Top 20 Community Colleges in the United States

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1. State Technical College of Missouri (Linn, MO): Score of 70.97
2. Manhattan Area Technical College (Manhattan, KS): Score of 68.13
3. Northwest Iowa Community College (Sheldon, IA): Score of 67.21
4. Mt. Hood Community College (Gresham, OR): Score of 66.52
5. Alexandria Technical & Community College (Alexandria, MN): Score of 66.38
6. College of San Mateo (San Mateo, CA): Score of 66.04
7. Clackamas Community College (Oregon City, OR): Score of 65.85
8. Manchester Community College (Manchester, CT): Score of 65.81
9. Asnuntuck Community College (Enfield, CT): Score of 65.65
10. Montgomery College—Rockville Campus (Rockville, MD): Score of 65.39
11. Mitchell Technical College (Mitchell, SD): Score of 65.14
12. Santa Fe Community College (Santa Fe, NM): Score of 64.88
13. Central New Mexico Community College (Albuquerque, NM): Score of 64.62
14. Howard Community College (Columbia, MD): Score of 64.61
15. Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA): Score of 64.49
16. San Juan College (Farmington, NM): Score of 64.24
17. St. Cloud Technical and Community College (Saint Cloud, MN): Score of 64.24
18. Pratt Community College (Pratt, KS): Score 64.23
19. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (Curtis, NE): Score of 64.11
20. Three Rivers Community College (Norwich, CT): Score of 63.9

Source: WalletHub's Best & Worst Community Colleges (Shared with permission)

About This List

Community colleges have (rightfully) been gaining support and stature in recent years, and with talk of making them free, that's only going to continue. That's why the finance gurus at WalletHub compared 670 community colleges to find the best (and worst) out there, but we're just talking about the best of the best. Each listing includes their total school score out of 100—you can find all the rankings and methodology on Wallethub's website.

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