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 420 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer & information sciences.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, MCC is ranked #608 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
MCC also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in Nebraska ranking.
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 20%. 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 55%, 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,325 | $3,257 | $5,013 | $7,775 | $8,619 |
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 13% of students took out student loans averaging $3,147 a year. That adds up to $12,588 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at MCC is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for MCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 30 & Fort Street, Omaha, NE 68111-1610 |
| Phone: | 531-622-2400 |
| Website: | https://www.mccneb.edu/ |
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 2020-2021, 6,137 students took at least one online class at Metropolitan Community College. This is a decrease from the 9,044 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,137 | 4,279 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,044 | 7,712 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,444 | 2,709 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,475 | 2,745 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,400 | 2,669 |
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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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