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Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania·Public, 2-year·Mid East·mc3.edu
6-yr Graduation
28%
Total enrollment
9,278
peer median 8,659
Avg net price
$9,930
+$1.1k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
28%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
22%
Non-Pell
23%

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

Program outcomes

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

Of 77 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
77
Passing
14
18.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

77programs
  • Passing14 · 18.2%
  • No Data63 · 81.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
2
Safe
10
No data
63

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.

14
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+6.7%
$37,654 vs $35,274
Fine and Studio Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+7.1%
$37,769 vs $35,274
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+11.6%
$39,366 vs $35,274
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.0%
$40,920 vs $35,274
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+25.6%
$44,292 vs $35,274
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+26.3%
$44,541 vs $35,274
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+34.8%
$47,552 vs $35,274
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+43.1%
$50,464 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
31%
$11,587 debt · $37,654 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
28%
$11,000 debt · $39,366 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
28%
$10,457 debt · $37,769 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
28%
$15,555 debt · $56,410 earn
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
26%
$12,375 debt · $47,552 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$9,978 debt · $39,369 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
24%
$10,499 debt · $44,541 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$9,150 debt · $44,954 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1970Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 10

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Aug 2022Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

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$7,468
$30–48k$7,928
$48–75k$10,740
$75–110k$13,537
$110k+$14,453

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

Avg net price
$9,930
+$1,127vs Community College median $8,804
Federal loans
46.3%
In-state tuition
$6,270
Out-of-state
$16,230

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,595 students received $14.4M in Pell grants, alongside $13.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,595
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.4M
$14,437,329 total
Direct Loans
$13.6M
3,919 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.6M
1,912 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.8M
1,985 loan awards
Parent PLUS$187K
22 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 1,945 borrowers who entered repayment, 58 (2.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,945
Defaulted
58
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.1%
2017
14.2%
2018
10.7%
2019
2.9%
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 MCCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs69
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,014 total completions
01Health Professions
26125.7%
02Business
23923.6%
03Liberal Arts
18217.9%
04Computer Sciences
797.8%
05Psychology
575.6%
06Education
555.4%
07Visual/Performing Arts
464.5%
08Security/Protective
343.4%
09Engineering
333.3%
10Biological Sciences
282.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
9,278
12-mo unduplicated
15,504
Undergraduate
15,504
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%6,398
Women
59%9,106

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.5%
Black
16.8%
Hispanic
12.4%
Two or more
6.5%
Asian
6.0%
Unknown
4.6%
Non-resident
1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
165
147 M · 18 W
Women athletes
10.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$584K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Basketball
15 M · 9 W
$95K
Soccer
24 M ·
$40K
Baseball
22 M ·
$44K
Volleyball
· 9 W
$56K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 8,596 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    Liquor00

    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
    19.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    143

    MCCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions MCCC 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
    SubjectMontgomery County Community College
    28%9,278$9,930Community College
    Lehigh Carbon Community College
    6,221$9,568Community College
    Reading Area Community College
    5,369$8,039Community College
    Hudson Valley Community College
    9,227$7,118Community College
    Anne Arundel Community College
    11,481$15,929Community College
    Erie Community College
    8,090$6,358Community College
    Peer group median28%8,659$8,804

    Frequently asked questions about Montgomery County Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MCCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Montgomery County Community College?

    Montgomery County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 28% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Montgomery County Community College?

    Montgomery County Community College reports a total enrollment of 9,278 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Montgomery County Community College?

    The average net price at Montgomery County Community College is $9,930 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Montgomery County Community College located?

    Montgomery County Community College is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422-0796.

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