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Nightryder84 // Wikimedia Commons
100 best community colleges in America
Choosing to attend a community college is a popular alternative to attending a four-year university — just ask one of the estimated 9 million undergraduates currently enrolled in public, two-year colleges. While there are many reasons to choose a community college over a traditional four-year program, one big factor is cost. In fact, the average cost-per-credit for a two-year public school is $135 compared to $325 for a four-year public school. Wich cheaper classes comes less pressure for students to settle on a career path immediately. Moreover, community colleges allow for flexibility: Students who work full-time can attend part-time, while those who didn’t excel in high school can have a second chance. Whether it’s to save money or experiment with career choices, community colleges serve as an alternative and gateway to four-year universities.
Stacker looked at data from Niche college rankings to compile this list of the top 100 community colleges in America. The data is based on a rigorous analysis of academic, financial, and student-life data from the U.S. Department of Education, along with millions of reviews from students and alumni. The community college list includes public junior colleges, public technical schools, and all other public, two-year colleges. More details on the methodology can be found here.
Read on to see how community colleges across the nation stack up.
RELATED: Best value small colleges in America
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Baytownbert // Wikimedia Commons
#100. Lee College
Location: Baytown, TX
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,846
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,381 students
Graduation rate: 41%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $31,400
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Csmwebmaster // Wikimedia Commons
#99. College of San Mateo
Location: San Mateo, CA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $4,494
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,469 students
Graduation rate: 40%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $38,700
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Billy Hathorn // Wikimedia Commons
#98. Amarillo College
Location: Amarillo, TX
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,655
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 3,121 students
Graduation rate: 24%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,100
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Jeffrey Beall // Wikimedia Commons
#97. Aims Community College
Location: Greeley, CO
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,216
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,978 students
Graduation rate: 30%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,000
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Coolcaesar // Wikimedia Commons
#96. De Anza College
Location: Cupertino, CA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,544
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 10,813 students
Graduation rate: 67%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $40,000
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Montanabw // Wikimedia Commons
#95. Northwest College - Wyoming
Location: Powell, WY
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,230
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,006 students
Graduation rate: 44%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $29,500
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Nsaum75 // Wikimedia Commons
#94. Galveston College
Location: Galveston, TX
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $3,751
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 565 students
Graduation rate: 41%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,200
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Atomic Taco // Wikimedia Commons
#93. Shoreline Community College
Location: Shoreline, WA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,757
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,946 students
Graduation rate: 51%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $39,100
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SoutheastTechSD // YouTube
#92. Southeast Technical Institute
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,818
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,345 students
Graduation rate: 49%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,900
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Amariotti // Wikimedia Commons
#91. Davis Applied Technology College
Location: Kaysville, UT
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $363
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 575 students
Graduation rate: 52%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $26,300
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ProfSmall // Wikimedia Commons
#90. NHTI - Concord's Community College
Location: Concord, NH
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $15,542
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,741 students
Graduation rate: 29%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $38,200
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Michael Rivera // Wikimedia Commons
#89. Orange Technical College
Location: Orlando, FL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,389
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 459 students
Graduation rate: 64%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $29,500
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myniacc // YouTube
#88. North Iowa Area Community College
Location: Mason City, IA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,957
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,370 students
Graduation rate: 52%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $31,800
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WhisperToMe // Wikimedia Commons
#87. Lone Star College System
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,197
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 19,901 students
Graduation rate: 13%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,100
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Stan Paregien // U.S. Air Force
#86. Lincoln Land Community College
Location: Springfield, IL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,762
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,400 students
Graduation rate: 37%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $29,700
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Frank Schulenburg // Wikimedia Commons
#85. Canada College
Location: Redwood City, CA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,441
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,057 students
Graduation rate: 28%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,500
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Greenfield Community College (Massachusetts) // Wikimedia Commons
#84. Greenfield Community College
Location: Greenfield, MA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,271
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 655 students
Graduation rate: 37%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,500
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College // YouTube
#83. Minnesota State Community & Technical College
Location: Fergus Falls, MN
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $10,004
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,581 students
Graduation rate: 48%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,300
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Dominik Martinez // Wikimedia Commons
#82. Santa Rosa Junior College
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,989
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 6,531 students
Graduation rate: 40%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,600
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Omar David Sandoval Sida // Wikimedia Commons
#81. Alexandria Technical & Community College
Location: Alexandria, MN
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $13,235
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,327 students
Graduation rate: 71%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $37,600
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Wallstreethotrod // Wikimedia Commons
#80. Harford Community College
Location: Bel Air, MD
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $4,801
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,214 students
Graduation rate: 37%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,200
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Michigan Municipal League (MML) // flickr
#79. North Central Michigan College
Location: Petoskey, MI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $3,145
