by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Metropolitan Community College was awarded 52 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general computer & information sciences.
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MCC is ranked #615 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 19 colleges in Nebraska, MCC is ranked at #5.
Since Metropolitan Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Metropolitan Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Metropolitan Community College is 23%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Metropolitan Community College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 13,244 undergraduates at MCC with 4,603 being full-time and 8,641 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,578 | $3,818 | $5,237 | $6,736 | $6,961 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MCC, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $3,245 a year. That adds up to $12,980 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for MCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 30Th & Fort Street, Omaha, NE 68111-1610 |
| Phone: | 531-622-2400 |
| Website: | https://www.mccneb.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 510 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 158 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 126 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 103 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 92 | NA |
| Nursing | 71 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 70 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 63 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 61 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 44 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 5,165 students took at least one online class at Metropolitan Community College. This is a decrease from the 6,137 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,165 | 3,384 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,137 | 4,279 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,044 | 7,712 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,475 | 2,745 |
Learn more about online learning at Metropolitan Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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