Best ROI Colleges

These are the best ROI colleges, ranked by earnings-to-cost ratio (ROI). The ranking includes 96 institutions, with College of the Sequoias leading at 40.7x.

Rank Institution State ROI
1 College of the Sequoias CA 40.7x
2 Southern Regional Technical College GA 38.5x
3 George C Wallace Community College-Dothan AL 26.8x
4 South Georgia Technical College GA 26.1x
5 Joliet Junior College IL 25.6x
6 Lamar State College-Orange TX 22.1x
7 Santiago Canyon College CA 21.1x
8 North Florida College FL 21.1x
9 Manatee Technical College FL 21.1x
10 Johnston Community College NC 21.0x
11 Victor Valley College CA 18.6x
12 Illinois Valley Community College IL 18.3x
13 Lake Land College IL 17.3x
14 Cerritos College CA 17.0x
15 Cleveland Community College NC 17.0x
16 Chipola College FL 16.5x
17 Bridgerland Technical College UT 16.4x
18 Skyline College CA 16.0x
19 James Sprunt Community College NC 15.7x
20 Moraine Valley Community College IL 15.5x
21 Imperial Valley College CA 15.5x
22 Spartanburg Community College SC 15.4x
23 Wayne Community College NC 15.2x
24 College of the Mainland TX 14.8x
25 St Petersburg College FL 14.5x
26 West Georgia Technical College GA 14.4x
27 Santa Ana College CA 13.9x
28 Trident Technical College SC 13.6x
29 Central Technology Center OK 13.6x
30 Erwin Technical College FL 13.6x
31 Macomb Community College MI 12.8x
32 Northeast Alabama Community College AL 12.7x
33 Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College FL 12.3x
34 Washtenaw Community College MI 12.1x
35 Northwest Shoals Community College AL 11.9x
36 West Shore Community College MI 11.8x
37 Irvine Valley College CA 11.8x
38 Pima Community College AZ 11.7x
39 Lurleen B Wallace Community College AL 11.6x
40 Central Piedmont Community College NC 11.3x
41 Lewis and Clark Community College IL 11.3x
42 Spoon River College IL 11.2x
43 Dodge City Community College KS 11.2x
44 Snead State Community College AL 11.0x
45 Chattahoochee Technical College GA 10.9x
46 Hartnell College CA 10.9x
47 Durham Technical Community College NC 10.9x
48 Ogden-Weber Technical College UT 10.8x
49 Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus NM 10.6x
50 Clovis Community College NM 10.5x
51 South Texas College TX 10.5x
52 Nash Community College NC 10.5x
53 Richland Community College IL 10.4x
54 Middlesex College NJ 10.2x
55 Citrus College CA 10.2x
56 Hazard Community and Technical College KY 10.1x
57 Triton College IL 10.1x
58 Bay Mills Community College MI 9.8x
59 Midland College TX 9.7x
60 West Virginia University at Parkersburg WV 9.7x
61 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College KY 9.7x
62 Middlesex Community College MA 9.7x
63 Cypress College CA 9.4x
64 Schoolcraft Community College District MI 9.4x
65 Trinity Valley Community College TX 9.4x
66 Gadsden State Community College AL 9.4x
67 Turtle Mountain Community College ND 9.4x
68 Oakton College IL 9.2x
69 St Philip's College TX 8.9x
70 Lincoln Land Community College IL 8.9x
71 Fayetteville Technical Community College NC 8.9x
72 Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y Television PR 8.8x
73 Kishwaukee College IL 8.7x
74 Central Arizona College AZ 8.6x
75 Chattahoochee Valley Community College AL 8.6x
76 Columbus Technical College GA 8.6x
77 Big Sandy Community and Technical College KY 8.5x
78 Metro Technology Centers OK 8.5x
79 Henderson Community College KY 8.4x
80 Cuyahoga Community College District OH 8.4x
81 Rappahannock Community College VA 8.3x
82 Kankakee Community College IL 8.3x
83 Bellingham Technical College WA 8.3x
84 North Georgia Technical College GA 8.2x
85 Lenoir Community College NC 8.2x
86 Florence-Darlington Technical College SC 8.2x
87 Carroll Community College MD 8.1x
88 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College OH 8.1x
89 Central New Mexico Community College NM 8.0x
90 Allan Hancock College CA 8.0x
91 Bates Technical College WA 8.0x
92 Shawnee Community College IL 7.9x
93 Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College KY 7.9x
94 Rockingham Community College NC 7.9x
95 Virginia Western Community College VA 7.8x
96 Prairie State College IL 7.8x

Methodology

Institutions ranked by best roi. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.