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Best Pennsylvania Community Colleges (2026-27)

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 106 community colleges serving 145,405 students in Pennsylvania (36 public colleges and 70 private colleges).
The average tuition for community colleges in Pennsylvania is approximately $11,141 per year for in-state students and $16,403 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $17,224 per year (view national tuition costs).
The top-ranked community colleges in Pennsylvania include ASPIRA City College, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
The average community college acceptance rate in Pennsylvania is 76% (compared to national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 50%, with the majority being Black or Hispanic and the student-teacher ratio is 22:1.

Top-Ranked Pennsylvania Community Colleges (2026-27)

College
Location
Quick Facts
ASPIRA City College
Private not-for-profit
4322 N. 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 455-2300
Enrollment: 26 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Acceptance rate: 50% Private-state tuition: $24,194 Minority enrollment: 70%
101 Community College Way
Johnstown, PA 15904
(814) 262-6400
Enrollment: 3,000 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Acceptance rate: 100% In-state tuition: $9,810 Out-state tuition: $13,740 Minority enrollment: 16%
750 E King St
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 299-7731
Enrollment: 1,470 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Acceptance rate: 89% In-state tuition: $9,450 Minority enrollment: 35%
504 East Main Street
Titusville, PA 16354
(888) 878-0462
Enrollment: 40 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Acceptance rate: 47% In-state tuition: $16,992 Out-state tuition: $31,612 Minority enrollment: 6%
145 Pavilion Lane
Youngwood, PA 15697
(724) 925-4000
Enrollment: 3,990 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Acceptance rate: 100% In-state tuition: $10,224 Out-state tuition: $14,424
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia
Private for-profit
3001 Grant Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19114
(215) 676-7700
Enrollment: 385 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Acceptance rate: 50% Minority enrollment: 75%
Bidwell Training Center Inc
Public
1815 Metropolitan St
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
(412) 323-4000
Enrollment: 164 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Acceptance rate: 89% Minority enrollment: 41%
1761 Bustleton Pike
Feasterville, PA 19053
(215) 322-0667
Enrollment: 82 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Acceptance rate: 50% Minority enrollment: 33%
Central Penn College
Private for-profit
600 Valley Road
Summerdale, PA 17093
(800) 759-2727
Enrollment: 684 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Acceptance rate: 18% Private-state tuition: $18,714 Minority enrollment: 52%
540 N Harrison Rd
Pleasant Gap, PA 16823
(814) 359-2793
Enrollment: 171 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Acceptance rate: 96% Minority enrollment: 21%
Commonwealth Technical Institute
Private not-for-profit
727 Goucher St
Johnstown, PA 15905
(814) 255-8200
Enrollment: 146 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Private-state tuition: $16,836 Minority enrollment: 28%
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Private for-profit
1086 Franklin St
Johnstown, PA 15905
(814) 534-5844
Enrollment: 90 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Acceptance rate: 30% Minority enrollment: 24%
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Private not-for-profit
525 Pine St
Scranton, PA 18509
(570) 504-7000
Enrollment: 665 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Acceptance rate: 15% Minority enrollment: 47%
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital School Of Nursing
Private not-for-profit
400 Highland Avenue
Lewistown, PA 17044
(717) 242-7930
Enrollment: 41 students Acceptance rate: 72% Minority enrollment: 98%
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing
Private not-for-profit
700 Schuylkill Manor Road
Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 621-5035
Enrollment: 100 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Keystone College
Keystone College Photo
Public
One College Green
La Plume, PA 18440
(570) 945-8000
Enrollment: 650 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Acceptance rate: 79% In-state tuition: $34,000 Out-state tuition: $34,000 Minority enrollment: 27%
Manor College
Manor College Photo - Mother of Perpetual Help Hall at Manor College.
Private not-for-profit
700 Fox Chase Rd
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 885-2360
Enrollment: 567 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Acceptance rate: 95% Private-state tuition: $16,429 Minority enrollment: 59%
New Castle School of Trades
Public
4117 Pulaksi Road
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 964-8811
Enrollment: 700 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Acceptance rate: 100% Minority enrollment: 22%
Penn Commercial BusinessTechnical School
Penn Commercial BusinessTechnical School Photo
Private for-profit
242 Oak Spring Road
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 222-5330
Enrollment: 265 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Acceptance rate: 56% Private-state tuition: $21,000 Minority enrollment: 26%
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Photo
Private not-for-profit
800 Manchester Ave
Media, PA 19063
(800) 422-0025
Enrollment: 810 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Private-state tuition: $10,260 Minority enrollment: 84%
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
Private not-for-profit
1025 Old Wyomissing Road
Reading, PA 19611
(484) 628-0100
Enrollment: 294 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Acceptance rate: 29% Minority enrollment: 32%
Saint Joseph's University -Lancaster
Private not-for-profit
850 Greenfield Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
(800) 622-5443
Enrollment: 1,439 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Acceptance rate: 41% Private-state tuition: $23,045 Minority enrollment: 39%
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing
Private not-for-profit
2414 Wilmington Road
New Castle, PA 16105
(724) 936-3941
Enrollment: 326 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Acceptance rate: 100% Minority enrollment: 43%
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing
Private not-for-profit
1401 Blvd of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 232-8171
Enrollment: 308 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Acceptance rate: 88% Minority enrollment: 42%
Walnut Hill College
Walnut Hill College Photo - Main Campus-4207 WalnutSt
Private for-profit
4207 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 222-4200
Enrollment: 175 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Acceptance rate: 43% Private-state tuition: $23,550 Minority enrollment: 59%
Williamson College of the Trades
Private not-for-profit
106 South New Middletown Road
Media, PA 19063
(610) 566-1776
Enrollment: 322 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Acceptance rate: 22% Minority enrollment: 39%
YTI Career Institute-Altoona
Private for-profit
3200 Pleasant Boulevard, Suite A
Altoona, PA 16601
(717) 757-1100
Enrollment: 32 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 60%
All-State Career School
Private for-profit
50 West Powhattan Avenue
Essington, PA 19029
(610) 362-1124
Enrollment: 886 students Student-teacher ratio: 24:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Automotive Training Center-Exton
Private for-profit
114 Pickering Way
Exton, PA 19341
(610) 363-6716
Enrollment: 366 students Student-teacher ratio: 24:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
Automotive Training Center-Warminster
Private for-profit
900 Johnsville Blvd
Warminster, PA 18974
(215) 259-1900
Enrollment: 302 students Student-teacher ratio: 23:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Bradford School (Pittsburgh)
Private, for profit
125 West Station Square Drive, Suite 129
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 391-6710
Enrollment: 413 students Student-teacher ratio: 32:1 Acceptance rate: 88% Private-state tuition: $15,300 Minority enrollment: 17%
Bucks County Community College
Public
275 Swamp Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 968-8000
Enrollment: 6,232 students Student-teacher ratio: 25:1 Acceptance rate: 85% In-state tuition: $7,394 Out-state tuition: $10,754 Minority enrollment: 31%
Butler County Community College
Public
107 College Drive
Butler, PA 16002
(724) 287-8711
Enrollment: 2,317 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 In-state tuition: $6,690 Out-state tuition: $9,570 Minority enrollment: 13%
Citizens School of Nursing
Private not-for-profit
539 Pittsburgh Mills Circle
Tarentum, PA 15084
(724) 337-5090
Enrollment: 152 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Acceptance rate: 83% Minority enrollment: 38%
800 Allegheny Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
(412) 323-2323
Enrollment: 10,609 students Student-teacher ratio: 27:1 In-state tuition: $7,216 Out-state tuition: $10,358 Minority enrollment: 39%
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[+] Show Closed Community Colleges in Pennsylvania

