WalletHub Study: 2015’s Best & Worst Community Colleges
From Wallet Hub, August 31, 2015
With back-to-school season upon us and the U.S. community college system getting a makeover through major developments — such as the prospect of a free associate’s degree and 22 states authorizing their community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degree programs — the leading personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Best & Worst Community Colleges then drew upon its results to identify the States with the Best & Worst Community College Systems.
To help prospective students and faculty find the right two-year institutions, WalletHub compared 670 community colleges across 17 key metrics. Our data set ranges from the cost of in-state tuition and fees to student-faculty ratio.
Hawaii’s nationally ranked schools:
- 147th – Kapiolani Community College
- 210th – University of Hawaii Maui College
- 241st – Kauai Community College
- 257th – Windward Community College
- 309th – Hawaii Community College
- 431st – Leeward Community College
- 464th – Honolulu Community College
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States With the Best Community College Systems |
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1 |
Mississippi |
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11 |
North Carolina |
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2 |
North Dakota |
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12 |
Arizona |
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3 |
Wyoming |
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13 |
Nebraska |
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4 |
Washington |
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14 |
Hawaii |
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5 |
Florida |
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15 |
New Mexico |
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6 |
Arkansas |
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16 |
Georgia |
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7 |
Nevada |
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17 |
Kansas |
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8 |
Montana |
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18 |
Kentucky |
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9 |
Wisconsin |
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19 |
Virginia |
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10 |
California |
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20 |
Minnesota |
Read the full reports here:
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