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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
$7,144
-$1.8k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
42%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,712
$30–48k$6,229
$48–75k$7,269
$75–110k$9,418
$110k+$10,254

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

Avg net price
$7,144
-$1,839vs Community College median $8,983
Federal loans
11.8%
In-state tuition
$5,304
Out-of-state
$5,808

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 484 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
484
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,520,759 total
Direct Loans
$1.0M
361 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$440K
168 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$575K
188 loan awards
Parent PLUS$35K
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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

201 total completions
01Liberal Arts
11758.2%
02Health Professions
2713.4%
03Business
168.0%
04Mechanic
136.5%
05Education
73.5%
06Precision Production
73.5%
07Construction Trades
52.5%
08Computer Sciences
42.0%
09Biological Sciences
31.5%
10Communication
21.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,857
12-mo unduplicated
2,208
Undergraduate
2,208
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%902
Women
59%1,306

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.9%
Hispanic
29.7%
Non-resident
8.9%
Black
5.1%
Asian
3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.5%
Two or more
1.7%
Unknown
1.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
114
71 M · 43 W
Women athletes
37.7%
Athletic aid
$196K
Total student aid
Budget
$741K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$97K
$99K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$263
Head-coach salaries
$16K
$17K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
27 M · 11 W
$170K
Basketball
17 M · 11 W
$243K
Baseball
27 M ·
$144K
Volleyball
· 12 W
$75K
Softball
· 10 W
$62K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.59
1 offenses · 1,707 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.59Latest
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

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Weapons01
Drugs00
Liquor034

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.

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.

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$7,144Community College
Colby Community College
1,409$8,021Community College
Cloud County Community College
1,715$11,477Community College
Iowa Western Community College
5,540$11,574Community College
Pratt Community College
1,322$8,244Community College
Eastern Iowa Community College District
7,426$9,722Community College
Peer group median42%1,786$8,983

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 $7,144 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.

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