by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Montgomery County Community College was awarded 422 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mental & social health services.
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College Factual ranked Montco as #1,458 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Montco held the #1,744 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Montco also holds the #81 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
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Since Montgomery County 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.
The student to faculty ratio at Montgomery County Community College is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Montgomery County Community College is 30%. 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 Montgomery County Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,827 undergraduates at Montco with 2,946 being full-time and 6,881 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,755 | $6,993 | $9,691 | $12,130 | $12,519 |
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 Montco, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Montco, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,110 a year. That adds up to $20,440 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Montco is 10.7%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Montco are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422-0796 |
| Phone: | 215-641-6300 |
| Website: | www.mc3.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 6,776 students took at least one online class at Montgomery County Community College. This is a decrease from the 8,920 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,776 | 4,266 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,920 | 8,178 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,718 | 1,677 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,565 | 1,590 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,420 | 1,432 |
Learn more about online learning at Montgomery County 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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