Community College Education programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best community college education schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall community college education education in the Southwest Region.
Leading the list is Northern Arizona University, our #1 school for community college education. Northern Arizona University is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff. Roughly 61% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 42 community college education students who graduated with this degree at Northern Arizona University in the most recent data year. Community College Education graduates of Northern Arizona University earn a median of $72,219 early in their careers. Northern Arizona University graduates carry a median of $21,645 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
