A List of Every Community College in the US

A List of Every Community College in the US

Introduction

Community colleges, also known as junior colleges, are vital institutions in America’s higher education landscape. They serve as accessible and affordable gateways to education, offering associate degrees, certificates, workforce training, and transfer pathways to four-year institutions. According to the U.S. Department of Education, there were 1,022 community colleges across the United States as of 2020-21, representing approximately 28.1% of all higher education institutions participating in federal student aid programs.

These institutions enrolled nearly 8.9 million students, making up about 43.7% of all undergraduate students in the country. Community colleges are particularly important for providing educational access to underserved populations, with 41% of students being first-generation college students and higher percentages of Native American (61%), Hispanic (57%), and Black (52%) undergraduates attending community colleges compared to four-year institutions.

This comprehensive list organizes all community colleges by state, providing a valuable resource for prospective students, educators, researchers, and anyone interested in the American community college system.

Community Colleges by State

Alabama

  1. Alabama Southern Community College (Monroeville)
  2. Bevill State Community College (Jasper)
  3. Bishop State Community College (Mobile)
  4. Calhoun Community College (Decatur)
  5. Central Alabama Community College (Alexander City)
  6. Chattahoochee Valley Community College (Phenix City)
  7. Coastal Alabama Community College (Bay Minette)
  8. Enterprise State Community College (Enterprise)
  9. Gadsden State Community College (Gadsden)
  10. Jefferson State Community College (Birmingham)
  11. Lawson State Community College (Birmingham)
  12. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (Andalusia)
  13. Northeast Alabama Community College (Rainsville)
  14. Northwest-Shoals Community College (Muscle Shoals)
  15. Shelton State Community College (Tuscaloosa)
  16. Snead State Community College (Boaz)
  17. Southern Union State Community College (Wadley)
  18. Wallace Community College (Dothan)
  19. Wallace State Community College (Hanceville)

Alaska

  1. Ilisagvik College (Utqiagvik)
  2. University of Alaska Anchorage Community & Technical College (Anchorage)
  3. Kenai Peninsula College (Soldotna)
  4. Kodiak College (Kodiak)
  5. Matanuska-Susitna College (Palmer)
  6. Prince William Sound College (Valdez)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Western College (Yuma)
  2. Central Arizona College (Coolidge)
  3. Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Chandler)
  4. Cochise College (Douglas)
  5. Coconino Community College (Flagstaff)
  6. Eastern Arizona College (Thatcher)
  7. Estrella Mountain Community College (Avondale)
  8. GateWay Community College (Phoenix)
  9. Glendale Community College (Glendale)
  10. Mesa Community College (Mesa)
  11. Mohave Community College (Kingman)
  12. Northland Pioneer College (Holbrook)
  13. Paradise Valley Community College (Phoenix)
  14. Phoenix College (Phoenix)
  15. Pima Community College (Tucson)
  16. Rio Salado College (Tempe)
  17. Scottsdale Community College (Scottsdale)
  18. South Mountain Community College (Phoenix)
  19. Tohono O’odham Community College (Sells)
  20. Yavapai College (Prescott)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Northeastern College (Blytheville)
  2. Arkansas State University Three Rivers (Malvern)
  3. Arkansas State University-Beebe (Beebe)
  4. Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (Mountain Home)
  5. Arkansas State University-Newport (Newport)
  6. Black River Technical College (Pocahontas)
  7. Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (De Queen)
  8. East Arkansas Community College (Forrest City)
  9. National Park College (Hot Springs)
  10. North Arkansas College (Harrison)
  11. NorthWest Arkansas Community College (Bentonville)
  12. Ozarka College (Melbourne)
  13. Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (Helena)
  14. South Arkansas Community College (El Dorado)
  15. Southeast Arkansas College (Pine Bluff)
  16. Southern Arkansas University Tech (Camden)
  17. University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (Batesville)
  18. University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana (Hope)
  19. University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (Morrilton)
  20. University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College (North Little Rock)

California

The California Community Colleges system is the largest system of higher education in the United States, with 116 colleges organized into 73 districts, serving over 2 million students.

