Top Nebraska Community Colleges
For the 2021 school year, there are 13 top community colleges located throughout Nebraska (7 public colleges and 6 private colleges), serving 41,324 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 (2021)
- College Location 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 - Myotherapy InstitutePrivate, for profit4001 Pioneer Woods Drive
Lincoln, NE 68506
(402) 421-7410 15 students - 404 East 7th
Curtis, NE 69025
(308) 367-5266 384 students - Universal College of Healing ArtsPrivate, for profit8702 North 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68112
(402) 556-4456 14 students - Alegent Creighton Health School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, non-profit7500 Mercy Road
Omaha, NE 68124
(402) 398-5527 22 students - 3134 West Hwy 34
Grand Island, NE 68802
(308) 398-4222 6,377 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 - 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 - 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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