Community Colleges in Pennsylvania (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
235 4th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 535-0560
Enrollment: 78 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 In-state tuition: $10,693 Out-state tuition: $10,693
300 Montgomery Ave
Glenside, PA 19038
(215) 836-2222
Enrollment: 188 students Student-teacher ratio: 24:1 Private-state tuition: $19,830 Minority enrollment: 23%
420 Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 291-6200
Enrollment: 1,280 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Private-state tuition: $17,632 Minority enrollment: 41%
1409 Williams Rd
York, PA 17402
(717) 755-2300
Enrollment: 369 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Private-state tuition: $17,344 Minority enrollment: 26%
422 S 13th St
Indiana, PA 15701
(724) 463-0222
Enrollment: 95 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Private-state tuition: $13,230 Minority enrollment: 7%
221 Central Ave
Johnstown, PA 15902
(814) 536-5168
Enrollment: 142 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Private-state tuition: $13,130 Minority enrollment: 12%
179 Hillcrest Shopping Center
Lower Burrell, PA 15068
(724) 337-1000
Enrollment: 120 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 14%
4314 Old William Penn Highway
Monroeville, PA 15146
(412) 372-3900
Enrollment: 115 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
1014 West View Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15229
(412) 367-4000
Enrollment: 80 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
355 spring garden st
Easton, PA 18042
(610) 258-5345
2124 Ambassador Cir
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 394-6211
Enrollment: 99 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
1605 Clugston Rd
York, PA 17404
(717) 764-9550
Enrollment: 107 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
1501 W Liberty Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
(412) 531-4433
Enrollment: 146 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Private-state tuition: $13,550 Minority enrollment: 37%
Main Campus, One Beaver Dr
Du Bois, PA 15801
(814) 371-6920
Enrollment: 90 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Private-state tuition: $11,505 Minority enrollment: 2%
Huntingdon Cnty Campus 1001 Moore Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
(814) 371-6920
Enrollment: 80 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Private-state tuition: $11,505 Minority enrollment: 13%
Oil City Campus 701 East Third Street
Oil City, PA 16301
(814) 371-6920
Enrollment: 29 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Private-state tuition: $11,505
246 W Ninth St
Erie, PA 16501
(814) 456-7504
Enrollment: 247 students Private-state tuition: $10,252 Minority enrollment: 37%
170 Cascade Galleria
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 658-9066
Enrollment: 63 students Private-state tuition: $6,720 Minority enrollment: 13%
5757 West 26th Street
Erie, PA 16506
(814) 838-7673
Enrollment: 9 students Student-teacher ratio: 1:1 Private-state tuition: $13,010 Minority enrollment: 74%
1519 west harrisburg pike
Middletown, PA 17057
(717) 944-2731
Enrollment: 32 students
1500 Spring Garden Street Ste. 101
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(717) 380-1385
Enrollment: 71 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Acceptance rate: 60% Private-state tuition: $21,990 Minority enrollment: 99%
555 Grant St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 391-4197
Enrollment: 30 students
1000 Meade St.- Suite 210
Scranton, PA 18512
(570) 330-0600
Enrollment: 171 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Acceptance rate: 96% Private-state tuition: $18,048 Minority enrollment: 12%
449 Eisenhower Blvd, Suite 100
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717) 565-1700
Enrollment: 175 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Acceptance rate: 81% Private-state tuition: $18,048 Minority enrollment: 34%
311 Veteran/'/s Highway
Levittown, PA 19056
(215) 702-6300
Enrollment: 352 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Acceptance rate: 81% Private-state tuition: $18,048 Minority enrollment: 53%
5460 Campbells Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
(412) 446-2900
Enrollment: 179 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Acceptance rate: 91% Private-state tuition: $18,048 Minority enrollment: 32%
220 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 100
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(610) 832-3400
Enrollment: 273 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Acceptance rate: 89% Private-state tuition: $18,048 Minority enrollment: 46%
100 Pittsburgh Mills Circle
Tarentum, PA 15084
(724) 274-1400
Enrollment: 204 students Student-teacher ratio: 29:1 Acceptance rate: 88% Private-state tuition: $18,048 Minority enrollment: 5%
1991 Sproul Road Suite 42
Broomall, PA 19008
(610) 353-7630
Enrollment: 337 students Student-teacher ratio: 48:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
177 Franklin Mills Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19154
(215) 612-6600
Enrollment: 640 students Student-teacher ratio: 43:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
5650 Derry St
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717) 564-4112
Enrollment: 217 students Minority enrollment: 56%
933 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 338-4770
Enrollment: 444 students Student-teacher ratio: 25:1 Minority enrollment: 51%
2501 Monroe Blvd
Norristown, PA 19403
(610) 676-0500
Enrollment: 183 students
2301 Academy Dr
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717) 545-4747
Enrollment: 341 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
11618 Cotton Road
MEADVILLE, PA 16335
(814) 724-0700
Enrollment: 92 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Acceptance rate: 91% Private-state tuition: $9,644 Minority enrollment: 98%
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Overview

