The Brief

LOS ANGELES - Several California community colleges have been named among the best in the U.S.

That's according to personal finance website WalletHub , which released its annual list for 2025 on Tuesday. According to WalletHub, data on over 600 community colleges in the U.S. for 2025 was analyzed. Factors such as cost and financing and employment outcomes post graduation were considered.

Nationwide rankings

What we know:

Eight California community colleges were listed among the top 20 in the nation.

They are:

But despite having nearly a dozen colleges on the list, California actually ranked in the lower half nationwide among community colleges. This year, it ranked 21st in the nation.

Rankings by state

What we know:

These are California's top 10 community college

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