Merced College
Merced College is a public community college in Merced, California.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $6,854
- Undergraduate enrollment: 17,345
- Graduation rate (150%): 36%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 25%
- Student to faculty ratio: 28:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $37,815
- Median earnings (8 years): $34,933
- Median earnings (6 years): $31,468
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Merced, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Merced College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (860 bachelor's)
- Psychology (370 associate)
- Social Sciences (188 associate)
- Welding Technology (147 bachelor's)
- Nursing Assistant (144 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (107 associate)
- Health Services (99 associate)
- Sociology (101 associate)
- Child Care Provider (74 associate)
- Emergency Medical Technology (68 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 23%, Engineering 0%, Computer Science 5%, Health 39%, Biological Sciences 2%, Psychology 28%, Communication 2%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Merced College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,155 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $4,155
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $4,862
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $5,562
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $9,933
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $10,902
- In-state tuition and fees: $1,200
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $8,520
- Books and supplies: $938
- Off-campus room and board: $19,432
- Off-campus with family: $5,222
- Typical cost of attendance: $14,485
- Sticker vs net gap: 53%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 37%
- Federal loan recipients: 100%
- Average institutional grant: $1,075
- Average federal loan: $6,600
Admissions
Merced College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 17,345
- Women: 58%
- Part-time undergraduates: 51%
- Age 25 and older: 30%
- Graduation rate: 36%
- Come back after freshman year: 63%
- First-generation: 59%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 87%
- Student to faculty: 28:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Merced College acceptance rate? Merced College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Merced College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,155 a year after aid. Average net price is $6,854.
What majors does Merced College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Welding Technology, Nursing Assistant.
What is the average salary after Merced College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $37,815 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Merced College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 25% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 36%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Merced College official site: https://www.mccd.edu.