Community College of Vermont Overview

Located in Montpelier, Vermont, Community College of Vermont is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Community College of Vermont Known For?

• The associate's degree is the highest award offered at CCV.

Community College of Vermont Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CCV.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Other Public Administration Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Other Public Administration Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Other Public Administration Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#123	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CCV has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Other Public Administration Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools	College Factual
#16	Best Value Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service	College Factual
#31	Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#47	Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools	College Factual
#47	Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	Computer Science Degree

Where Is Community College of Vermont?

Contact details for CCV are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	660 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone:	802-828-4060

How Do I Get Into CCV?

You can apply to CCV online at: https://apply.ccv.edu/

Community College of Vermont has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Community College of Vermont?

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 CCV, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $4,440 a year. That adds up to $17,760 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CCV is 18.4%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Community College of Vermont Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,102 undergraduate students at CCV, with 812 being full-time and 4,290 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 812 full-time undergraduates at CCV, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Community College of Vermont students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	646
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	69

Over 15 countries are represented at CCV. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Congo.

Online Learning at Community College of Vermont

In 2019-2020, 4,599 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CCV has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Vermont for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of CCV

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Community College of Vermont was 34.8%. This is the #640 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CCV regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CCV majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business/Commerce	14%
Other Public Administration	4%
Public Administration & Social Service	19%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CCV ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CCV.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Public Administration	#4
Other Science Technologies/Technicians	#7
Science Technologies / Technicians	#7
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#22
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	#22
Design & Applied Arts	#46
Visual & Performing Arts	#91
Public Administration & Social Service	#107
General Business/Commerce	#127
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#253
Accounting	#276
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#327
Liberal Arts General Studies	#375
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#375
Health Professions	#488

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Community College of Vermont Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	160	0	160
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	52	0	52
General Business/Commerce	0	51	0	51
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	11	31	42
Other Science Technologies/Technicians	0	29	0	29
Other Public Administration	0	27	0	27
Accounting	2	18	0	20
Information Technology	0	16	0	16
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	16	0	16
Natural Resources Conservation	0	14	0	14
Business Administration & Management	0	13	0	13
Design & Applied Arts	1	9	0	10
Human Development & Family Studies	6	0	0	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	6	6
Mental & Social Health Services	6	0	0	6
Human Services	0	5	0	5
Health Sciences & Services	0	3	0	3
Hospitality Management	0	1	0	1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	1	0	1
Funeral & Mortuary Science	1	0	0	1
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	0	0	0
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	0	0	0	0
Other Homeland Security	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	16	426	37	479

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.