Best ROI 2-Year Colleges

These are the best ROI 2-year colleges, ranked by earnings-to-cost ratio (ROI). The ranking includes 98 institutions, with College of the Sequoias leading at 40.7x.

Rank Institution State ROI
1 College of the Sequoias CA 40.7x
2 North Florida College FL 21.1x
3 Cleveland Community College NC 17.0x
4 Chipola College FL 16.5x
5 Skyline College CA 16.0x
6 Imperial Valley College CA 15.5x
7 College of the Mainland TX 14.8x
8 St Petersburg College FL 14.5x
9 Trident Technical College SC 13.6x
10 Macomb Community College MI 12.8x
11 West Shore Community College MI 11.8x
12 Irvine Valley College CA 11.8x
13 Hartnell College CA 10.9x
14 Durham Technical Community College NC 10.9x
15 South Texas College TX 10.5x
16 Middlesex College NJ 10.2x
17 West Virginia University at Parkersburg WV 9.7x
18 Middlesex Community College MA 9.7x
19 Schoolcraft Community College District MI 9.4x
20 Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y Television PR 8.8x
21 Florence-Darlington Technical College SC 8.2x
22 Carroll Community College MD 8.1x
23 Rockingham Community College NC 7.9x
24 Yuba College CA 7.7x
25 Santa Monica College CA 7.6x
26 West Valley College CA 7.5x
27 Modesto Junior College CA 7.5x
28 College of the Albemarle NC 7.4x
29 San Diego Miramar College CA 7.2x
30 Victoria College TX 7.0x
31 Taft College CA 6.9x
32 Shasta College CA 6.8x
33 Texas Southmost College TX 6.8x
34 College of the Canyons CA 6.6x
35 Southwest Mississippi Community College MS 6.6x
36 Lamar State College-Port Arthur TX 6.5x
37 Dallas College TX 6.5x
38 Kalamazoo Valley Community College MI 6.5x
39 Saddleback College CA 6.1x
40 Western Texas College TX 6.0x
41 Oglala Lakota College SD 5.9x
42 Haskell Indian Nations University KS 5.9x
43 Pasadena City College CA 5.7x
44 Del Mar College TX 5.7x
45 Northwest Indian College WA 5.7x
46 El Paso Community College TX 5.5x
47 Alpena Community College MI 5.5x
48 Wilson Community College NC 5.4x
49 Sampson Community College NC 5.4x
50 Hillsborough Community College FL 5.3x
51 Vance-Granville Community College NC 5.2x
52 Craven Community College NC 5.2x
53 South Suburban College IL 5.2x
54 South Florida State College FL 5.2x
55 Florida State College at Jacksonville FL 5.1x
56 Indian River State College FL 5.0x
57 Robeson Community College NC 5.0x
58 Mission College CA 5.0x
59 Northern Marianas College MP 5.0x
60 CUNY Queensborough Community College NY 5.0x
61 Norco College CA 5.0x
62 Tarrant County College District TX 4.9x
63 Lorain County Community College OH 4.9x
64 Brazosport College TX 4.8x
65 Wharton County Junior College TX 4.8x
66 Carl Sandburg College IL 4.8x
67 Suffolk County Community College NY 4.8x
68 Las Positas College CA 4.8x
69 Antelope Valley Community College District CA 4.7x
70 Solano Community College CA 4.7x
71 Northwest Vista College TX 4.7x
72 Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH 4.7x
73 Pensacola State College FL 4.6x
74 CUNY Bronx Community College NY 4.6x
75 Tohono O'odham Community College AZ 4.6x
76 Roane State Community College TN 4.6x
77 Kennebec Valley Community College ME 4.6x
78 University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus NM 4.6x
79 Muskegon Community College MI 4.6x
80 Monroe County Community College MI 4.5x
81 Amarillo College TX 4.5x
82 Golden West College CA 4.5x
83 American Samoa Community College AS 4.4x
84 Paul D Camp Community College VA 4.4x
85 Utah Valley University UT 4.3x
86 Northwest Florida State College FL 4.3x
87 San Antonio College TX 4.3x
88 Kapiolani Community College HI 4.3x
89 Horry-Georgetown Technical College SC 4.3x
90 Grays Harbor College WA 4.3x
91 De Anza College CA 4.3x
92 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College NY 4.3x
93 Columbia State Community College TN 4.3x
94 Blue Ridge Community and Technical College WV 4.2x
95 Palo Alto College TX 4.2x
96 Essex County College NJ 4.2x
97 Rowan College at Burlington County NJ 4.2x
98 Midlands Technical College SC 4.2x

Methodology

2-Year institutions ranked by ROI (median 10-year earnings / total estimated cost). Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.