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Mt Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·mhcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
24%
—
Total enrollment
6,476
peer median 5,912
Avg net price
$7,821
-$655 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
24%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
20%59 of 295
Non-Pell (all)
27%89 of 330
Subsidized loan, no Pell
35%19 of 55
No Federal Aid
25%70 of 275

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-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 100 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 91 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
100
Passing
8
8.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.0%
+0.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

100programs
  • Passing8 · 8.0%
  • No Data91 · 91.0%
  • Failing1 · 1.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
91

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.

9
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-2.8%
$35,075 vs $36,082
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+9.3%
$39,432 vs $36,082
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
+10.3%
$39,812 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+28.0%
$46,192 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+39.0%
$50,166 vs $36,082
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+39.2%
$50,222 vs $36,082
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+92.0%
$69,283 vs $36,082
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+125.1%
$81,207 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-2.8%
−$1,007

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$18,750 debt · $50,222 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$10,740 debt · $46,192 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$18,852 debt · $81,207 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$12,834 debt · $69,283 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$16,833 debt · $97,861 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
12%
$6,125 debt · $50,166 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1972Next review Oct 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 15

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  4. Mar 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  5. Aug 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,800
$30–48k$7,725
$48–75k$8,016
$75–110k$10,697
$110k+$12,292

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

Avg net price
$7,821
-$654vs Community College median $8,476
Federal loans
13.2%
In-state tuition
$5,247
Out-of-state
$9,819

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, 2,533 students received $10.9M in Pell grants, alongside $7.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,533
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.9M
$10,880,194 total
Direct Loans
$7.7M
1,977 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.2M
1,022 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.4M
949 loan awards
Parent PLUS$70K
6 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 1,299 borrowers who entered repayment, 38 (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
1,299
Defaulted
38
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.1%
2017
17.4%
2018
13.3%
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 Mt Hood Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs94
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

976 total completions
01Liberal Arts
49250.4%
02Health Professions
18318.8%
03Construction Trades
10210.5%
04Business
656.7%
05Computer Sciences
353.6%
06Visual/Performing Arts
323.3%
07Engineering
202.0%
08Personal/Culinary
181.8%
09Natural Resources
151.5%
10Mechanic
141.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
6,476
12-mo unduplicated
11,566
Undergraduate
11,566
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
52%6,055
Women
48%5,511

Race / ethnicity composition

White
53.2%
Hispanic
20.4%
Two or more
7.8%
Asian
7.2%
Black
5.5%
Unknown
3.1%
Non-resident
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
115
62 M · 53 W
Women athletes
46.1%
Athletic aid
$234K
Total student aid
Budget
$883K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$112K
$122K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$9K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
34 M · —
$117K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
14 M · 14 W
$73K
Basketball
14 M · 12 W
$164K
Softball
— · 21 W
$134K
Volleyball
— · 14 W
$103K
Cross Country
8 M · 3 W
$54K

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
0.48
3 offenses · 6,271 students

3-year trend

1.022 yrs ago1.661 yr ago0.48Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
19
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
2
Burglary
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
134

Mt Hood Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Mt Hood 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
SubjectMt Hood Community College
24%—6,476$7,821Community College
Clackamas Community College
——5,545$7,855Community College
Lane Community College
——6,810$9,123Community College
Klamath Community College
——1,834$7,050Community College
Berkeley City College
——6,278$9,096Community College
Blue Mountain Community College
——1,407$13,095Community College
Peer group median24%—5,912$8,476

Institutions like Mt Hood Community College

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

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Mt Hood Community College

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

What is the graduation rate at Mt Hood Community College?

Mt Hood Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 24% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Mt Hood Community College?

Mt Hood Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,476 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Mt Hood Community College?

The average net price at Mt Hood Community College is $7,821 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Mt Hood Community College located?

Mt Hood Community College is located in Gresham, Oregon 97030.

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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