Match #1
Eastern Gateway Community College
Steubenville, OH
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 45,173 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 30%
- Enrollment 45,173 students, close to 58,267
The colleges most similar to Ivy Tech Community College are Eastern Gateway Community College, Columbus State Community College, and Cuyahoga Community College District. Ivy Tech Community College has an average net price of $5,673 a year; 7 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Ivy Tech Community College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Ivy Tech Community College
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Match #2
Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate—
- 17,549 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 26%, close to 30%
- Average net price $7,667, close to $5,673
Match #3
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 13,382 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 26%, close to 30%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate—
- 13,308 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Average net price $5,245, close to $5,673
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Southern State Community College-Ohio
Hillsboro, OH
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate—
- 761 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 30%, close to 30%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Jefferson Community and Technical College-Kentucky
Louisville, KY
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 7,744 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 31%, close to 30%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
West Shore Community College
Scottville, MI
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 782 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 26%, close to 30%
- Average net price $4,598, close to $5,673
Match #8
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 7,490 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 34%, close to 30%
- Average net price $3,887, close to $5,673
Match #9
Edison State Community College
Piqua, OH
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 1,302 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 30%
- Average net price $6,923, close to $5,673
Match #10
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, IL
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate—
- 1,985 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 34%, close to 30%
- Average net price $3,419, close to $5,673
Questions about Ivy Tech Community College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Ivy Tech Community College?
The closest matches to Ivy Tech Community College are Eastern Gateway Community College, Columbus State Community College, Cuyahoga Community College District, Sinclair Community College, and Southern State Community College-Ohio. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Ivy Tech Community College alternatives cost less?
7 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Ivy Tech Community College ($5,673 a year), including Jefferson Community and Technical College-Kentucky ($1,628), Eastern Gateway Community College ($2,270), and Cuyahoga Community College District ($2,652). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
