Community colleges in Idaho
The College Scorecard lists 4 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Idaho, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 14,366 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $7,643 a year, about the same as the $7,415 median for community colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $44,581 at the median institution, about the same as the $44,632 median for community colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 33.3%.
Compare all community colleges in Idaho on one chart
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Idaho. Showing 4 of 4 community colleges in Idaho; schools missing either value are left out.
All 4 community colleges in Idaho
| College of Western Idaho Nampa | 6,459 | $11,193 | $3,854 | $7,790 | $46,214 | $9,000 | 26.6% | 65.6% |
| College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls | 3,810 | $9,371 | $3,528 | $7,008 | $43,774 | $7,278 | 31.0% | 100.0% |
| North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene | 2,619 | $5,914 | $3,528 | $8,880 | $42,513 | $9,716 | 35.6% | 63.3% |
| College of Eastern Idaho Idaho Falls | 1,478 | $5,384 | $3,630 | $7,230 | $45,387 | $11,840 | 43.4% | 59.5% |
Quick facts: community colleges in Idaho
- How many community colleges are in Idaho?
- The College Scorecard lists 4 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Idaho.
- What do community colleges in Idaho cost?
- Across the 4 schools that report it, the median average net price is $7,643 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $5,384 at College of Eastern Idaho to $11,193 at College of Western Idaho.
- Which community colleges in Idaho have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: College of Eastern Idaho ($5,384), North Idaho College ($5,914), College of Southern Idaho ($9,371), and College of Western Idaho ($11,193).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at community colleges in Idaho?
- The median published in-state tuition is $3,579 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $7,510. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of community colleges in Idaho earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $44,581 10 years after starting college (4 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at College of Western Idaho ($46,214), College of Eastern Idaho ($45,387), and College of Southern Idaho ($43,774).
- What is the graduation rate at community colleges in Idaho?
- The median graduation rate is 33.3%, across 4 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of community colleges in Idaho have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $9,358 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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How these numbers work
This page includes public colleges that mostly award associate degrees, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.