Top Idaho Community Colleges
- For the 2020 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 (2020)
- 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
Recent Articles
We look at why millions of Americans are choosing community college over a traditional four-year school today.
Many students enroll in community college with the intent of transferring to a four-year school. Of those who do, many succeed, and yet traditional colleges and universities continue to overlook them. Read on to learn more about why more community college students don’t transfer schools and to receive some tips for making the transfer yourself.
Community college is the only option for many students who either can’t afford a traditional four-year university or who need a more flexible school environment. Just because community college is different, however, doesn’t mean that its students matter any less. The Aspen Prize exists to encourage community colleges to do more for their students and to continually strive for improvement.
