Average Community College Financial Aid
The national average for percent of students receiving financial aid in community college is approximately 83% (2021-22).
For public community colleges, the average percent of students receiving financial aid is approximately 80%.
For private community colleges, the average percent of students receiving financial aid is approximately 89%.
% Financial Aid Range: 65%
97%
Avg. % Financial Aid: 85%
Average Community College Financial Aid (2021-22)
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State% Students Receiving Financial Aid Colleges w/Highest % Students Receiving Financial Aid
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Alabama
92%
Herzing University Birmingham (356%)J F Ingram State Technical College (100%)Huntsville Bible College (100%)South University, Montgomery (100%)Marion Military Institute (99%)Top AL Schools
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Arkansas
93%
Shorter College (100%)Crowley's Ridge College (100%)Arkansas Northeastern College (98%)Ozarka College (97%)Bryan University (96%)Top AR Schools
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Arizona
75%
Arizona College-Glendale (100%)Fortis College-Phoenix (100%)Brookline College-Tucson (98%)Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc (95%)Brookline College-Tempe (94%)Top AZ Schools
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California
76%
Asher College (100%)Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield (100%)Santa Barbara Business College-Santa Maria (100%)Advanced College (100%)Mayfield College (99%)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
84%
National American University-Colorado Springs South (100%)Everest College-Colorado Springs (100%)CollegeAmerica-Denver (100%)Lamar Community College (96%)Westwood College-Denver South (95%)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
76%
Mitchell College (100%)Goodwin College (97%)Lincoln College of New England-Southington (95%)Capital Community College (89%)Asnuntuck Community College (77%)Top CT Schools
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Florida
88%
City College-Gainesville (100%)City College-Fort Lauderdale (100%)Herzing University-Winter Park (100%)City College-Miami (100%)City College-Altamonte Springs (100%)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
92%
Brown College of Court Reporting (100%)Oconee Fall Line Technical College (100%)Sanford-Brown College-Atlanta (100%)Herzing University Atlanta (98%)Truett McConnell University (98%)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
65%
Kauai Community College (81%)Hawaii Community College (74%)Windward Community College (70%)University of Hawaii Maui College (65%)Honolulu Community College (61%)Top HI Schools
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Iowa
92%
Waldorf University (100%)St Luke's College (100%)Purdue University Global-Cedar Rapids (100%)Purdue University Global-Des Moines (100%)Purdue University Global-Cedar Falls (100%)Top IA Schools
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Idaho
73%
North Idaho College (91%)College of Southern Idaho (83%)College of Western Idaho (78%)College of Eastern Idaho (73%)Brigham Young University-Idaho (64%)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
80%
Lincoln Trail College (100%)Midstate College (100%)Olney Central College (99%)Wabash Valley College (97%)Robert Morris University Illinois (97%)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
85%
International Business College-Fort Wayne (97%)International Business College-Indianapolis (95%)Ancilla College (93%)Vincennes University (89%)Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis (85%)Top IN Schools
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Kansas
90%
Hesston College (100%)Highland Community College (100%)Independence Community College (98%)Garden City Community College (96%)Fort Scott Community College (96%)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
97%
ATA College (100%)Midway University (100%)American National University-Lexington (100%)Hazard Community and Technical College (99%)Hopkinsville Community College (99%)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
90%
Fortis College-Baton Rouge (100%)Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus (100%)Herzing University-Kenner (100%)Baton Rouge School of Computers (100%)ITI Technical College (97%)Top LA Schools
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Massachusetts
81%
Urban College of Boston (100%)Bay Path University (100%)Becker College (100%)Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (100%)Newbury College (100%)Top MA Schools
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Maryland
73%
Allegany College of Maryland (95%)Garrett College (94%)Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia (90%)TESST College of Technology-Beltsville (88%)Baltimore City Community College (80%)Top MD Schools
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Maine
85%
University of Maine at Augusta (94%)Washington County Community College (90%)Eastern Maine Community College (89%)Central Maine Community College (87%)Kennebec Valley Community College (85%)Top ME Schools
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Michigan
88%
Finlandia University (100%)DeVry University-Michigan (100%)Rochester College (99%)Baker College (97%)Baker College of Cadillac (96%)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
85%
Herzing University Minneapolis (295%)Academy College (100%)Institute of Production and Recording (100%)Globe University-Woodbury (100%)Globe University-Minneapolis (100%)Top MN Schools
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Missouri
91%
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences (100%)Cox College (100%)Texas County Technical College (100%)Metro Business College-Rolla (100%)Metro Business College-Jefferson City (100%)Top MO Schools
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Mississippi
93%
Antonelli College-Jackson (100%)Coahoma Community College (99%)Mississippi Delta Community College (99%)Northeast Mississippi Community College (99%)Itawamba Community College (97%)Top MS Schools
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Montana
80%
