by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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.
Mid-Plains Community College was awarded 9 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dental support services.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Mid-Plains Community College is ranked #1,860 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Mid-Plains Community College held the #2,061 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 19 colleges in Nebraska, Mid-Plains Community College is ranked at #18.
Mid-Plains Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At Mid-Plains Community College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 Mid-Plains Community College is 17%. 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 Mid-Plains Community College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,075 undergraduates at Mid-Plains Community College with 756 being full-time and 1,319 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,219 | $4,352 | $6,912 | $10,116 | $9,972 |
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 Mid-Plains Community College, 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 Mid-Plains Community College, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,935 a year. That adds up to $19,740 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Mid-Plains Community College is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Mid-Plains Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 601 West State Farm Road, North Platte, NE 69101 |
| Phone: | 800-658-4308 |
| Website: | www.mpcc.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, 1,158 students took at least one online class at Mid-Plains Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,242 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,158 | 483 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,242 | 585 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,266 | 496 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,267 | 480 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,080 | 316 |
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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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