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| Rank | Institution | Headquarters | Type | Overall | Military | Vet center | Principles of Excellence | 8 Keys | DoD MOU | Charged at or below limits | Yellow Ribbon | Charged at or below TA cap | Staff support | Extracurriculars | Accreditation | Student-faculty ratio | Money per student on instruction | Overall | Military | Overall | Military | Default rate |
| 1 | Central Community College | Grand Island, Neb. | Public | 6,227 | 102 |  |
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HLC [R] | 14:1 | $7,125 | 65% (44%) | 55% (41%) | 33% (20%) | 55% | 15% | |
| 2 | Clackamas Community College | Oregon City, Ore. | Public | 12,691 | 383 | |
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NCCU [R] | 21:1 | $7,770 | 50% (33%) | 48% | 22% (26%) | 20% | 21% | |
| 3 | Pierce College | Lakewood, Wash. | Public | 15,905 1 | 2,358 1 | |
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NCCU [R] | 18:1 | $4,377 | 52% (43%) | 50% (63%) | 27% (43%) | 28% | 16% |
| 4 | Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner, Mass. | Public | 4,074 | 152 | |
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NEASC [R] | 13:1 | $5,924 | 61% (43%) | 55% | 16% (17%) | no data | 13% | |
| 5 | Pasadena City College | Pasadena, Calif. | Public | 27,776 | 734 | |
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WASC-ACCJC [R] | 20:1 | $4,364 | 61% (55%) | 74% (46%) | 32% (10%) | no data | 17% |
| 6 | Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights, Minn. | Public | 5,515 | 258 | |
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HLC [R] | 24:1 | $4,480 | 53% (42%) | 43% (52%) | 19% (26%) | 19% | 12% |
| 7 | SUNY Jefferson (Jefferson Community College) | Watertown, N.Y. | Public | 3,928 | 788 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 18:1 | $5,078 | 57% (37%) | 51% (22%) | 27% (19%) | 15% | 14% | |
| 8 | Hawkeye Community College | Waterloo, Iowa | Public | 5,371 | 165 | |
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HLC [R] | 15:1 | $6,420 | 74% (44%) | 91% (63%) | 28% | 22% | 16% |
| 9 | Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff, Va. | Public | 2,546 5 | 61 5 | |
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SACS [R] | 24:1 | $5,429 | 64% (40%) | 50% (52%) | 35% (7%) | no data | no data | |
| 10 | Middlesex County College | Edison, N.J. | Public | 11,673 | 141 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 20:1 | $4,903 | 62% (47%) | 59% (17%) | 14% (21%) | 5% | 9% |
| 11 | Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville, Ky. | Public | 3,120 | 871 | |
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SACS [R] | 19:1 | $4,257 | 58% (32%) | no data | 21% (18%) | no data | 23% | |
| 12 | Tidewater Community College | Norfolk, Va. | Public | 27,646 | 6,879 | |
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SACS [R] | 22:1 | $4,352 | 59% (37%) | no data | 13% (17%) | no data | 15% |
| 13 | Collin College | McKinney, Texas | Public | 28,187 | 977 | |
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SACS [R] | 26:1 | $3,872 | 66% (52%) | no data | 11% (36%) | no data | 15% |
| 14 | Salt Lake Community College | Salt Lake City | Public | 61,800 | 1,126 | |
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NCCU [R] | 21:1 | $4,955 | 56% (43%) | no data | 16% (14%) | 55% | 14% |
| 15 | North Lake College | Irving, Texas | Public | 10,326 | 356 | |
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SACS [R] | 26:1 | $4,712 | 61% (45%) | 46% (23%) | 11% (32%) | 28% | 17% |
| 16 | Norco College | Norco, Calif. | Public | 9,516 1 | 618 1 | |
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WASC-ACCJC [R] | 34:1 | $3,291 | 75% (45%) | 72% (69%) | 25% (14%) | 66% | 2% | |
| 17 | Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill, Mass. | Public | 6,628 | 113 | |
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NEASC [R] | 20:1 | $6,509 | 62% (57%) | 63% (70%) | 19% (18%) | 14% | 14% | |
| 18 | Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills, Mass. | Public | 5,369 5 | 140 5 | |
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NEASC [R] | 18:1 | $4,740 | 62% (49%) | 54% (50%) | 15% (32%) | 22% | 11% | |
| 19 | Community College of Baltimore County | Baltimore | Public | 32,119 | 744 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 17:1 | $6,967 | 52% (41%) | no data | 7% (15%) | no data | 16% |
| 20 | Montgomery College | Rockville, Md. | Public | 25,517 5 | 1,075 5 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 18:1 | $6,749 | 69% (48%) | no data | 14% (22%) | no data | 10% | |
| 21 | Niagara County Community College | Sanborn, N.Y. | Public | 6,133 | 133 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 17:1 | $6,119 | 62% (49%) | 67% (22%) | 24% (14%) | 39% | 16% |
| 22 | Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold, Md. | Public | 15,274 5 | 896 5 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 18:1 | $7,785 | 66% (49%) | no data | 16% (30%) | no data | 13% | |
| 23 | Monroe Community College | Rochester, N.Y. | Public | 14,586 | 808 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 22:1 | $5,259 | 61% (40%) | 55% (49%) | 24% (20%) | 19% | 16% |
| 24 | Western Nebraska Community College | Scottsbluff, Neb. | Public | 1,548 | 49 3 | |
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HLC [R] | 15:1 | $7,717 | 59% (28%) | 40% (13%) | 27% (19%) | 26% | 19% | |
| 25 | Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell, Pa. | Public | no data | 349 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 20:1 | $5,585 | 63% (48%) | 84% (45%) | 16% (24%) | 21% | 16% |
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