Dawson Community College (94%)Miles Community College (87%)Highlands College of Montana Tech (85%)Great Falls College Montana State University (80%)Flathead Valley Community College (75%)Top MT Schools
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North Carolina
77%
Carolinas College of Health Sciences (100%)Brevard College (100%)Louisburg College (100%)William Peace University (100%)Sampson Community College (98%)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
91%
North Dakota State College of Science (93%)Dakota College at Bottineau (92%)Lake Region State College (91%)Rasmussen College-North Dakota (89%)Bismarck State College (83%)Top ND Schools
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Nebraska
89%
Purdue University Global-Lincoln (100%)Purdue University Global-Omaha (100%)The Creative Center (100%)Western Nebraska Community College (96%)Mid-Plains Community College (95%)Top NE Schools
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New Hampshire
70%
Lakes Region Community College (87%)White Mountains Community College (85%)NHTI-Concord's Community College (79%)Manchester Community College (70%)Great Bay Community College (69%)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
76%
DeVry University-New Jersey (100%)Eastwick College-Ramsey (100%)Berkeley College-Woodland Park (99%)Eastwick College-Hackensack (98%)Eastern International College-Jersey City (96%)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
89%
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (98%)Brookline College-Albuquerque (97%)New Mexico Military Institute (97%)New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (96%)Northern New Mexico College (96%)Top NM Schools
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Nevada
76%
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas (92%)Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas (91%)Career College of Northern Nevada (84%)The Art Institute of Las Vegas (84%)Las Vegas College (83%)Top NV Schools
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New York
91%
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens (100%)Belanger School of Nursing (100%)Helene Fuld College of Nursing (100%)Elmira Business Institute (100%)Jamestown Business College (100%)Top NY Schools
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Ohio
90%
ETI Technical College (100%)Eastern Gateway Community College (100%)Fortis College-Ravenna (100%)Chatfield College (100%)Ohio Business College-Sheffield (100%)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
88%
Eastern Oklahoma State College (99%)Platt College-Moore (97%)Connors State College (97%)Rogers State University (96%)Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (96%)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
82%
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Portland (94%)Treasure Valley Community College (92%)Oregon Coast Community College (91%)Southwestern Oregon Community College (91%)Tillamook Bay Community College (86%)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
92%
Penn Commercial BusinessTechnical School (100%)Fortis Institute-Erie (100%)Peirce College (100%)Hussian College School of Art (100%)Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh (100%)Top PA Schools
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Puerto Rico
95%
Dewey University-Hato Rey (100%)Humacao Community College (100%)CEM College-San Juan (100%)ICPR Junior College-Arecibo (100%)ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez (100%)Top PR Schools
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South Carolina
94%
Centura College-Columbia (100%)Spartanburg Methodist College (100%)Clinton College (100%)Forrest College (100%)University of South Carolina-Union (99%)Top SC Schools
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South Dakota
92%
National American University-Rapid City (100%)National American University-Sioux Falls (100%)Globe University-Sioux Falls (100%)Lake Area Technical Institute (92%)Western Dakota Technical Institute (91%)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
94%
John A Gupton College (100%)Hiwassee College (99%)Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro (98%)South College (98%)Walters State Community College (98%)Top TN Schools
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Texas
83%
Wade College (100%)Texas State Technical College-West Texas (100%)Remington College-North Houston Campus (100%)Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus (100%)Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (100%)Top TX Schools
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Utah
90%
Broadview University-West Jordan (100%)Stevens-Henager College (100%)Eagle Gate College-Layton (100%)Stevens-Henager College (100%)Stevens-Henager College (100%)Top UT Schools
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Virginia
80%
Centura College-Norfolk (100%)American National University (100%)Mountain Empire Community College (96%)Southwest Virginia Community College (96%)Bryant & Stratton College-Hampton (96%)Top VA Schools
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Vermont
95%
Sterling College (100%)Landmark College (100%)New England Culinary Institute (95%)Vermont Technical College (95%)Community College of Vermont (72%)Top VT Schools
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Washington
65%
Charter College (95%)Grays Harbor College (86%)Walla Walla Community College (83%)Lower Columbia College (81%)Pima Medical Institute-Renton (79%)Top WA Schools
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Wisconsin
80%
Globe University-Eau Claire (100%)Herzing University Madison (99%)Herzing University-Madison (99%)Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa (97%)Bryant & Stratton College-Milwaukee (96%)Top WI Schools
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West Virginia
92%
Huntington Junior College (100%)Mountain State College (100%)Valley College-Princeton (100%)Valley College-Beckley (100%)West Virginia Junior College-Charleston (100%)Top WV Schools
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Wyoming
92%
Central Wyoming College (96%)Laramie County Community College (94%)Northern Wyoming Community College District (94%)Western Wyoming Community College (92%)Eastern Wyoming College (92%)Top WY Schools
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