Top Nebraska Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 14 top community colleges located throughout Nebraska (7 public colleges and 7 private colleges), serving 41,363 students.
- For Nebraska community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,081 per year for in-state students and $4,438 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,120 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Nebraska community colleges have a diversity score of 0.33, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 19% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 23:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(NE) School Average
Asian
2%
Hispanic
7%
Black
6%
White
81%
Two or more races
1%
Unknown
3%
Top Nebraska Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- Alegent Creighton Health School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, non-profit7500 Mercy Road
Omaha, NE 68124
(402)398-5527 22 students - 10850 Emmet St
Omaha, NE 68164
(402)898-1000 39 students - Kaplan University-Lincoln CampusPrivate, for profit1821 K St
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402)474-5315 593 students - Kaplan University-Omaha CampusPrivate, for profit5425 N. 103rd St.
Omaha, NE 68134
(402)572-8500 720 students - 30 & Fort Street
Omaha, NE 68111
(402)457-2400 14,675 students - 1101 Halligan Drive
North Platte, NE 69101
(800)658-4308 2,143 students - Myotherapy InstitutePrivate, for profit4001 Pioneer Woods Drive
Lincoln, NE 68506
(402)421-7410 15 students - 404 East 7th
Curtis, NE 69025
(308)367-5253 384 students - 801 E. Benjamin Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402)371-2020 5,008 students - 301 South 68th Street Place
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402)471-3333 9,392 students - Universal College of Healing ArtsPrivate, for profit8702 North 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68112
(402)556-4456 14 students - Vatterott College-Spring ValleyPrivate, for profit11818 I Street
Omaha, NE 68137
(402)891-9411 145 students - 1601 East 27th Street
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
(308)635-3606 1,836 students
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