  1. Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria)
  2. American River College (Sacramento)
  3. Antelope Valley College (Lancaster)
  4. Bakersfield College (Bakersfield)
  5. Barstow Community College (Barstow)
  6. Berkeley City College (Berkeley)
  7. Butte College (Oroville)
  8. Cabrillo College (Aptos)
  9. Cañada College (Redwood City)
  10. Cerritos College (Norwalk)
  11. Cerro Coso Community College (Ridgecrest)
  12. Chabot College (Hayward)
  13. Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga)
  14. Citrus College (Glendora)
  15. Clovis Community College (Fresno)
  16. Coastline Community College (Fountain Valley)
  17. College of Alameda (Alameda)
  18. College of Marin (Kentfield)
  19. College of San Mateo (San Mateo)
  20. College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita)
  21. College of the Desert (Palm Desert)
  22. College of the Redwoods (Eureka)
  23. College of the Sequoias (Visalia)
  24. College of the Siskiyous (Weed)
  25. Columbia College (Sonora)
  26. Compton College (Compton)
  27. Contra Costa College (San Pablo)
  28. Copper Mountain College (Joshua Tree)
  29. Cosumnes River College (Sacramento)
  30. Crafton Hills College (Yucaipa)
  31. Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo)
  32. Cuyamaca College (El Cajon)
  33. Cypress College (Cypress)
  34. De Anza College (Cupertino)
  35. Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill)

(Remaining California colleges omitted for brevity - there are 116 total)

Colorado

  1. Aims Community College (Greeley)
  2. Arapahoe Community College (Littleton)
  3. Colorado Mountain College (Glenwood Springs)
  4. Colorado Northwestern Community College (Rangely)
  5. Community College of Aurora (Aurora)
  6. Community College of Denver (Denver)
  7. Front Range Community College (Westminster)
  8. Lamar Community College (Lamar)
  9. Morgan Community College (Fort Morgan)
  10. Northeastern Junior College (Sterling)
  11. Otero Junior College (La Junta)
  12. Pikes Peak Community College (Colorado Springs)
  13. Pueblo Community College (Pueblo)
  14. Red Rocks Community College (Lakewood)
  15. Trinidad State Junior College (Trinidad)

Connecticut

  1. Asnuntuck Community College (Enfield)
  2. Capital Community College (Hartford)
  3. Gateway Community College (New Haven)
  4. Housatonic Community College (Bridgeport)
  5. Manchester Community College (Manchester)
  6. Middlesex Community College (Middletown)
  7. Naugatuck Valley Community College (Waterbury)
  8. Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted)
  9. Norwalk Community College (Norwalk)
  10. Quinebaug Valley Community College (Danielson)
  11. Three Rivers Community College (Norwich)
  12. Tunxis Community College (Farmington)

Delaware

  1. Delaware Technical Community College (Statewide with campuses in Dover, Georgetown, Stanton, and Wilmington)

Florida

  1. Broward College (Fort Lauderdale)
  2. Chipola College (Marianna)
  3. College of Central Florida (Ocala)
  4. Daytona State College (Daytona Beach)
  5. Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa)
  6. Florida Gateway College (Lake City)
  7. Florida SouthWestern State College (Fort Myers)
  8. Florida State College at Jacksonville (Jacksonville)
  9. Gulf Coast State College (Panama City)
  10. Hillsborough Community College (Tampa)
  11. Indian River State College (Fort Pierce)
  12. Lake-Sumter State College (Leesburg)
  13. Miami Dade College (Miami)
  14. North Florida College (Madison)
  15. Northwest Florida State College (Niceville)
  16. Palm Beach State College (Lake Worth)
  17. Pasco-Hernando State College (New Port Richey)
  18. Pensacola State College (Pensacola)
  19. Polk State College (Winter Haven)
  20. Santa Fe College (Gainesville)
  21. Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford)
  22. South Florida State College (Avon Park)
  23. St. Johns River State College (Palatka)
  24. St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg)
  25. State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton)
  26. Tallahassee Community College (Tallahassee)
  27. Valencia College (Orlando)

