Public · Community college

Monroe County Community College

Monroe, Michigan · Fringe rural

#4 for grad earnings in Michigan

18%
Transfer rate: $4,586
Avg net price: 34%
Grad / completion: $41,646
Median earnings

Monroe County Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Monroe, Michigan (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,435 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,435 undergradsFringe ruralCold wintersSnowy

About Monroe, Michigan

Monroe is the largest city in Monroe County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. Robert de LaSalle claimed the area for New France after his 1679 expedition on the Griffon. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 19 miles to Toledo, OH
To Great Lakes shore: 6 miles
Nearest airport: 21 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) · major hub

How Monroe County Community College compares

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 18% · #68 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention65%

Higher than 33%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,646

Higher than 75% · #4 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$4,586

Cheaper than 92% · #12 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$12,296

Lower than 26%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment1,435

Larger than 77%

Percentiles compare Monroe County Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women84259%
Men59341%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White70%
Black4.3%
Hispanic5.5%
Other or multiracial20%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,435
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 24%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 26%
Median family income: $26,854
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $92,898
Endowment: $9,993,069

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 363 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Michigan99%
Other U.S. states1.1%

Most first-years stay in state — Monroe County Community College draws overwhelmingly from Michigan.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $4,759
Out-of-state tuition: $8,267
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,540
Total cost of attendance: $10,465
Average net price: $4,586

Outcomes

Graduated: 34%
First-year retention: 65%
Transferred to another college: 18%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $36,394
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $41,646
Median debt at graduation: $12,296
Students with federal loans: 16%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 28%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

34%

Low-income (Pell)

18%

First-generation

19%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$2,974

$30–48k

$2,530

$48–75k

$4,254

$75–110k

$6,763

$110k+

$9,040

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

49%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,042

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 49% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,042. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 213 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $41,646
Typical debt at graduation: $12,296
Debt vs. one year's pay: 30%
Out-earn a HS grad: 47%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$37,206

Men

$50,129

Men out-earn women by $12,923 (35%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 84°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 34.8″
Annual snow: 39.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Monroe, MI US station (2.9 mi from campus).

What Monroe County Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

144 grads$31k 1 yr$44k 5 yr$12k debt

144$30,539$44,350$12,488 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

48 grads$69k 1 yr$76k 5 yr$20k debt

48$69,336$76,101$19,850 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

32 grads$28k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$13k debt

32$27,663$43,214$13,443 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

16 grads$63k 1 yr$66k 5 yr$14k debt

16$63,378$65,821$13,881 Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

13 grads— 1 yr$59k 5 yr$20k debt

13—$59,191$20,494 Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCert.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Nuclear Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.