Community colleges

Community Colleges in Vermont

CampusPin lists 1 public community colleges among Vermont's 13 colleges, about 7.7% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education.

Vermont community colleges by the numbers

Community colleges
1
Share of state colleges
7.7%
National public 2-year median
$4,288
Lowest published tuition
Community College of Vermont ($6,920)

Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Those cover every community college in the state. Here a community college means a public two-year college; private two-year and career schools are not counted. The list below covers all 1 of them. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.

What work without a bachelor's degree pays in Vermont

64% of jobs in Vermont are in occupations the federal government reports as typically entered with an associate degree, a certificate, some college, a high-school diploma, or no formal credential. 27% of that employment pays more than $56,390, the median wage across all occupations there.

Jobs not typically needing a bachelor's
64%
Of those, paying above the local median
27%
Vermont median wage, all occupations
$56,390
Best-paid such occupation in Vermont
Commercial pilots ($137,810) — typically entered with a postsecondary nondegree award

These figures describe occupations, not graduates. They do not measure what community-college students in Vermont earn, and they are not evidence that any credential caused the pay. Typical entry education is a national assignment describing what people entering an occupation usually hold, not a requirement and not a guarantee that a particular employer accepts it. A median describes everyone working in an occupation, experienced and new alike, so it is not a starting salary, and wages are not adjusted for cost of living.

How Vermont compares with the other 50 jurisdictions

All community colleges in Vermont

Why start at a Vermont community college?

Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university. Because two-year colleges anchor the low-cost end of every state's mix, our cost and outcomes by state research puts that affordability in context against each state's overall medians.

Community colleges in nearby states

Data sources & methodology

Community-college counts and shares for Vermont come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.

Sources used across this page

Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.

  • IPEDS / NCES College Navigator

    Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.

  • U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

    Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.

  • Institutional websites

    Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.

Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.

Suggested citation

CampusPin. Community Colleges in Vermont. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/vermont