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DEFINITION
This is the count of two-year institutions that are eligible for Title IV federal financial-aid programs and grant a degree. For an institution to participate in Title IV financial-aid programs it must offer a program of at least 300 clock hours in length, have accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, have been in business for at least 2 years, and have signed a participation agreement with the Department. A two-year institution offers programs of at least 2 but less than 4 years duration. These include occupational and vocational schools with programs of at least 1800 hours and academic institutions with programs of less than 4 years. These do not include bachelor�s degree-granting institutions where the baccalaureate program can be completed in 3 years Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year (per capita) (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount (top to bottom)

Wyoming:

1.571 per 100,000 people

North Dakota:

1.414 per 100,000 people

Montana:

1.389 per 100,000 people

Louisiana:

1.326 per 100,000 people

West Virginia:

1.156 per 100,000 people

New Mexico:

1.141 per 100,000 people

Kansas:

1.129 per 100,000 people

Kentucky:

0.911 per 100,000 people

Pennsylvania:

0.893 per 100,000 people

#10

Arkansas:

0.864 per 100,000 people

#11

Minnesota:

0.799 per 100,000 people

#12

Ohio:

0.785 per 100,000 people

#13

South Dakota:

0.773 per 100,000 people

#14

Maine:

0.757 per 100,000 people

#15

North Carolina:

0.749 per 100,000 people

#16

Missouri:

0.724 per 100,000 people

#17

Hawaii:

0.706 per 100,000 people

#18

Georgia:

0.694 per 100,000 people

#19

Arizona:

0.69 per 100,000 people

#20

Colorado:

0.686 per 100,000 people

#21

Mississippi:

0.685 per 100,000 people

#22

Nebraska:

0.682 per 100,000 people

#23

Alabama:

0.658 per 100,000 people

#24

Iowa:

0.641 per 100,000 people

#25

Indiana:

0.606 per 100,000 people

#26

Washington:

0.604 per 100,000 people

#27

South Carolina:

0.588 per 100,000 people

#28

Tennessee:

0.553 per 100,000 people

#29

Oregon:

0.549 per 100,000 people

#30

Oklahoma:

0.536 per 100,000 people

#31

Vermont:

0.482 per 100,000 people

#32

California:

0.479 per 100,000 people

#33

Delaware:

0.474 per 100,000 people

#34

Illinois:

0.47 per 100,000 people

#35

Virginia:

0.463 per 100,000 people

#36

New Hampshire:

0.458 per 100,000 people

#37

Texas:

0.455 per 100,000 people

#38

New York:

0.452 per 100,000 people

#39

Utah:

0.445 per 100,000 people

#40

Connecticut:

0.427 per 100,000 people

#41

Massachusetts:

0.391 per 100,000 people

#42

Maryland:

0.375 per 100,000 people

#43

Nevada:

0.373 per 100,000 people

#44

Wisconsin:

0.361 per 100,000 people

#45

Michigan:

0.346 per 100,000 people

#46

Florida:

0.315 per 100,000 people

#47

Alaska:

0.301 per 100,000 people

#48

Idaho:

0.28 per 100,000 people

#49

New Jersey:

0.241 per 100,000 people

#50

Rhode Island:

0.186 per 100,000 people

Weighted average:

0.7 per 100,000 people

DEFINITION: This is the count of two-year institutions that are eligible for Title IV federal financial-aid programs and grant a degree. For an institution to participate in Title IV financial-aid programs it must offer a program of at least 300 clock hours in length, have accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, have been in business for at least 2 years, and have signed a participation agreement with the Department. A two-year institution offers programs of at least 2 but less than 4 years duration. These include occupational and vocational schools with programs of at least 1800 hours and academic institutions with programs of less than 4 years. These do not include bachelor�s degree-granting institutions where the baccalaureate program can be completed in 3 years Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year (per capita) (most recent) by state

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