Montgomery College (MC)

Overview of Montgomery College (MC)

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Where many two-year colleges don't have much to offer students in terms of non-academic campus engagement, Montgomery College stands apart with a variety of options. Each campus offers aspiring journalists the chance to work on the student newspaper. These papers cover important news on campus, but their scope is broad enough to include the local community and national news, too. Montgomery also offers its two-year students athletic programs that enhance their collegiate experience. Men's sports include baseball, soccer, and basketball; and the women compete in basketball, softball, soccer, and volleyball. Both genders participate in track and field. In fact, many Montgomery athletes are recruited to play at four-year institutions when they move along to complete a bachelor's degree program.

Top Rankings For Montgomery College

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MC Acceptance Rate and Admissions

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MC Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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Montgomery College is a two-year institution, and a publicly funded one, at that. Thus, Maryland residents, particularly those from the school's district, can attend for a terrific discount, compared to non-residents. Annual gross academic costs for in-district students are only around $7,000. Other Maryland residents face gross academic costs of $11,000. Out-of-state students face upwards of $15,000 in gross costs.

Living costs must be factored into the equation, as well. In-district students who live in their own home or apartment are reportedly paying a gross cost of around $27,000 per year, while other Marylanders have a total gross cost of $32,000. Total gross costs for non-state-residents rise to $36,000. This is all before the financial aid office works its magic.

Once all applicable grants and scholarships are tallied, the average net cost for a year at Montgomery College, inclusive of living expenses, is only $8,000. The lowest earning households see their average net costs fall to only $7,000. The highest earning households attending Montgomery only pay $14,000 for a full year of study and life at Montgomery.

Sticker Price

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Popular Academic Programs at MC

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Montgomery College is a strong, two-year institution that prepares students for their next step, whether that is a bachelor's degree or a career with an associate degree. Students may choose the school based on factors such as convenience or low cost, so our researchers sought out its academic statistics to see how it stacked up.

Since MC reports a terrific retention rate of 72%, our researchers saw great value. The retention rate is a statistic that measures how many first-time, full-time students return for a second year. Thus, there is a very high probability that an incoming student will find great value in Montgomery's curriculum, faculty, and campus resources.

Researchers also found that Montgomery reports graduating 28% of its students. While this may seem lackluster, MC also reports that 20% of students transfer to other institutions. Given that transfer students are usually moving on to find a specific degree program, a more competitive environment, or are moving into a bachelor’s program from their current associate degree program, at least some of them likely graduate eventually. Further, most two-year colleges are assumed to be springboards to degrees at other schools. Thus, it can be surmised that up to 48% of MC students are prepped for academic success in the form of a degree.

Student Population Total

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Outcome & Salary

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Though higher education offers no guarantees when it comes to career or salary outcomes, our researchers sought salary data from previous graduates. Those who responded to the surveys were sorted by academic degree. The highest earning degree holders from Montgomery were the general engineering students, who reported earning a median wage of $82,000. Meanwhile, the fifth highest earners were allied health students, who had a median salary of $69,000. Of the five highest earners, the median salary went to the registered nursing students, who reported an entry-level median salary of $75,000. Given that these stellar numbers came from two-year degrees, these students are sure to see an increase if they complete a bachelor's or master's degree program.

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