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McLennan Community College

Waco, Texas·Public, 2-year·Southwest·mclennan.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
—
Total enrollment
7,850
peer median 7,188
Avg net price
$5,051
-$1.2k vs Community College
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About

McLennan Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Waco, Texas. It opened in 1965 and now serves approximately 9,000 students, with more than 700 employees. It is governed by a board of trustees elected from single-member districts in the county.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
39%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%85 of 267
Non-Pell (all)
46%122 of 265
Subsidized loan, no Pell
35%6 of 17
No Federal Aid
47%116 of 248

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 75 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 68 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
7
9.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing7 · 9.3%
  • No Data68 · 90.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
68

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.

7
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+22.1%
$40,644 vs $33,298
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+25.3%
$41,724 vs $33,298
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+32.6%
$44,160 vs $33,298
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+35.0%
$44,939 vs $33,298
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+39.7%
$46,510 vs $33,298
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+111.4%
$70,400 vs $33,298
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+138.6%
$79,438 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$13,860 debt · $46,510 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
29%
$12,884 debt · $44,939 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$11,250 debt · $41,724 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
27%
$6,178 debt · $23,336 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$10,067 debt · $44,160 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$12,375 debt · $59,923 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$10,409 debt · $70,400 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$11,500 debt · $79,438 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1968Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 23

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Deny Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Deny Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$5,053
$30–48k$4,987
$48–75k—
$75–110k$4,744
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$5,051
-$1,160vs Community College median $6,212
Federal loans
20.2%
In-state tuition
$3,660
Out-of-state
$5,910

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, 4,305 students received $20.6M in Pell grants, alongside $6.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,305
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$20.6M
$20,587,488 total
Direct Loans
$6.9M
2,446 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
4k
’21
3k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.0M
1,563 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
871 loan awards
Parent PLUS$69K
12 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 1,993 borrowers who entered repayment, 91 (4.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.5%
+2.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,993
Defaulted
91
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.3%
2017
17.8%
2018
14.3%
2019
4.5%
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 McLennan Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs71
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,278 total completions
01Liberal Arts
73557.5%
02Health Professions
27021.1%
03Business
997.7%
04Security/Protective
574.5%
05Computer Sciences
332.6%
06Education
322.5%
07Engineering
181.4%
08Visual/Performing Arts
141.1%
09Agriculture
110.9%
10Biological Sciences
90.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
7,850
12-mo unduplicated
12,337
Undergraduate
12,337
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%4,077
Women
67%8,260

Race / ethnicity composition

White
39.3%
Hispanic
37.9%
Black
14.9%
Two or more
2.8%
Unknown
2.3%
Asian
2.0%
Non-resident
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
107
66 M · 41 W
Women athletes
38.3%
Athletic aid
$926K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$408K
$518K
Recruiting expense
$49K
$40K
Head-coach salaries
$85K
$68K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
41 M · —
$341K
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$741K
Softball
— · 20 W
$350K
Golf
11 M · 8 W
$691K

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
0.14
1 offenses · 7,217 students

3-year trend

0.142 yrs ago0.141 yr ago0.14Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs41
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
201

McLennan Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions McLennan Community College 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
SubjectMcLennan Community College
39%—7,850$5,051Community College
Texas Southmost College
——8,828$3,085Community College
Southwest Texas College
——6,525$7,372Community College
Palo Alto College
——12,395$4,463Community College
Paris Junior College
——4,533$7,690Community College
Hill College
——4,158$7,577Community College
Peer group median39%—7,188$6,212

Institutions like McLennan Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in McLennan Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

McLennan Community College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Email
research [at] mclennan.edu
Phone
254-299-8622
Address
1400 College Drive, Waco, TX 76708

We support McLennan Community College by providing accurate data, reporting, and research services that assist planning, assessment, compliance, and institutional decision-making.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Matt Porter
    Director, Institutional Research & Effectiveness

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
USA Spending
$12,967,558
All sources
$12,967,558

Frequently asked questions about McLennan Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about McLennan Community College.

What is the graduation rate at McLennan Community College?

McLennan Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend McLennan Community College?

McLennan Community College reports a total enrollment of 7,850 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at McLennan Community College?

The average net price at McLennan Community College is $5,051 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is McLennan Community College located?

McLennan Community College is located in Waco, Texas 76708.

Who runs Institutional Research at McLennan Community College?

McLennan Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness.

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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