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas (93%)Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas (92%)Western Nevada College (84%)Career College of Northern Nevada (84%)College of Southern Nevada (84%)Top NV Schools
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New York
91%
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens (100%)Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital (100%)American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York (100%)American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service (100%)Belanger School of Nursing (100%)Top NY Schools
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Ohio
91%
ETI Technical College (100%)Davis College (100%)Chatfield College (100%)Hussian College-Daymar College Columbus (100%)Ohio Valley College of Technology (100%)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
89%
Rogers State University (100%)Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (99%)Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (98%)Bacone College (97%)Randall University (96%)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
83%
Carrington College-Portland (100%)Lane Community College (98%)Treasure Valley Community College (93%)Tillamook Bay Community College (93%)Umpqua Community College (92%)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
91%
Peirce College (100%)Penn Commercial BusinessTechnical School (100%)University of Pittsburgh-Titusville (100%)Manor College (100%)Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh (100%)Top PA Schools
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Puerto Rico
97%
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto De Guayama (100%)CEM College-Humacao (100%)Dewey University-Hato Rey (100%)Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto De Ponce (100%)ICPR Junior College-Arecibo (100%)Top PR Schools
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South Carolina
94%
Clinton College (100%)Williamsburg Technical College (100%)Spartanburg Methodist College (99%)University of South Carolina-Union (99%)Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (98%)Top SC Schools
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South Dakota
94%
Western Dakota Technical Institute (100%)National American University-Rapid City (100%)Lake Area Technical College (94%)Mitchell Technical Institute (90%)Southeast Technical Institute (88%)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
94%
Watkins College of Art Design & Film (100%)Chattanooga State Community College (99%)Columbia State Community College (99%)Dyersburg State Community College (99%)Jackson State Community College (98%)Top TN Schools
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Texas
82%
Remington College-North Houston Campus (100%)Texas State Technical College-West Texas (100%)Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (100%)Southwestern Christian College (100%)Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus (100%)Top TX Schools
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Utah
86%
Stevens-Henager College (100%)Stevens-Henager College (100%)Eagle Gate College-Layton (100%)Stevens-Henager College (100%)Provo College (94%)Top UT Schools
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Virginia
84%
Centura College-Norfolk (100%)Centura College-Virginia Beach (100%)Centura College-Richmond Main (100%)Centura College-Newport News (100%)Bryant & Stratton College-Hampton (96%)Top VA Schools
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Vermont
95%
Landmark College (100%)Champlain College (100%)Sterling College (95%)Vermont Technical College (95%)Community College of Vermont (73%)Top VT Schools
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Washington
64%
Charter College (94%)Pima Medical Institute-Renton (90%)Pima Medical Institute-Seattle (89%)Grays Harbor College (88%)Walla Walla Community College (81%)Top WA Schools
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Wisconsin
74%
Herzing University-Madison (100%)Globe University-Eau Claire (100%)Herzing University Madison (99%)Rasmussen College-Wisconsin (97%)Bryant & Stratton College-Milwaukee (96%)Top WI Schools
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West Virginia
90%
Mountain State College (100%)Valley College-Beckley (100%)West Virginia Junior College-Charleston (100%)Valley College-Martinsburg (98%)West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown (98%)Top WV Schools
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Wyoming
93%
Central Wyoming College (96%)Western Wyoming Community College (96%)Eastern Wyoming College (94%)Laramie County Community College (93%)Northern Wyoming Community College District (93%)Top WY Schools
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