There are 92 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in Pennsylvania - 26 public and 66 private schools.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of Pennsylvania community colleges is $13,481 for Pennsylvania residents and $19,046 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $6,519. A total of 109,078 students enrolled in Pennsylvania community colleges (1,363 in average).
Pennsylvania Community Colleges Average Statistics
51 Pennsylvania community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 74.02% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 75.14%.
43 schools offer online degree/programs and 1,302 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 52.14% and the transfer-out rate is 52.14%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 at Pennsylvania community colleges.
The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for Pennsylvania community colleges.
Pennsylvania Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville is ranked first among Pennsylvania community colleges and Northampton County Area Community College and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools are $13,481 for Pennsylvania residents and $19,046 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Pennsylvania community colleges with key statistics by ranking.