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 815 students
Graduation rate: 29%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $24,900
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TFNorman // Wikimedia Commons
#78. Orange Coast College
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $10,515
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 8,561 students
Graduation rate: 46%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,300
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ThunderBehindCloud// YouTube
#77. Cloud County Community College
Location: Concordia, KS
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,686
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 811 students
Graduation rate: 44%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $30,400
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Royalbroil // Wikimedia Commons
#76. Northcentral Technical College
Location: Wausau, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $10,346
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,395 students
Graduation rate: 37%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,800
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David Sawyer // flickr
#75. West Valley College
Location: Saratoga, CA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $10,047
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,659 students
Graduation rate: 41%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,900
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Singregardless // Wikimedia Commons
#74. University of Pittsburgh - Titusville
Location: Titusville, PA
Acceptance rate: 50%
Net price: $16,828
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 273 students
Graduation rate: 26%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $50,700
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Ken Morrill // Wikimedia Commons
#73. Frederick Community College
Location: Frederick, MD
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,922
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,996 students
Graduation rate: 36%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $37,500
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Royalbroil // Wikimedia Commons
#72. Moraine Park Technical College
Location: Fond du Lac, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $9,173
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 856 students
Graduation rate: 69%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,200
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PhilyFn // flickr
#71. Lamar Institute of Technology
Location: Beaumont, TX
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $9,114
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,248 students
Graduation rate: 20%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,800
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DVS1mn // flickr
#70. Ridgewater College
Location: Willmar, MN
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,631
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,031 students
Graduation rate: 54%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,600
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wistechcolleges // flickr
#69. Waukesha County Technical College
Location: Pewaukee, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $9,702
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,642 students
Graduation rate: 41%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $35,000
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Lake Land College // YouTube
#68. Lake Land College
Location: Mattoon, IL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,418
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,314 students
Graduation rate: 49%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $27,900
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Osmium Dog // flickr
#67. Dakota County Technical College
Location: Rosemount, MN
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $12,133
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,272 students
Graduation rate: 46%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $35,900
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Lifescience Resources Photo Gallery // flickr
#66. Kapi'olani Community College
Location: Honolulu, HI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,816
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,713 students
Graduation rate: 22%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,200
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Royalbroil // Wikimedia Commons
#65. Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Location: Shell Lake, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $9,250
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,134 students
Graduation rate: 55%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $30,400
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Jeffrey Beall // Wikimedia Commons
#64. Northern Oklahoma College
Location: Tonkawa, OK
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,308
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,088 students
Graduation rate: 38%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $30,700
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WhisperToMe // Wikimedia Commons
#63. San Jacinto College
Location: Pasadena, TX
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,208
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 6,598 students
Graduation rate: 25%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,900
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Ammodramus // Wikimedia Commons
#62. Northeast Community College
Location: Norfolk, NE
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,079
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,121 students
Graduation rate: 61%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,600
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Jim.henderson // Wikimedia Commons
#61. CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,357
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 8,860 students
Graduation rate: 34%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,800
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Alvesgaspar // Wikimedia Commons
#60. D G Erwin Technical Center
Location: Tampa, FL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $12,421
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 924 students
Graduation rate: 71%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $28,800
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Djembayz // Wikimedia Commons
#59. Anne Arundel Community College
Location: Arnold, MD
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $13,963
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 3,907 students
Graduation rate: 28%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $37,000
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Marion Technical College - Ocala // YouTube
#58. Marion Technical College - Florida
Location: Ocala, FL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,067
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 350 students
Graduation rate: 65%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $20,300
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UA Morrilton // YouTube
#57. University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton
Location: Morrilton, AR
Acceptance rate: 77%
Net price: $5,406
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,255 students
Graduation rate: 33%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $27,100
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Milonica // Wikimedia Commons
#56. Western Wyoming Community College
Location: Rock Springs, WY
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,399
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,085 students
Graduation rate: 46%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,500
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Montgomery College // Wikimedia Commons
#55. Montgomery College
Location: Rockville, MD
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,531
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 8,493 students
Graduation rate: 23%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $40,400
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Brandonrush // Wikimedia Commons
#54. NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Location: Bentonville, AR
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,438
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,597 students
Graduation rate: 22%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,500
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Zol87 // Wikimedia Commons
#53. Oakton Community College
Location: Des Plaines, IL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,606
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,597 students
Graduation rate: 28%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $37,600