This State (PA)
Total Faculty
28 staff
Number of Programs Offered
14

Student Body

Total Enrollment
350 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
# Full-Time Students
292 students
# Part-Time Students
88 students
# Enrollment Undergraduate
366 students
# Full-Time Undergraduate Students
290 students
# Full-Time Graduate Students
14 students
# Part-Time Undergraduate Students
88 students
# Part-Time Graduate Students
9 students
Total Dormitory Capacity
330 students
% American Indian/Alaskan
n/a
% Asian
4%
% Hispanic
12%
% Black
15%
% White
50%
% Hawaiian
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
% Non Resident races
1%
% Unknown races
14%
Diversity Score
0.00
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in less than 4 years)
61.45%
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in 4 years or more than 4 years)
38%
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)
$34,900

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

In-State Tuition Fees
$11,141
Out-State Tuition Fees
$16,403
Private State Tuition Fees
$17,224
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid
89%
Median Debt for Graduates
$13,310
Median Debt for Dropouts
$6,297
Acceptance Rate
81%
SAT Total Avg.
1,394
SAT Reading
470
SAT Math
489
SAT Writing
435
ACT Total Avg.
68
ACT Composite
20
ACT English
20
ACT Math
21
ACT Writing
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How many community colleges are located in Pennsylvania?
There are 106 community colleges serving 145,405 students in Pennsylvania.
How much do community colleges cost in Pennsylvania?
The average tuition for community colleges in Pennsylvania is approximately $11,141 per year for in-state students and $16,403 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $17,224.
What are the top-ranked community colleges in Pennsylvania?
The top-ranked community colleges in Pennsylvania include ASPIRA City College, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
What is the community college acceptance rate in Pennsylvania?
The average community college acceptance rate in Pennsylvania is 76% (compared to national acceptance rates).
How diverse are community colleges in Pennsylvania?
Community colleges in Pennsylvania have approximately 50% minority enrollment, with the majority being Black or Hispanic.

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