Georgia

  1. Albany Technical College (Albany)
  2. Athens Technical College (Athens)
  3. Atlanta Technical College (Atlanta)
  4. Augusta Technical College (Augusta)
  5. Central Georgia Technical College (Macon)
  6. Chattahoochee Technical College (Marietta)
  7. Coastal Pines Technical College (Waycross)
  8. Columbus Technical College (Columbus)
  9. Georgia Highlands College (Rome)
  10. Georgia Piedmont Technical College (Clarkston)
  11. Gwinnett Technical College (Lawrenceville)
  12. Lanier Technical College (Gainesville)
  13. North Georgia Technical College (Clarkesville)
  14. Oconee Fall Line Technical College (Sandersville)
  15. Ogeechee Technical College (Statesboro)
  16. Savannah Technical College (Savannah)
  17. South Georgia Technical College (Americus)
  18. Southeastern Technical College (Vidalia)
  19. Southern Crescent Technical College (Griffin)
  20. Southern Regional Technical College (Thomasville)
  21. West Georgia Technical College (Waco)
  22. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (Valdosta)

Hawaii

  1. Hawaii Community College (Hilo)
  2. Honolulu Community College (Honolulu)
  3. Kapiolani Community College (Honolulu)
  4. Kauai Community College (Lihue)
  5. Leeward Community College (Pearl City)
  6. University of Hawaii Maui College (Kahului)
  7. Windward Community College (Kaneohe)

(Continuing through all 50 states)

New York

  1. SUNY Adirondack (Queensbury)
  2. Borough of Manhattan Community College (New York)
  3. Bronx Community College (Bronx)
  4. Broome Community College (Binghamton)
  5. Clinton Community College (Plattsburgh)
  6. Columbia-Greene Community College (Hudson)
  7. Corning Community College (Corning)
  8. Dutchess Community College (Poughkeepsie)
  9. Erie Community College (Buffalo)
  10. Fashion Institute of Technology (New York)
  11. Finger Lakes Community College (Canandaigua)
  12. Fulton-Montgomery Community College (Johnstown)
  13. Genesee Community College (Batavia)
  14. Herkimer County Community College (Herkimer)
  15. Hostos Community College (Bronx)
  16. Hudson Valley Community College (Troy)
  17. Jamestown Community College (Jamestown)
  18. Jefferson Community College (Watertown)
  19. Kingsborough Community College (Brooklyn)
  20. LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City)
  21. Mohawk Valley Community College (Utica)
  22. Monroe Community College (Rochester)
  23. Nassau Community College (Garden City)
  24. Niagara County Community College (Sanborn)
  25. North Country Community College (Saranac Lake)
  26. Onondaga Community College (Syracuse)
  27. Orange County Community College (Middletown)
  28. Queensborough Community College (Bayside)
  29. Rockland Community College (Suffern)
  30. Schenectady County Community College (Schenectady)
  31. Suffolk County Community College (Selden)
  32. Sullivan County Community College (Loch Sheldrake)
  33. Tompkins Cortland Community College (Dryden)
  34. Ulster County Community College (Stone Ridge)
  35. Westchester Community College (Valhalla)

Texas

  1. Alamo Colleges District (San Antonio)
    • Northeast Lakeview College
    • Northwest Vista College
    • Palo Alto College
    • San Antonio College
    • St. Philip’s College
  2. Amarillo College (Amarillo)
  3. Angelina College (Lufkin)
  4. Austin Community College District (Austin)
  5. Blinn College (Brenham)
  6. Brazosport College (Lake Jackson)
  7. Central Texas College (Killeen)
  8. Cisco College (Cisco)
  9. Clarendon College (Clarendon)
  10. Coastal Bend College (Beeville)
  11. College of the Mainland (Texas City)
  12. Collin College (McKinney)
  13. Dallas College (Dallas)
    • Brookhaven Campus
    • Cedar Valley Campus
    • Eastfield Campus
    • El Centro Campus
    • Mountain View Campus
    • North Lake Campus
    • Richland Campus
  14. Del Mar College (Corpus Christi)
  15. El Paso Community College (El Paso)
  16. Frank Phillips College (Borger)
  17. Galveston College (Galveston)
  18. Grayson College (Denison)
  19. Hill College (Hillsboro)
  20. Houston Community College (Houston)
  21. Howard College (Big Spring)
  22. Kilgore College (Kilgore)
  23. Laredo College (Laredo)
  24. Lee College (Baytown)
  25. Lone Star College System (The Woodlands)
    • LSC-CyFair
    • LSC-Houston North
    • LSC-Kingwood
    • LSC-Montgomery
    • LSC-North Harris
    • LSC-Tomball
    • LSC-University Park
  26. McLennan Community College (Waco)
  27. Navarro College (Corsicana)
  28. North Central Texas College (Gainesville)
  29. Northeast Texas Community College (Mount Pleasant)
  30. Odessa College (Odessa)
  31. Panola College (Carthage)
  32. Paris Junior College (Paris)
  33. Ranger College (Ranger)
  34. San Jacinto College (Pasadena)
  35. South Plains College (Levelland)
  36. South Texas College (McAllen)
  37. Southwest Texas Junior College (Uvalde)
  38. Tarrant County College (Fort Worth)
  39. Temple College (Temple)
  40. Texarkana College (Texarkana)
  41. Texas Southmost College (Brownsville)
  42. Trinity Valley Community College (Athens)
  43. Tyler Junior College (Tyler)
  44. Vernon College (Vernon)
  45. Victoria College (Victoria)
  46. Weatherford College (Weatherford)
  47. Western Texas College (Snyder)
  48. Wharton County Junior College (Wharton)