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Luke W. Nowakowski // U.S. Air Force
#52. Pickens Technical College
Location: Aurora, CO
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,088
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,122 students
Graduation rate: 79%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $30,300
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ASUMountainHome // YouTube
#51. Arkansas State University - Mountain Home
Location: Mountain Home, AR
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,339
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 714 students
Graduation rate: 66%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $31,700
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Moraine Valley Community College // YouTube
#50. Moraine Valley Community College
Location: Palos Hills, IL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $4,848
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 6,329 students
Graduation rate: 36%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,300
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dave_mcmt // Wikimedia Commons
#49. Miles Community College
Location: Miles City, MT
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,535
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 289 students
Graduation rate: 51%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $35,000
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Western Iowa Tech Community College // YouTube
#48. Western Iowa Tech Community College
Location: Sioux City, IA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,488
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,988 students
Graduation rate: 30%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $29,900
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Geographer // Wikimedia Commons
#47. Mt. San Antonio College
Location: Walnut, CA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $4,555
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 10,181 students
Graduation rate: 32%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,400
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theslowlane // flickr
#46. Walla Walla Community College
Location: Walla Walla, WA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,945
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,471 students
Graduation rate: 46%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,400
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Cedarvalleyarboretum // Wikimedia Commons
#45. Hawkeye Community College
Location: Waterloo, IA
Acceptance rate: 69%
Net price: $9,887
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,620 students
Graduation rate: 23%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,500
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Southwest Mississippi Community College // YouTube
#44. Southwest Mississippi Community College
Location: Summit, MS
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $4,738
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,568 students
Graduation rate: 54%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $24,400
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Withlacoochee Technical College // YouTube
#43. Withlacoochee Technical Institute - Adult Education
Location: Inverness, FL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,507
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 288 students
Graduation rate: 88%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $24,800
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Nick Bastian Tempe, AZ // flickr
#42. GateWay Community College - Phoenix
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,616
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,305 students
Graduation rate: 19%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $31,700
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NCK Tech // YouTube
#41. North Central Kansas Technical College
Location: Beloit, KS
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,961
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 517 students
Graduation rate: 67%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,200
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Dr. Patrick M. Len // flickr
#40. Cuesta College
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $10,342
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 3,506 students
Graduation rate: 38%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $35,000
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Show Appeal Realty // flickr
#39. Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Location: Chandler, AZ
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,822
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 4,143 students
Graduation rate: 37%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $37,800
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Palo Alto College// YouTube
#38. Palo Alto College
Location: San Antonio, TX
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,481
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,746 students
Graduation rate: 56%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $28,200
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ManateeTech // YouTube
#37. Manatee Technical Institute
Location: Bradenton, FL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,461
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 679 students
Graduation rate: 68%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $26,000
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College of Eastern Idaho // YouTube
#36. Eastern Idaho Technical College
Location: Idaho Falls, ID
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,824
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 321 students
Graduation rate: 66%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $25,500
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wistechcolleges // flickr
#35. Gateway Technical College
Location: Kenosha, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,587
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,379 students
Graduation rate: 25%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $30,200
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Ichabod // Wikimedia Commons
#34. Hutchinson Community College
Location: Hutchinson, KS
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,602
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,322 students
Graduation rate: 46%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,400
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MDGovpics // flickr
#33. Howard Community College
Location: Columbia, MD
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,652
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 3,582 students
Graduation rate: 21%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,900
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Northern Maine Community College // YouTube
#32. Northern Maine Community College
Location: Presque Isle, ME
Acceptance rate: 68%
Net price: $10,021
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 429 students
Graduation rate: 41%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $28,200
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Securehope // Wikimedia Commons
#31. Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton
Location: Elizabethton, TN
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,963
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 419 students
Graduation rate: 90%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $26,200
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Royalbroil // Wikimedia Commons
#30. Western Technical College - Wisconsin
Location: La Crosse, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,487
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 2,357 students
Graduation rate: 44%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,500
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wistechcolleges // flickr
#29. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Location: Fennimore, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,820
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 776 students
Graduation rate: 60%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,400
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Mitchell Technical Institute // YouTube
#28. Mitchell Technical Institute
Location: Mitchell, SD
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,003
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 843 students
Graduation rate: 73%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,200
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Billy Hathorn // Wikimedia Commons
#27. McLennan Community College
Location: Waco, TX
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,075
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 3,471 students
