About
Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) is a public community college in Monterey, California. Established in 1947, it is a part of the California Community Colleges system. There are two additional MPC campuses located in Marina, CA, and Seaside, CA.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 64.0-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 152 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 152 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data152 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 7
- Jan 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Mar 2020Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jan 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jul 2018Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
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, 1,624 students received $7.3M in Pell grants, alongside $644K 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 108 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (5.5%) 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 Monterey Peninsula 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 · 9
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 campus1
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Monterey Peninsula College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Monterey Peninsula 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMonterey Peninsula College | 40% | — | 7,173 | $13,498 | Community College |
Arizona Western College | — | — | 8,964 | $9,582 | Community College |
Bucks County Community College | — | — | 6,232 | $7,561 | Community College |
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | — | — | 3,914 | $5,517 | Community College |
Catawba Valley Community College | — | — | 4,904 | $9,415 | Community College |
Central Arizona College | — | — | 5,053 | $4,591 | Community College |
Central Oregon Community College | — | — | 4,332 | $10,765 | Community College |
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | — | — | 6,121 | $2,974 | Community College |
College of San Mateo | — | — | 9,901 | $1,504 | Community College |
College of Southern Maryland | — | — | 5,062 | $9,867 | Community College |
Contra Costa College | — | — | 6,538 | $6,522 | Community College |
County College of Morris | — | — | 6,131 | $9,259 | Community College |
Cuyamaca College | — | — | 8,905 | $6,187 | Community College |
Dutchess Community College | — | — | 6,606 | $8,433 | Community College |
Estrella Mountain Community College | — | — | 10,109 | $12,211 | Community College |
Evergreen Valley College | — | — | 9,336 | $12,591 | Community College |
Germanna Community College | — | — | 8,544 | $6,239 | Community College |
Kalamazoo Valley Community College | — | — | 6,334 | $2,991 | Community College |
Lakeland Community College | — | — | 4,358 | $7,557 | Community College |
Los Angeles Harbor College | — | — | 9,463 | $11,245 | Community College |
Middlesex Community College | — | — | 9,374 | $3,694 | Community College |
Mission College | — | — | 6,909 | $5,198 | Community College |
Moreno Valley College | — | — | 11,920 | $1,996 | Community College |
North Idaho College | — | — | 4,585 | $11,481 | Community College |
Northeast Lakeview College | — | — | 9,355 | $4,582 | Community College |
NorthWest Arkansas Community College | — | — | 8,412 | $5,719 | Community College |
Onondaga Community College | — | — | 8,537 | $7,178 | Community College |
Rowan College at Burlington County | — | — | 6,620 | $6,101 | Community College |
South Puget Sound Community College | — | — | 4,871 | $9,090 | Community College |
SUNY Broome Community College | — | — | 5,327 | $8,035 | Community College |
West Valley College | — | — | 7,655 | $1,842 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 40% | — | 6,620 | $7,178 |
Monterey Peninsula College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness (PRIE) supports MPC by leading institutional planning and evaluation, setting direction for Program Review, and guiding research that supports equitable student success.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Monterey Peninsula College (6)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Matai LeutaAthletics
- Bill McClintockAthletics
- Jimmy PanettaPolitics
- Marco RamosAthletics
- Gaylen RossFilm and Television
- Leo WhiteAthletics
Frequently asked questions about Monterey Peninsula College
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