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DataCollege Scorecard, October 15, 2026
Diablo Valley College leads with a score of 89: 55% of students complete within three years, former students earn a median of $56,684 ten years after starting, and the average net price is $710.
Completion rates at 2-year colleges look low partly because many students transfer to a 4-year school before finishing an associate degree. The median completion rate across 2-year schools in our data is 37%.
2West Valley CollegeSaratoga, CAScore 871Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, CAScore 893Canada CollegeRedwood City, CAScore 86
| # | College | Outcome score | Graduation rate | Earnings after 10 yrs | Avg net price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, CA | 89 | 55% | $56,684 | $710 |
| 2 | West Valley CollegeSaratoga, CA | 87 | 53% | $55,251 | $1,033 |
| 3 | Canada CollegeRedwood City, CA | 86 | 49% | $57,796 | $365 |
| 4 | Ohlone CollegeFremont, CA | 84 | 56% | $61,853 | $6,828 |
| 5 | State Technical College of MissouriLinn, MO | 82 | 85% | $59,085 | $15,991 |
| 6 | Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, CA | 82 | 48% | $52,421 | $2,040 |
| 7 | Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, PA | 80 | 64% | $56,469 | $10,665 |
| 8 | Mission CollegeSanta Clara, CA | 78 | 44% | $56,661 | $4,223 |
| 9 | Universal Technical Institute of California IncRancho Cucamonga, CA | 77 | 79% | $62,466 | $28,050 |
| 10 | Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort WorthIrving, TX | 77 | 78% | $58,939 | $27,319 |
| 11 | Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, CA | 77 | 45% | $49,600 | $1,676 |
| 12 | Universal Technical Institute of Arizona IncAvondale, AZ | 76 | 75% | $62,466 | $31,382 |
| 13 | Universal Technical Institute-MooresvilleMooresville, NC | 76 | 70% | $62,466 | $27,151 |
| 14 | North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, ND | 76 | 54% | $54,808 | $11,706 |
| 15 | Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, CA | 76 | 51% | $47,048 | $4,339 |
| 16 | Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, MD | 75 | 44% | $49,048 | $1,834 |
| 17 | Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaLong Beach, CA | 74 | 68% | $62,466 | $31,974 |
| 18 | Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, MN | 74 | 65% | $53,136 | $19,595 |
| 19 | Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, SD | 74 | 61% | $51,280 | $15,616 |
| 20 | Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, IL | 74 | 44% | $48,582 | $2,551 |
| 21 | Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, CA | 74 | 47% | $47,028 | $3,150 |
| 22 | Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, NE | 74 | 55% | $46,747 | $6,395 |
| 23 | Fullerton CollegeFullerton, CA | 73 | 42% | $49,216 | $1,302 |
| 24 | Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, SD | 73 | 76% | $48,729 | $15,278 |
| 25 | St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensRego Park, NY | 72 | 48% | $91,518 | $23,589 |
| 26 | Las Positas CollegeLivermore, CA | 72 | 54% | $57,379 | $22,259 |
| 27 | Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, MN | 72 | 51% | $56,812 | $20,329 |
| 28 | Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, CA | 72 | 44% | $55,874 | $9,375 |
| 29 | Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, CA | 72 | 58% | $53,719 | $21,874 |
| 30 | Universal Technical Institute of Northern California IncSacramento, CA | 72 | 73% | $53,540 | $31,551 |
| 31 | Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, CA | 72 | 42% | $48,574 | $1,987 |
| 32 | Manchester Community CollegeManchester, NH | 71 | 43% | $53,199 | $7,188 |
| 33 | Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, MN | 71 | 58% | $50,062 | $17,043 |
| 34 | Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, MN | 71 | 53% | $49,714 | $12,194 |
| 35 | St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, MN | 70 | 48% | $53,305 | $14,905 |
| 36 | Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, IA | 70 | 55% | $48,267 | $11,757 |
| 37 | Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, MN | 69 | 53% | $49,055 | $14,404 |
| 38 | Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, CA | 69 | 41% | $47,368 | $2,680 |
| 39 | Napa Valley CollegeNapa, CA | 68 | 35% | $55,399 | $3,152 |
| 40 | Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, CA | 68 | 43% | $46,541 | $3,676 |
| 41 | Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove, VA | 68 | 47% | $45,438 | $5,277 |
| 42 | Nashua Community CollegeNashua, NH | 67 | 40% | $53,357 | $8,209 |
| 43 | Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, CA | 67 | 51% | $51,222 | $23,913 |
| 44 | Butte CollegeOroville, CA | 67 | 47% | $44,807 | $4,734 |
| 45 | Middlesex CollegeEdison, NJ | 66 | 36% | $51,345 | $4,122 |
| 46 | Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, MN | 66 | 51% | $49,659 | $19,003 |
| 47 | Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, MN | 66 | 56% | $46,663 | $15,556 |
| 48 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, VA | 65 | 35% | $56,892 | $5,880 |
