Top Pennsylvania Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 95 top community colleges located throughout Pennsylvania (38 public colleges and 57 private colleges), serving 186,193 students.
- For Pennsylvania community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $10,533 per year for in-state students and $14,058 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,683 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in Pennsylvania is 77% (view national acceptance rates).
- Pennsylvania community colleges have a diversity score of 0.57, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 37% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 25:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(PA) School Average
Asian
2%
Hispanic
7%
Black
14%
White
63%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
10%
Top Pennsylvania Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- Antonelli InstitutePrivate, for profit300 Montgomery Ave
Glenside, PA 19038
(215)836-2222 188 students - The Art Institute of PittsburghPrivate, for profit420 Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412)291-6200 1,280 students - Berks Technical InstitutePrivate, for profit2205 Ridgewood Rd
Reading, PA 19610
(610)372-1722 985 students - Bidwell Training Center IncPrivate, non-profit1815 Metropolitan St
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
(412)323-4000 169 students - Bradford School (Pittsburgh)Private, for profit125 West Station Square Drive, Suite 129
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412)391-6710 413 students - Bucks County School of Beauty Culture IncPrivate, for profit1761 Bustleton Pike
Feasterville Trevose, PA 19053
(215)322-0666 84 students - 107 College Drive
Butler, PA 16002
(724)287-8711 3,570 students - Cambria-Rowe Business College-IndianaPrivate, for profit422 S 13th St
Indiana, PA 15701
(724)463-0222 95 students - Cambria-Rowe Business College-JohnstownPrivate, for profit221 Central Ave
Johnstown, PA 15902
(814)536-5168 142 students - Career Training Academy-Lower BurrellPrivate, for profit179 Hillcrest Shopping Center
Lower Burrell, PA 15068
(724)337-1000 120 students - Career Training Academy-PittsburghPrivate, for profit1014 West View Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15229
(412)367-4000 80 students - Central Penn CollegePublic600 Valley Road P.O. Box 309
Summerdale, PA 17093
(800)759-2727 1,047 students - 800 Allegheny Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
(412)323-2323 17,153 students - 1 Campus Drive
Monaca, PA 15061
(724)480-2222 2,255 students - 1700 Spring Garden St
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215)751-8000 19,119 students - 1501 W Liberty Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
(412)531-4433 166 students - 901 S Media Line Rd
Media, PA 19063
(610)359-5000 12,459 students - DeVry University-PennsylvaniaPrivate, for profit1140 Virginia Dr
Fort Washington, PA 19034
(215)591-5700 1,180 students - 130 7th St
Monessen, PA 15062
(724)684-3684 267 students - Du Bois Business College-HuntingdonPrivate, for profitHuntingdon Cnty Campus 1001 Moore Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
(814)371-6920 80 students - Du Bois Business College-Oil CityPrivate, for profitOil City Campus 701 East Third Street
Oil City, PA 16301
(814)371-6920 29 students - Erie Institute Of Technology (EIT)Private, for profit940 Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA 16510
(814)868-9900 205 students - Erie Institute of Technology IncPrivate, for profit940 Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA 16565
(814)868-9900 232 students - Everest Institute-PittsburghPrivate, for profit100 Forbes Ave, Suite 1200
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412)261-4520 526 students - Fortis Institute-Forty FortPrivate, for profit166 Slocum Street
Kingston, PA 18704
(570)288-8400 186 students - Fortis Institute-ScrantonPrivate, for profit517 Ash Street
Scranton, PA 18509
(570)558-1818 385 students - 750 Montgomery Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610)526-6050 1,588 students - 731 Old Harrisburg Rd
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717)337-3855 1,699 students - 1 HACC Dr.
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717)780-2300 20,230 students - 1641 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717)293-5000 4,952 students - 735 Cumberland St
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717)270-4222 1,269 students - Hussian CollegePrivate, for profit1500 Spring Garden Street, Suite 101
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215)574-9600 79 students - 1212 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215)468-8800 59 students - Show 60 more community colleges in Pennsylvania (out of 95 total colleges)
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