Community colleges in the United States - Statistics & Facts
A community college is an educational institution that provides tertiary education and continuing education supplemental to traditional four-year universities and colleges. In the United States, community colleges are primarily two-year public institutions of higher education. Many community colleges also offer remedial education, General Educational Development tests, high school degrees, technical degrees and certificates, and a limited number of four-year degrees. As of 2016, there were 982 public community colleges in the United States.
Community college can be a more affordable and less time-consuming way for students to earn a degree. In 2014 about 7.2 million students were enrolled in public 2-year postsecondary institutions across the U.S. In 2015, the most popular field of study was liberal arts and sciences. About 367,626 associate degrees awarded at community colleges were in this field of study, and it made up one third of all attained degrees.
Community colleges received attention in 2015 after President Barack Obama proposed to make community college tuition free to many residents of the US. For many individuals, community colleges offer the only opportunity for a college education. Tuition rates of public community colleges are significantly lower than for-profit colleges. In 2014, at private for-profit 2-year institutions, tuition costs totaled 14,193 U.S. dollars on average, while in public 2-year institution the tuition costs were estimated to be 2,882 U.S. dollars on average.
Community colleges and other 2-year institutions in U.S. higher education - Important statistics
- 1. Enrollment
Enrollment in U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions, by institution type 1970-2025- +Enrollment/projections in U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions, by gender 1970-2025
- +Enrollment in 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. in 2014, by state
- Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year colleges in the U.S., by ethnicity 2014
- +U.S. community colleges: enrollment in 2014, by program type
- +Percentage of for-credit students enrolled in U.S. community colleges in 2014, by age
- +U.S. community colleges: percentage of for-credit students 2014, by gender
- Percentage of students in dual enrollment programs in the U.S. 2011, by institution
- Percentage of U.S. students with dependent children 2011-12, by institution type
- 2. Institutions
- Number of 2-year academic institutions in the U.S. 1980-2014, by type
- Number of 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. in 2015/16, by state
- Number of 2-year academic institutions in the U.S. 2014, by enrollment size
- +Number of community colleges in the United States in 2016, by type
- +Salary of full-time instructional faculty at 2-year colleges in the U.S. 2014-15
- 3. Student finances
- Average undergraduate budgets in the U.S. 2016/17, by expense and institution type
- Share of students receiving student aid in the U.S. in 2013/14, by type of aid
- Percentage of 2-year U.S. college students who were employed 2014, by working hours
- Percentage of U.S. students with student loans 2014/15, by institution type
- +Tuition costs and student loans at U.S. 2-year institutions 2015, by institution type
- Tuition and room/board cost at public two-year colleges, by U.S. region 2016/17
- 4. Revenue and expenses
- 5. Outcome of education
- Number of associate's degree recipients in the U.S. 1970-2026
- Associate's degrees earned in the United States by gender 1970-2026
- Associate's degrees earned in the United States by ethnicity 2014/15
- U.S. community college graduates 2015, by field of study
- +Number of degrees awarded by community colleges in the U.S. in 2014, by type
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