| 49 | Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, NJ | 65 | 34% | $54,444 | $4,662 |
| 50 | Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, MA | 65 | 44% | $47,015 | $7,949 |
| 51 | New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbs, NM | 65 | 47% | $44,265 | $5,665 |
| 52 | Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, CA | 64 | 32% | $53,616 | $2,684 |
| 53 | Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, MN | 64 | 45% | $49,942 | $17,272 |
| 54 | Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, IA | 64 | 50% | $47,058 | $15,128 |
| 55 | Lemoore CollegeLemoore, CA | 64 | 49% | $46,575 | $11,802 |
| 56 | Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, CA | 64 | 56% | $44,569 | $10,673 |
| 57 | Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, MS | 64 | 60% | $38,047 | $2,729 |
| 58 | Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, CA | 63 | 39% | $47,535 | $5,663 |
| 59 | Pasadena City CollegePasadena, CA | 63 | 48% | $47,494 | $16,993 |
| 60 | John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, IL | 63 | 51% | $42,918 | $6,248 |
| 61 | Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, CA | 62 | 46% | $49,834 | $25,231 |
| 62 | Ocean County CollegeToms River, NJ | 62 | 44% | $49,461 | $17,153 |
| 63 | Harford Community CollegeBel Air, MD | 62 | 36% | $49,245 | $5,493 |
| 64 | Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, CA | 62 | 41% | $44,947 | $4,005 |
| 65 | Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, IL | 62 | 44% | $43,671 | $4,358 |
| 66 | South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, MN | 61 | 42% | $49,271 | $12,198 |
| 67 | Gavilan CollegeGilroy, CA | 61 | 45% | $49,087 | $22,074 |
| 68 | Kennebec Valley Community CollegeFairfield, ME | 61 | 40% | $46,874 | $7,256 |
| 69 | Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, TX | 61 | 37% | $45,936 | $2,957 |
| 70 | Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, CA | 61 | 39% | $45,404 | $3,900 |
| 71 | Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown, MD | 61 | 41% | $45,175 | $5,259 |
| 72 | Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, MS | 61 | 58% | $35,887 | $3,733 |
| 73 | County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ | 60 | 36% | $56,266 | $10,845 |
| 74 | NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeConcord, NH | 60 | 36% | $53,372 | $10,176 |
| 75 | Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, IL | 60 | 46% | $47,524 | $21,203 |
| 76 | Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, IA | 60 | 47% | $45,413 | $12,073 |
| 77 | Yuba CollegeMarysville, CA | 60 | 40% | $43,464 | $691 |
| 78 | Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, CA | 60 | 45% | $40,691 | $1,562 |
| 79 | Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeSummit, MS | 60 | 57% | $35,534 | $3,318 |
| 80 | Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, MA | 59 | 26% | $55,472 | $1,756 |
| 81 | Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, PA | 59 | 31% | $53,416 | $5,431 |
| 82 | Frederick Community CollegeFrederick, MD | 59 | 36% | $49,535 | $8,591 |
| 83 | Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, PA | 59 | 37% | $46,873 | $6,022 |
| 84 | Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, MA | 59 | 36% | $45,410 | $2,020 |
| 85 | Casper CollegeCasper, WY | 59 | 44% | $45,129 | $8,870 |
| 86 | Rock Valley CollegeRockford, IL | 59 | 38% | $44,656 | $3,385 |
| 87 | Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, TX | 59 | 55% | $37,751 | $4,894 |
| 88 | Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth, NH | 58 | 34% | $54,240 | $10,320 |
| 89 | San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, CA | 58 | 38% | $52,460 | $15,965 |
| 90 | Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, CA | 58 | 41% | $46,476 | $9,554 |
| 91 | Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, NY | 58 | 37% | $45,521 | $4,351 |
| 92 | Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn, NY | 58 | 43% | $45,175 | $9,115 |
| 93 | Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC | 58 | 49% | $43,014 | $9,584 |
| 94 | North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, MO | 58 | 56% | $42,741 | $13,084 |
| 95 | Northern Oklahoma CollegeTonkawa, OK | 58 | 48% | $41,869 | $7,395 |
| 96 | Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | 58 | 45% | $40,074 | $2,937 |
| 97 | Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC | 58 | 47% | $38,697 | $2,806 |
| 98 | Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, NY | 57 | 29% | $55,553 | $6,348 |
| 99 | Montgomery CollegeRockville, MD | 57 | 35% | $55,378 | $14,317 |
| 100 | Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, NY | 57 | 28% | $54,024 | $5,315 |
How this list was made
The outcome score (0 to 100) ranks each 2-year school against other 2-year schools: 45% completion rate within 150% of normal time, 35% earnings 10 years after entry and 20% net price. Schools need all three figures and at least 1,000 students. See how we score colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data release of October 15, 2026.
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