Welcome to the Community College Now! availability center, providing information for Idaho students who are interested in current community college options. Community College Now! is a public education program of the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation to raise awareness of the need for high quality, affordable community college education in the Treasure Valley.
Community colleges are centers of educational opportunity. More than 100 years ago, this unique, American invention put publicly funded higher education at close-to-home facilities and initiated a practice of welcoming all who desire to learn, regardless of wealth, heritage or previous academic experience. Today, the community college continues the process of making higher education available to a maximum number of people at 1,166 public and independent community colleges. At this time, Idaho offers only four (distinctly different) community college.
In Treasure Valley, community college services are currently being offered to employers and students by Idaho-based community colleges from outside the Valley, including the College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls) and North Idaho College (Coeur d’Alene), and from out-of-state and private providers. The Larry Selland College of Applied Technology at Boise State offers courses in professional-technical education. Course offerings vary, as do costs per unit, and the availability of financial aid.
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College costs are rising faster than the rate of inflation. Paying for college is a very real concern for many students and families. Community colleges offer high quality, affordable post-secondary education options. The following are resources for getting more information on how to pay for college:
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