For the second year in a row, State Technical College of Missouri in Linn, Mo., is the nation's highest-rated community college, according to an analysis by the WalletHub website.
The personal-finance website gathered 2020 data from 698 community colleges and assessed the institutions' performance in 18 key indicators of cost and quality, such as tuition, per-student spending, faculty salaries and graduation rates.
State Technical College of Missouri scored the highest for 2020, with 74.50 points out of a possible 100. The second-ranked community college in 2019, Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, again ranked second in the 2020 list.
Here are the 10 highest-ranked community colleges for 2020:
School Location Score
State Technical College of Missouri Linn MO 74.50
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home AR 69.78
College of San Mateo San Mateo CA 69.17
Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon IA 68.27
Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan WY 68.07
Northwestern Connecticut Community College Winsted CT 68.02
Ohlone College Fremont CA 67.71
Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria MN 67.43
Casper College Casper WY 67.15
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa CA 66.96
