Community colleges in the United States - Statistics & Facts

Enrollment in U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by institution type

Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2030, by institution type (in 1,000s)

Enrollment/projections in U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by gender

Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2030, by gender (in 1,000s)

Enrollment in 2-year postsecondary institutions U.S. 2020, by state

Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States in 2020, by state

Undergraduate enrollment in 2-year colleges U.S. 2020, by ethnicity

Number of undergraduate students enrolled in 2-year postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity (in 1,000s)

U.S. community colleges: enrollment 2020, by program type

Number of students enrolled in community colleges in the United States in 2020, by program type (in millions)

Share of for-credit students enrolled in U.S. community colleges 2019, by age

Share of students enrolled in community colleges for credit in the United States in 2019, by age

U.S. community colleges: share of for-credit students 2020, by gender

Share of for-credit students enrolled in community colleges in the United States in 2020, by gender

Number of 2-year academic institutions in the U.S. 1980-2021, by type

Number of 2-year higher education institutions in the United States from 1980 to 2021, by type

Number of 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. 2020/21, by state

Number of 2-year degree granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2020/21, by state and type

Number of 2-year academic institutions U.S. 2020, by enrollment size

Number of 2-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2020, by enrollment size

Number of community colleges U.S. 2022, by type

Number of community colleges in the United States in 2022, by type

Salary of full-time instructional faculty at 2-year colleges U.S. 2020/21

Average salary of full-time instructional faculty at 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. in 2020/21, by academic rank (in current U.S. dollars)

Revenue for community colleges U.S. 2020, by source

Total revenue for community colleges in the United States in 2019-20, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)

Average undergraduate budgets U.S. 2022/23, by expense and institution type

Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2022/23, by expense category and institution type (in U.S. dollars)

Share of students receiving student aid in the U.S. 2019-2022, by type of aid

Share of university students receiving student aid in the United States for the 2019/20 academic year, by type of aid and institution

Percentage of 2-year U.S. college students who were employed 2020, by working hours

Percentage of 2-year college students who were employed in the U.S. in 2020, by attendance status & hours worked per week

Percentage of U.S. students with student loans 2019/20, by institution type

Percentage of students attending 2-year and 4-year institutions who have student loans in the United States 2019/20, by type of institution

Tuition costs and student loans at U.S. 2-year institutions by institution type 2021

Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received at 2-year institutions in the United States 2020/21, by institutions type (in U.S. dollars)

Tuition and fees at public two-year colleges U.S. 2022/23, by region

Average amount charged for tuition and fees at public two-year colleges in the United States in 2022/23, by region (in U.S. dollars)

Number of Associate's degree recipients U.S. 1970-2031

Number of Associate's degree recipients in the United States from 1969/70 to 2030/31 (in 1,000s)

Associate's degrees earned in the United States 1970-2031, by gender

Number of associate's degrees earned in the United States by gender from 1970/71 to 2030/31 (in 1,000s)

Associate's degrees earned in the United States 2019/20, by ethnicity

Number of Associate's degrees earned in the United States in 2019/20, by ethnicity

U.S. community college graduates 2021, by field of study

Number of community college graduates in the United States in 2020-21, by field of study

Number of degrees awarded by community colleges U.S. 2021, by type

Number of degrees awarded by community colleges in the United States in 2021, by type