In the 2019-2020 academic year, 865,504 associate degrees were awarded by community colleges in the United States. In the same year, 599,397 certificates were awarded by community colleges in the United States.
Number of degrees awarded by community colleges in the United States in 2020, by type
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Statistics on Community colleges and other 2-year institutions in U.S. higher education
Enrollment
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- Basic Statistic Enrollment in U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by institution type
- Premium Statistic Enrollment/projections in U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by gender
- Premium Statistic Enrollment in 2-year postsecondary institutions U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year colleges U.S. 2020, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic U.S. community colleges: enrollment 2020, by program type
- Premium Statistic Share of for-credit students enrolled in U.S. community colleges 2019, by age
- Premium Statistic U.S. community colleges: share of for-credit students 2020, by gender
Institutions
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- Basic Statistic Number of 2-year academic institutions in the U.S. 1980-2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. 2020/21, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of 2-year academic institutions U.S. 2020, by enrollment size
- Premium Statistic Number of community colleges U.S. 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Salary of full-time instructional faculty at 2-year colleges U.S. 2020/21
- Premium Statistic Revenue for community colleges U.S. 2020, by source
Student finances
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- Basic Statistic Average undergraduate budgets U.S. 2022/23, by expense and institution type
- Basic Statistic Share of students receiving student aid in the U.S. 2019-2022, by type of aid
- Basic Statistic Percentage of 2-year U.S. college students who were employed 2020, by working hours
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. students with student loans 2019/20, by institution type
- Premium Statistic Tuition costs and student loans at U.S. 2-year institutions by institution type 2021
- Basic Statistic Tuition and fees at public two-year colleges U.S. 2022/23, by region
Outcome of education
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- Basic Statistic Number of Associate's degree recipients U.S. 1970-2031
- Basic Statistic Associate's degrees earned in the United States 1970-2031, by gender
- Basic Statistic Associate's degrees earned in the United States 2019/20, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic U.S. community college graduates 2021, by field of study
- Premium Statistic Number of degrees awarded by community colleges U.S. 2020, by type
Further related statistics
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- U.S. community colleges: share of students receiving financial aid 2018
- Leading U.S. community and career colleges by mid-career pay of graduates 2021
- Share of part-time students enrolled in U.S. community colleges in 2017
- Average revenue per student in a public community college in the U.S. 2003-2013
- Average expenditure per student in U.S. public community colleges 2003-2013
- Share of full-time students enrolled in U.S. community colleges 2019, by age
- Diploma awardees Maharashtra India 2020, by gender
- Diploma awardees Delhi India 2020, by gender
- Canada - expenditure of community colleges and vocational schools, by province 2018
- Canada - revenue of community colleges and vocational schools, by province 2018
- Level of confidence of French students in the value of their diplomas 2016
- Percentage of U.S. students with dependent children 2011-12, by institution type
- Spending per student in U.S. public community college sector in 2014
- Domestic students starting diploma engineering courses Australia 2007-2017
- Population with diploma completion in India by state 2011
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Statistics
- U.S. community colleges: share of students receiving financial aid 2018
- Leading U.S. community and career colleges by mid-career pay of graduates 2021
- Share of part-time students enrolled in U.S. community colleges in 2017
- Average revenue per student in a public community college in the U.S. 2003-2013
- Average expenditure per student in U.S. public community colleges 2003-2013
- Share of full-time students enrolled in U.S. community colleges 2019, by age
- Diploma awardees Maharashtra India 2020, by gender
- Diploma awardees Delhi India 2020, by gender
- Canada - expenditure of community colleges and vocational schools, by province 2018
- Canada - revenue of community colleges and vocational schools, by province 2018
- Level of confidence of French students in the value of their diplomas 2016
- Percentage of U.S. students with dependent children 2011-12, by institution type
- Spending per student in U.S. public community college sector in 2014
- Domestic students starting diploma engineering courses Australia 2007-2017
- Population with diploma completion in India by state 2011
AACC. (March 9, 2022). Number of degrees awarded by community colleges in the United States in 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421314/degrees-awarded-by-community-colleges-in-the-us-by-type/
AACC. "Number of degrees awarded by community colleges in the United States in 2020, by type." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421314/degrees-awarded-by-community-colleges-in-the-us-by-type/
AACC. (2022). Number of degrees awarded by community colleges in the United States in 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421314/degrees-awarded-by-community-colleges-in-the-us-by-type/
AACC. "Number of Degrees Awarded by Community Colleges in The United States in 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421314/degrees-awarded-by-community-colleges-in-the-us-by-type/
AACC, Number of degrees awarded by community colleges in the United States in 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421314/degrees-awarded-by-community-colleges-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Number of degrees awarded by community colleges in the United States in 2020, by type [Graph], AACC, March 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421314/degrees-awarded-by-community-colleges-in-the-us-by-type/