Mt Hood Community College
Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) is a public community college in Gresham, Oregon, United States, named after Mount Hood. Opened in 1966, MHCC enrolls around 30,000 students each year and offers classes at the 212-acre (86 ha) main campus in Gresham, as well as the Maywood Park Center in Portland, the Bruning Center for Allied Health Education, and at area public schools.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $8,900
- Undergraduate enrollment: 11,656
- Graduation rate (150%): 24%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 24%
- Student to faculty ratio: 20:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $41,125
- Median earnings (8 years): $37,806
- Median earnings (6 years): $36,246
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Quarter
- City: Gresham, OR
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Mt Hood Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, Construction Trades.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (309 associate)
- General Studies (197 associate)
- Construction Trades (89 associate)
- Nursing (73 associate)
- Accounting and Business (42 bachelor's)
- Business (30 associate)
- Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (28 associate)
- Accounting Technology (43 bachelor's)
- Automobile (19 associate)
- Physical Therapy Assistant (19 associate)
Degree mix: Business 37%, Engineering 5%, Computer Science 12%, Health 46%, Biological Sciences 0%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Mt Hood Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,800 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $5,800
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $7,725
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $8,016
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $10,697
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $12,292
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,247
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $9,819
- Books and supplies: $1,600
- Off-campus room and board: $20,088
- Off-campus with family: $3,720
- Typical cost of attendance: $17,462
- Sticker vs net gap: 49%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 24%
- Federal loan recipients: 13%
- Average institutional grant: $1,643
- Average federal loan: $6,261
- Median debt at graduation: $13,667
Admissions
Mt Hood Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 11,656
- Women: 44%
- Part-time undergraduates: 49%
- Age 25 and older: 43%
- Graduation rate: 24%
- First-generation: 48%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 84%
- Student to faculty: 20:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Mt Hood Community College acceptance rate? Mt Hood Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Mt Hood Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,800 a year after aid. Average net price is $8,900.
What majors does Mt Hood Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, Construction Trades, Nursing, Accounting and Business.
What is the average salary after Mt Hood Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $41,125 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Mt Hood Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 24% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 24%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Mt Hood Community College official site: https://mhcc.edu.