Top 20 Community Colleges in the United States

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1. State Technical College of Missouri (Linn, MO): Score of 71.02
2. Northwest Iowa Community College (Sheldon, IA): Score of 68.4
3. Alexandria Technical & Community College (Alexandria, MN): Score of 67.23
4. Manhattan Area Technical College (Manhattan, KS): Score of 67
5. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (Curtis, NE): Score of 65.93
6. Mitchell Technical College (Mitchell, SD): Score of 65.11
7. Montgomery College—Rockville Campus (Rockville, MD): Score of 64.5
8. Tillamook Bay Community College (Tillamook, OR): Score of 64.21
9. Mt. Hood Community College (Gresham, OR): Score of 64.02
10. Naugatuck Valley Community College (Waterbury, CT): Score of 63.74
11. Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted, CT): Score of 63.71
12. Manchester Community College (Manchester, CT): Score of 63.71 (other included stats rank it just below #11)
13. Irvine Valley College (Irvine, CA): Score of 63.7
14. Kauai Community College (Lihue, HI): Score of 63.66
15. Capital Community College (Hartford, CT): Score of 63.64
16. Moraine Park Technical College (Fond du Lac, WI): Score of 63.55
17. College of San Mateo (San Mateo, CA): Score of 63.53
18. Fox Valley Technical College (Appleton, WI): Score of 63.37
19. Blue Mountain Community College (Pendleton, OR): Score of 63.33
20. Clackamas Community College (Oregon City, OR): Score of 63.3

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

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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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