Graduation rate: 38%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $30,100
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Babymestizo // Wikimedia Commons
#26. Southeast Community College Area
Location: Lincoln, NE
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,523
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 3,942 students
Graduation rate: 37%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,100
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Vasiliymeshko // Wikimedia Commons
#25. Eastern Maine Community College
Location: Bangor, ME
Acceptance rate: 66%
Net price: $9,055
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 1,230 students
Graduation rate: 33%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $30,700
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Rammerjammer // Wikimedia Commons
#24. Marion Military Institute
Location: Marion, AL
Acceptance rate: 64%
Net price: $11,064
Overall Niche grade: B
Undergrad size: 421 students
Graduation rate: 52%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $45,900
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Royalbroil // Wikimedia Commons
#23. Lakeshore Technical College
Location: Cleveland, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,838
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 675 students
Graduation rate: 50%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,400
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wistechcolleges // flickr
#22. Chippewa Valley Technical College
Location: Eau Claire, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,130
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 2,094 students
Graduation rate: 46%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,100
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Zachiah Roberson // U.S. Air Force
#21. Northland Community & Technical College
Location: Thief River Falls, MN
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,542
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 1,375 students
Graduation rate: 48%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $37,100
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Gilderman33 // Wikimedia Commons
#20. Lake Superior College
Location: Duluth, MN
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,768
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 1,745 students
Graduation rate: 36%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,700
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USDAgov // flickr
#19. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Location: Wooster, OH
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $17,346
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 642 students
Graduation rate: 42%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $43,700
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Okguy // Wikimedia Commons
#18. Moore Norman Technology Center
Location: Norman, OK
Acceptance rate: 21%
Net price: $4,476
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 431 students
Graduation rate: 72%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $26,700
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Bigtimepeace // Wikimedia Commons
#17. CUNY Hostos Community College
Location: Bronx, NY
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $8,314
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 4,094 students
Graduation rate: 22%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $30,400
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Royalbroil // Wikimedia Commons
#16. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Location: Green Bay, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $9,761
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 2,681 students
Graduation rate: 45%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,600
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LeiaHill // Wikimedia Commons
#15. East Mississippi Community College
Location: Scooba, MS
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,626
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 2,513 students
Graduation rate: 71%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $24,500
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Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) // flickr
#14. Piedmont Virginia Community College
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,969
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 1,226 students
Graduation rate: 36%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $29,900
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John Phelan // Wikimedia Commons
#13. Manchester Community College - New Hampshire
Location: Manchester, NH
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $14,251
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 812 students
Graduation rate: 35%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,000
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Bill Ohl // flickr
#12. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Location: Lancaster, PA
Acceptance rate: 58%
Net price: $5,341
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 1,047 students
Graduation rate: 61%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $39,700
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State Technical College of Missouri
#11. State Technical College of Missouri
Location: Linn, MO
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,918
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 1,029 students
Graduation rate: 67%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $39,900
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Abigail.knudson // Wikimedia Commons
#10. North Dakota State College of Science
Location: Wahpeton, ND
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $10,248
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 1,753 students
Graduation rate: 64%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $41,900
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Jim's Photo World // flickr
#9. Harper College
Location: Palatine, IL
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $6,952
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 4,836 students
Graduation rate: 40%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $34,700
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itsallablur // flickr
#8. Johnson County Community College
Location: Overland Park, KS
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,886
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 6,066 students
Graduation rate: 29%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,200
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Collins Career Technical Center // Wikimedia Commons
#7. O C Collins Career Center
Location: Chesapeake, OH
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $5,693
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 410 students
Graduation rate: 95%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $30,100
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Nightryder84 // Wikimedia Commons
#6. Northwest Vista College
Location: San Antonio, TX
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $7,373
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 4,195 students
Graduation rate: 58%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $33,100
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University of South Carolina // YouTube
#5. University of South Carolina - Sumter
Location: Sumter, SC
Acceptance rate: 67%
Net price: $9,639
Overall Niche grade: B+
Undergrad size: 490 students
Graduation rate: 42%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $32,400
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Bp0 // Wikimedia Commons
#4. Lake Area Technical Institute
Location: Watertown, SD
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $11,216
Overall Niche grade: A-
Undergrad size: 1,600 students
Graduation rate: 76%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $35,700
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Royalbroil // Wikimedia Commons
#3. Fox Valley Technical College
Location: Appleton, WI
Acceptance rate: 100%
Net price: $9,718
Overall Niche grade: A-
Undergrad size: 2,395 students
Graduation rate: 46%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $35,200
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University of South Carolina // YouTube
#2. University of South Carolina - Lancaster
Location: Lancaster, SC
Acceptance rate: 61%
Net price: $8,127
Overall Niche grade: A-
Undergrad size: 707 students
Graduation rate: 24%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $43,000
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AllenS // Wikimedia Commons
#1. New Mexico Military Institute
Location: Roswell, NM
Acceptance rate: 36%
Net price: $4,693
Overall Niche grade: A
Undergrad size: 422 students
Graduation rate: 69%
Median earnings six years after graduation: $36,600
