Monroe Community College
About
Monroe Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Monroe County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York. The college has two campuses; the main campus in the town of Brighton, and the Downtown Campus in the City of Rochester. The college also has off-site learning at the Applied Technologies Center, Monroe County Public Safety Training Facility, and offers online classes. As of 2023, MCC has enrolled more than a half a million students.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-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 90 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 66 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing23 · 25.6%
- No Data66 · 73.3%
- Failing1 · 1.1%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 9
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Mar 2023Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,628 students received $25.5M in Pell grants, alongside $17.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3,332 borrowers who entered repayment, 178 (5.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Monroe Community College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus11
- Public property3
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Canal Hall1 fireCooking1 injured · 0 deathsDamage $10,000-$24,999
- Alexander Hall1 fireCookingDamage $100-$999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Monroe Community College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Monroe Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMonroe Community College | 27% | — | 8,641 | $6,569 | Community College |
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | — | — | 6,510 | $12,851 | Community College |
Central Carolina Community College | — | — | 5,882 | $616 | Community College |
Central Texas College | — | — | 8,373 | $6,408 | Community College |
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | — | — | 6,296 | $3,166 | Community College |
College of Marin | — | — | 4,838 | $15,517 | Community College |
Columbus State Community College | — | — | 28,081 | $7,233 | Community College |
Cuyahoga Community College District | — | — | 17,840 | $4,538 | Community College |
Des Moines Area Community College | — | — | 23,697 | $11,050 | Community College |
Durham Technical Community College | — | — | 5,157 | $1,183 | Community College |
Eastern Arizona College | — | — | 5,213 | $9,765 | Community College |
Eastern Iowa Community College District | — | — | 7,426 | $9,722 | Community College |
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | — | — | 6,420 | $5,594 | Community College |
Hutchinson Community College | — | — | 5,119 | $5,300 | Community College |
Iowa Western Community College | — | — | 5,540 | $11,574 | Community College |
Ivy Tech Community College | — | — | 110,710 | $6,544 | Community College |
Jefferson Community and Technical College | — | — | 13,429 | $6,058 | Community College |
Kapiolani Community College | — | — | 5,914 | $5,194 | Community College |
Laney College | — | — | 9,328 | $15,805 | Community College |
Laurel Ridge Community College | — | — | 5,902 | $5,586 | Community College |
Lincoln Land Community College | — | — | 5,677 | $5,294 | Community College |
Merritt College | — | — | 7,022 | $14,742 | Community College |
Metropolitan Community College Area | — | — | 16,642 | $4,005 | Community College |
Moraine Valley Community College | — | — | 11,296 | $1,771 | Community College |
North Central Texas College | — | — | 8,106 | $6,714 | Community College |
Owens Community College | — | — | 7,854 | $10,202 | Community College |
Parkland College | — | — | 6,014 | $8,271 | Community College |
Pitt Community College | — | — | 7,684 | $7,150 | Community College |
Rock Valley College | — | — | 5,978 | $7,325 | Community College |
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | — | — | 7,028 | $4,842 | Community College |
Southwestern Illinois College | — | — | 8,492 | $7,210 | Community College |
St Philip's College | — | — | 17,299 | $4,873 | Community College |
Triton College | — | — | 9,842 | $4,427 | Community College |
Waubonsee Community College | — | — | 8,305 | $6,113 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 27% | — | 7,555 | $6,476 |
Monroe Community College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Institutional Research Office supports all segments of the College community with information for planning, policy analysis, assessment, and decision making. The major functions of the office are to collect, analyze, and interpret data and to present research findings to administrators, faculty, and staff to use for advancement of the College mission.
Visit IR office page- William DixonAVP, Institutional Research and Assessment
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionGlossary | Institutional Research | Monroe Community CollegeThe glossary provided by Monroe Community College's Institutional Research section offers definitions of terms pertinent to academic programs, student classifications, and instructional structures. It includes standard terminology used within the State University of New York (SUNY) system and detailed definitions related to enrollment statistics and course classifications.monroecc.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary | Institutional Research | Monroe Community CollegeThe glossary from Monroe Community College's Institutional Research department provides definitions of key terms related to academic policies, student classifications, and data reporting systems. It includes entries on concepts such as Full-Time Equivalent (FTE), Census Date, and STEM, among others. The glossary aids in understanding the administrative and instructional standards used within the institution, specifically aligning with definitions used by the State University of New York.monroecc.edu
- Strategic planVision2027: Monroe Community College Strategic Plan 2022 - 20272022Monroe Community College's Vision2027 Strategic Plan outlines the institution's goals from 2022 to 2027. This plan includes a set of key performance indicators to measure its effectiveness. The strategic plan aims to guide the college in enhancing its educational offerings and institutional performance over the five-year period.monroecc.edu
Notable alumni of Monroe Community College (1)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Robert DuffyPolitics
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