Central Community College Overview (2024)

by our College Data Analytics Team

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Get the facts about Central Community College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Central Community College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Central Community College was awarded 208 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is .

Overall Quality

Central Community College is ranked #1,325 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Central Community College held the #1,418 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Central Community College is also ranked #14 out of 19 schools in Nebraska.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Central Community College?

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Central Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

Learn more about Central Community College admissions.

Central Community College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Central Community College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Central Community College is 54%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Central Community College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophom*ore year at a particular school. The rate at Central Community College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

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Central Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,974 undergraduates at Central Community College with 1,761 being full-time and 4,213 being part-time.

How Much Does Central Community College Cost?

The overall average net price of Central Community College is $8,069. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Central Community College

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Central Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Central Community College, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $4,108 a year. That adds up to $16,432 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Central Community College is 8.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Central Community College Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Central Community College make about $34,795 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 18% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

See which majors at Central Community College make the most money.

Location of Central Community College

Located in Grand Island, Nebraska, Central Community College is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Central Community College are given below.

Central Community College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Central Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Central Community College

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 4,545 students took at least one online class at Central Community College. This is an increase from the 4,139 students who took online classes the previous year.

Learn more about online learning at Central Community College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.