Lowest Debt Colleges

These are the lowest debt colleges, ranked by median student debt (lowest first). The ranking includes 100 institutions, with Reedley College leading at $2,819.

Rank Institution State Amount
1 Reedley College CA $2,819
2 Laredo College TX $2,959
3 Savannah Technical College GA $3,258
4 Barstow Community College CA $3,500
5 Mech-Tech College PR $3,500
6 Berea College KY $3,591
7 Kaskaskia College IL $3,750
8 Fresno City College CA $4,058
9 St. Augustine College IL $4,423
10 Southwestern College CA $4,500
11 Fullerton College CA $4,500
12 College of the Sequoias CA $4,500
13 Augusta Technical College GA $4,500
14 City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College IL $4,500
15 University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo PR $4,500
16 Alvin Community College TX $4,519
17 San Diego Mesa College CA $4,725
18 Arizona Western College AZ $4,826
19 Carl Sandburg College IL $4,909
20 North American University TX $4,925
21 Catawba Valley Community College NC $4,938
22 University of Puerto Rico at Cayey PR $5,000
23 Santiago Canyon College CA $5,125
24 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas PR $5,200
25 Oakton College IL $5,250
26 Paris Junior College TX $5,342
27 Atlantic University PR $5,457
28 Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & Makeup NY $5,478
29 Rio Hondo College CA $5,500
30 Del Mar College TX $5,500
31 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR $5,500
32 University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon PR $5,500
33 University of Puerto Rico-Humacao PR $5,500
34 University of Puerto Rico-Carolina PR $5,500
35 University of Puerto Rico at Ponce PR $5,500
36 University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla PR $5,500
37 East Central Community College MS $5,500
38 Albizu University-San Juan PR $5,500
39 Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque NM $5,500
40 Access Careers NY $5,500
41 Meridian Community College MS $5,521
42 De Anza College CA $5,625
43 Brazosport College TX $5,641
44 City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College IL $5,750
45 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo PR $5,750
46 Southeastern Technical College GA $5,750
47 Rend Lake College IL $5,809
48 Mt San Antonio College CA $5,880
49 College of the Mainland TX $5,960
50 Macomb Community College MI $6,000
51 Northern New Mexico College NM $6,000
52 Southern Arkansas University Tech AR $6,000
53 East Arkansas Community College AR $6,000
54 Northeast Alabama Community College AL $6,100
55 Columbia Central University-Caguas PR $6,148
56 City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College IL $6,180
57 St Charles Community College MO $6,187
58 Lake Land College IL $6,188
59 Southwest Texas College TX $6,200
60 Studio Academy of Beauty AZ $6,221
61 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla PR $6,250
62 McHenry County College IL $6,260
63 Jones County Junior College MS $6,291
64 Advanced Career Institute CA $6,331
65 Aveda Institute-South Florida FL $6,333
66 All-State Career School PA $6,333
67 Celebrity School of Beauty FL $6,333
68 Douglas J Aveda Institute MI $6,333
69 New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island RI $6,333
70 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis MN $6,333
71 Aveda Institute-Tallahassee FL $6,333
72 Milan Institute-Bakersfield CA $6,333
73 Milan Institute-Clovis CA $6,333
74 Contra Costa Medical Career College CA $6,333
75 Cascadia College WA $6,368
76 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR $6,375
77 Butler Technology and Career Development Schools OH $6,396
78 Georgia Northwestern Technical College GA $6,421
79 Institute of Culinary Education NY $6,439
80 Institute of Culinary Education CA $6,439
81 Santa Monica College CA $6,450
82 Beauty Academy of South Florida FL $6,458
83 Irvine Valley College CA $6,500
84 Northwest Mississippi Community College MS $6,500
85 Spartanburg Community College SC $6,500
86 City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College IL $6,500
87 Massachusetts Bay Community College MA $6,500
88 Wayne Community College NC $6,500
89 Illinois Eastern Community Colleges IL $6,500
90 Garden City Community College KS $6,500
91 Seward County Community College KS $6,500
92 CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College NY $6,500
93 Pratt Community College KS $6,500
94 University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain AR $6,500
95 Oconee Fall Line Technical College GA $6,514
96 Atenas University PR $6,525
97 El Paso Community College TX $6,566
98 Springfield Technical Community College MA $6,570
99 Central New Mexico Community College NM $6,612
100 Pasadena City College CA $6,651

Methodology

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