Central Community College
Central Community College at a Glance
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About Central Community College
According to Wikipedia, Central Community College is a two-year Nebraska public college with three campuses, in Columbus, Grand Island, and Hastings. In addition the college has learning centers in Holdrege, Kearney, and Lexington. Under the terms of a 1971 Nebraska state law, Central is one of six regional community colleges in the state, serving a group of 25 counties and funded by property taxes within those counties in addition to state aid, tuition and fees, and grants.
Central Community College's Online Degrees
Certificate in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Software
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Technology
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Quality Inspection
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Revenue Cycle Management
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Supervisory Management
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Quality Calibration
- Required Credits: 15
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Specialization
- Required Credits: 64
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Accounting
Degree Concentrations
- Specialization
- Required Credits: 65
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Information Technology And Systems Concepts
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Information Technology And Systems
- Required Credits: 63
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Early Childhood Education
- Required Credits: 62
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Social Media Specialist
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Library & Information Services
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Health Information Clerk
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Health Information Technology
- Required Credits: 71
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Environmental Health & Safety Applied
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Environmental Health & Safety Generalist
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Environmental Health & Safety
- Required Credits: 61
- Format: Fully online
Central Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 69% | 51% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Central Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,450 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $5,551 |
| 30K - 48K | $5,290 |
| 48K - 75K | $6,050 |
| 75K - 110K | $8,610 |
| 110K+ | $12,084 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Central Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Central Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,200 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Central Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 9,995 | 9,995 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Central Community College?
Central Community College is located at 3134 West Hwy 34, Grand Island, NE 68802-4903.
How Safe is Central Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Central Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Central Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Grand Island has a violent crime rate of 0.37% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.77%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Central Community College Known For?
Central Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Central Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Central Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Central Community College ranks #2127 in the U.S. and #8304 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesCentral Community College ranks #2401 in the U.S. and #6187 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesCentral Community College ranks #3605 in the U.S. and #12957 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees