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Data reveals states with best and worst community college systems

Rebecca Barnabi
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The increasing cost of a four-year education and the certainty of earning a degree along with student loan debt encourages more American students to attend community colleges.

New data from WalletHub reveals the best community college system is in Connecticut and the worst is in Ohio. In 2022’s States with the Best & Worst Community-College Systems, nine states were excluded from data: Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont.

WalletHub conducted analysis of each of the 677 community colleges with 19 key metrics in mind.

Maryland ranks no. 2, followed by New Mexico, Washington and Hawaii in the top five. Virginia ranks No. 24, North Carolina is no. 25 and West Virginia is no. 29.

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca J. Barnabi is the national editor of Augusta Free Press. A graduate of the University of Mary Washington, she began her journalism career at The Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star. In 2013, she was awarded first place for feature writing in the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Awards Program, and was honored by the Virginia School Boards Association’s 2019 Media Honor Roll Program for her coverage of Waynesboro Schools. Her background in newspapers includes writing about features, local government, education and the arts.

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