# Community Colleges — Meta ads research Category research. Brand directory deferred. Edition: October 2026. Page updated: 2026-10-11. ## Account AOV aggregate No publishable AOV benchmark. - Status: unavailable_insufficient_cohort - Scope: The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. - Status reviewed: 2026-10-11T14:08:54.387108+00:00 - Period: No publishable aggregate; underlying reporting period not supplied Median and middle 50% of account-level average order values. Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. Successful classifications, including manual corrections, with positive finite spend, purchases, ROAS and cost per purchase. Accounts are counted once with equal weight. Quartiles use linear interpolation. Root cohorts include direct root classifications and their child categories; exact-child cohorts exclude parent and sibling categories. The source selects the highest-spend coverage row per account among snapshots dated within the preceding 30 days; the underlying reporting period is not supplied. This is a dated aggregate advertising-data snapshot, not business-wide AOV or a census. Source: [Madgicx Research & Labs](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#benchmark) Directory status: deferred. Final brand research and logo placement are pending. ## Research questions ### Should credit and noncredit course leads share one conversion benchmark? ACC distinguishes academic credit programs from shorter noncredit skills courses with different requirements. Report these offers separately when interpreting Facebook leads; their enrollment paths and educational outcomes differ. [Source](https://students.austincc.edu/welcome-center/frequently-asked-questions/) · [Answer permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-edjobs1-community-colleges-1) Citation: Madgicx Research & Labs. Community Colleges. Should credit and noncredit course leads share one conversion benchmark? ACC distinguishes academic credit programs from shorter noncredit skills courses with different requirements. Report these offers separately when interpreting Facebook leads; their enrollment paths and educational outcomes differ. Source: https://students.austincc.edu/welcome-center/frequently-asked-questions/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-edjobs1-community-colleges-1 ### Does an admissions application establish a community-college enrollment? ACC’s new-student process includes onboarding, advising and registration after applying. Track registration separately from the application when evaluating acquisition campaigns. [Source](https://admissions.austincc.edu/) · [Answer permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-edjobs1-community-colleges-2) Citation: Madgicx Research & Labs. Community Colleges. Does an admissions application establish a community-college enrollment? ACC’s new-student process includes onboarding, advising and registration after applying. Track registration separately from the application when evaluating acquisition campaigns. Source: https://admissions.austincc.edu/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-edjobs1-community-colleges-2 ### How should a community-college ad qualify a tuition price? ACC charges by credit hour, with rates affected by residency. State the credit load and applicable residency basis in the offer rather than implying one price applies to every prospective student. [Source](https://students.austincc.edu/welcome-center/frequently-asked-questions/) · [Answer permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-edjobs1-community-colleges-3) Citation: Madgicx Research & Labs. Community Colleges. How should a community-college ad qualify a tuition price? ACC charges by credit hour, with rates affected by residency. State the credit load and applicable residency basis in the offer rather than implying one price applies to every prospective student. Source: https://students.austincc.edu/welcome-center/frequently-asked-questions/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-edjobs1-community-colleges-3 ### Which applicant types need separate lead paths? ACC lists traditional, dual-credit, international, continuing-education and adult-education applications. Route campaign inquiries to the relevant process before comparing application completion rates. [Source](https://students.austincc.edu/welcome-center/frequently-asked-questions/) · [Answer permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-edjobs1-community-colleges-4) Citation: Madgicx Research & Labs. Community Colleges. Which applicant types need separate lead paths? ACC lists traditional, dual-credit, international, continuing-education and adult-education applications. Route campaign inquiries to the relevant process before comparing application completion rates. Source: https://students.austincc.edu/welcome-center/frequently-asked-questions/ Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-edjobs1-community-colleges-4 ### Is an AOV benchmark available for this category? No publishable AOV benchmark is available. The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Parent and sibling benchmarks are not substituted. [Source](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#benchmark) · [Answer permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-benchmark-status) Citation: Madgicx Research & Labs. Community Colleges. Is an AOV benchmark available for this category? No publishable AOV benchmark is available. The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Parent and sibling benchmarks are not substituted. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-benchmark-status ### Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution. [Source](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#reuse) · [Answer permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-download-research) Citation: Madgicx Research & Labs. Community Colleges. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-download-research ### How should I cite a finding from this page? When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution. [Source](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#reuse) · [Answer permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-cite-research) Citation: Madgicx Research & Labs. Community Colleges. How should I cite a finding from this page? When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/higher-education-institutions/community-colleges#answer-cite-research