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Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, Iowa·Public, 2-year·Plains·mcc.iavalley.edu
6-yr Graduation
42%
—
Total enrollment
1,857
peer median 1,786
Avg net price
$8,059
-$2.6k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
42%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

0.8pp gap
Pell recipients
42%35 of 84
Non-Pell (all)
43%59 of 138
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%11 of 22
No Federal Aid
41%48 of 116

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 52 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
52
Passing
1
1.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

52programs
  • Passing1 · 1.9%
  • No Data51 · 98.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
51

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+25.7%
$45,363 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$9,407 debt · $45,363 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1966Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 9

  1. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Aug 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Feb 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Aug 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Feb 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,393
$30–48k$6,482
$48–75k$7,797
$75–110k$10,546
$110k+$11,686

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,059
-$2,649vs Community College median $10,708
Federal loans
10.8%
In-state tuition
$5,496
Out-of-state
$6,504

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 488 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
488
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,537,424 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
365 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$443K
170 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$581K
190 loan awards
Parent PLUS$41K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 292 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
292
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.8%
2017
15.9%
2018
13.1%
2019
3.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Iavalley

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

225 total completions
01Liberal Arts
12957.3%
02Health Professions
2912.9%
03Business
2712.0%
04Mechanic
125.3%
05Computer Sciences
83.6%
06Precision Production
62.7%
07Education
52.2%
08Engineering
31.3%
09Biological Sciences
31.3%
10Construction Trades
31.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,857
12-mo unduplicated
2,330
Undergraduate
2,330
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%959
Women
59%1,371

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.2%
Hispanic
31.6%
Non-resident
8.0%
Black
4.8%
Asian
3.7%
Two or more
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Unknown
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
125
74 M · 51 W
Women athletes
40.8%
Athletic aid
$332K
Total student aid
Budget
$955K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$167K
$165K
Recruiting expense
$387
$105
Head-coach salaries
$21K
$18K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
29 M · 15 W
$190K
Basketball
17 M · 11 W
$279K
Baseball
28 M · —
$154K
Softball
— · 13 W
$78K
Volleyball
— · 12 W
$99K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,870 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.591 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor017

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    45

    Iavalley vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Iavalley selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectMarshalltown Community College
    		42%—1,857$8,059Community College
    Colby Community College
    		——1,409$7,886Community College
    Cloud County Community College
    		——1,715$11,685Community College
    Iowa Western Community College
    		——5,540$14,629Community College
    Pratt Community College
    		——1,322$9,731Community College
    Eastern Iowa Community College District
    		——7,426$14,017Community College
    Peer group median42%—1,786$10,708

    Institutions like Iavalley

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Iavalley's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Iavalley Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Team
    1 member
    • Lisa Breja
      Institutional Researcher

    Frequently asked questions about Marshalltown Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Iavalley.

    What is the graduation rate at Marshalltown Community College?

    Marshalltown Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Marshalltown Community College?

    Marshalltown Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,857 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Marshalltown Community College?

    The average net price at Marshalltown Community College is $8,059 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Marshalltown Community College located?

    Marshalltown Community College is located in Marshalltown, Iowa 50158.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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