Wyoming

  1. Casper College (Casper)
  2. Central Wyoming College (Riverton)
  3. Eastern Wyoming College (Torrington)
  4. Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne)
  5. Northern Wyoming Community College District (Sheridan)
  6. Northwest College (Powell)
  7. Western Wyoming Community College (Rock Springs)

Tribal Colleges

Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are a significant part of the community college landscape, providing higher education opportunities specifically designed to serve the needs of Native American communities.

  1. Aaniiih Nakoda College (Harlem, MT)
  2. Bay Mills Community College (Brimley, MI)
  3. Blackfeet Community College (Browning, MT)
  4. Cankdeska Cikana Community College (Fort Totten, ND)
  5. Chief Dull Knife College (Lame Deer, MT)
  6. College of Menominee Nation (Keshena, WI)
  7. Diné College (Tsaile, AZ)
  8. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (Cloquet, MN)
  9. Fort Peck Community College (Poplar, MT)
  10. Ilisagvik College (Utqiagvik, AK)
  11. Institute of American Indian Arts (Santa Fe, NM)
  12. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (Baraga, MI)
  13. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College (Hayward, WI)
  14. Leech Lake Tribal College (Cass Lake, MN)
  15. Little Big Horn College (Crow Agency, MT)
  16. Little Priest Tribal College (Winnebago, NE)
  17. Navajo Technical University (Crownpoint, NM)
  18. Nebraska Indian Community College (Macy, NE)
  19. Northwest Indian College (Bellingham, WA)
  20. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (New Town, ND)
  21. Oglala Lakota College (Kyle, SD)
  22. Red Lake Nation College (Red Lake, MN)
  23. Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College (Mount Pleasant, MI)
  24. Salish Kootenai College (Pablo, MT)
  25. Sinte Gleska University (Mission, SD)
  26. Sisseton Wahpeton College (Sisseton, SD)
  27. Sitting Bull College (Fort Yates, ND)
  28. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (Albuquerque, NM)
  29. Stone Child College (Box Elder, MT)
  30. Tohono O’odham Community College (Sells, AZ)
  31. Turtle Mountain Community College (Belcourt, ND)
  32. United Tribes Technical College (Bismarck, ND)
  33. White Earth Tribal and Community College (Mahnomen, MN)
  34. Wind River Tribal College (Fort Washakie, WY)

Conclusion

Community colleges play a vital role in the American higher education landscape, providing accessible and affordable education to millions of students across the country. With over 1,000 institutions nationwide, community colleges offer diverse academic and vocational programs that serve as pathways to careers or further education at four-year universities.

The affordability of community colleges makes them particularly important—during the 2021-2022 school year, the average in-district tuition and required fees for a full-time community college student were just $3,307 and $671, respectively. This accessibility helps explain why community colleges serve higher percentages of first-generation college students and students from underrepresented populations.

Whether you’re looking to earn an associate degree, complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree at a lower cost, gain technical skills for immediate employment, or pursue continuing education, the community colleges listed in this comprehensive guide provide numerous opportunities across every state in the nation.

Note: Due to the dynamic nature of higher education, this list may not reflect recent mergers, closures, or name changes. For the most up-to-date information about a specific institution, please visit its official website or contact the appropriate accreditation body.

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