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Prince George’s Community College Data & Information Overview

82 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
10% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Prince George’s Community College Ranked?

#737 Best Colleges in Nation
#14 Best Colleges in MD
Security Science and Technology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In 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.

Prince George's Community College was awarded 82 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is security science and technology.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, PGCC is ranked #737 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when PGCC held the #837 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

PGCC is also ranked #14 out of 36 schools in Maryland.

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Is It Hard to Get Into PGCC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since Prince George's 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.

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Prince George’s Community College Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
35% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Prince George's Community College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Prince George's Community College is 35%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  35 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Prince George’s Community College

66% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Prince George's Community College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  66 out of 100
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100

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Prince George’s Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,504 Full-Time Undergraduates
90.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
62.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,357 undergraduates at PGCC with 3,504 being full-time and 7,853 being part-time.

How Much Does Prince George’s Community College Cost?

$11,199 Net Price
15% Take Out Loans
$18,664 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of PGCC is $11,199. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for PGCC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$9,900 $10,427 $12,225 $14,549 $15,655

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 PGCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 PGCC, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $4,666 a year. That adds up to $18,664 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at PGCC is 9.7%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do PGCC Graduates Make?

$43,404 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from PGCC make around $43,404 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Prince George’s Community College

Maryland State
3,504 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Prince George's Community College is a public institution located in Largo, Maryland. Largo is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for PGCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 301 Largo Rd, Largo, MD 20774-2199
Phone: 301-546-7422
Website: https://www.pgcc.edu/

Prince George’s Community College Majors

47 Majors With Completions
1,210 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Prince George's Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at PGCC

83% Take At Least One Class Online
53% Take All Classes Online

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, 8,737 students took at least one online class at Prince George's Community College. This is a decrease from the 11,003 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 8,737 5,636
2019-2020 11,003 10,769
2018-2019 3,747 1,068
2017-2018 3,487 1,009
2016-2017 3,151 966

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Notes and References

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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