Across the United States, there are 1,050 community colleges. With 73 districts and 116 colleges, California Community Colleges is the largest higher education system in the US, providing opportunities for higher education to more than 2 million students a year.
Walla Walla Community College in Washington, Santa Barbara City College in California, and Lake Area Technical Institute in South Dakota are considered to be the top three community colleges in the US. Other states with the largest number of public community colleges are Texas, North Carolina, Illinois, and New York.