The personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst Community Colleges, along with its ranking of the States With the Best & Worst Community Colleges and expert commentary, to help students get the best return on their investment in education.
WalletHub compared more than 650 community colleges across 18 key indicators of cost and quality. The data set ranges from the cost of in-state tuition and fees to the student-faculty ratio and graduation rate.
| Top 20 Community Colleges | |
| 1. Manhattan Area Technical College (KS) | 11. Clackamas Community College (OR) |
| 2. State Technical College of Missouri (MO) | 12. Moreno Valley College (CA) |
| 3. Pratt Community College (KS) | 13. De Anza College (CA) |
| 4. Santa Fe Community College (NM) | 14. Saddleback College (CA) |
| 5. Southeast New Mexico College (NM) | 15. San Juan College (NM) |
| 6. Irvine Valley College (CA) | 16. Santa Rosa Junior College (CA) |
| 7. Moraine Park Technical College (WI) | 17. CT State Community College Naugatuck Valley (CT) |
| 8. CT State Community College Asnuntuck (CT) | 18. Northland Community and Technical College (MN) |
| 9. College of San Mateo (CA) | 19. CT State Community College Manchester (CT) |
| 10. Montgomery College (MD) | 20. Casper College (WY) |
| States with the Best Community-College Systems | ||
| 1. Maryland | 11. Kansas | |
| 2. New Mexico | 12. Washington | |
| 3. Connecticut | 13. Colorado | |
| 4. Wyoming | 14. Iowa | |
| 5. Oregon | 15. Michigan | |
| 6. Hawaii | 16. New York | |
| 7. Wisconsin | 17. California | |
| 8. North Dakota | 18. Tennessee | |
| 9. South Dakota | 19. Massachusetts | |
| 10. Minnesota | 20. West Virginia | |
