Top Idaho Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 6 top community colleges located throughout Idaho (4 public colleges and 2 private colleges), serving 61,888 students.
- For Idaho community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,469 per year for in-state students and $8,017 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $8,217 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Idaho community colleges have a diversity score of 0.34, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 19% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 31:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(ID) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
8%
Black
1%
White
81%
Hawaiian
1%
Two or more races
1%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
4%
Top Idaho Community Colleges by Town (2018-19)
- College Location Students
- Brigham Young University-IdahoPrivate, non-profit525 S Center
Rexburg, ID 83460
(208)496-1411 36,624 students - Carrington College-BoisePrivate, for profit1122 North Liberty Street
Boise, ID 83704
(208)377-8080 494 students - College of Western IdahoPublic5500 East Opportunity Drive
Nampa, ID 83687
(208)562-3000 10,217 students - North Idaho CollegePublic1000 West Garden Avenue
Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
(208)769-3311 6,049 students
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