Public · Community college

Montgomery College

Rockville, Maryland · Small city

#1 for grad earnings in Maryland#4 best value in Maryland
19%
Transfer rate
$8,027
Avg net price
32%
Grad / completion
$50,159
Median earnings

Montgomery College is a public associate-granting institution in Rockville, Maryland (small city setting), enrolling 13,773 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 13,773 undergradsSmall cityNJCAA Division IICold wintersNear the coast

About Rockville, Maryland

Rockville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, and is part of the Washington metropolitan area. The waterways were used for travel and hunting and provided refuge for the people associated with the Piscataway Confederacy. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
14 miles
Nearest airport
18 miles to Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) · major hub

How Montgomery College compares

Graduation rate32%

Higher than 16% · #31 of 38 in Maryland

First-year retention75%

Higher than 54%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,159

Higher than 91% · #1 of 38 in Maryland

Average net price$8,027

Cheaper than 78% · #4 cheapest of 40 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$10,415

Lower than 44%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment13,773

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare Montgomery 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 Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

13,773undergrads
  • Women7,72356%
  • Men6,05044%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White19%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic31%
  • Asian12%
  • Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
13,773
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
27%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$26,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$84,474
Endowment
$39,663,940

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,394
Out-of-state tuition
$14,250
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,372
Total cost of attendance
$15,298
Average net price
$8,027

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
32%
First-year retention
75%
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,251
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,159
Median debt at graduation
$10,415
Students with federal loans
6%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
43%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
32%
Low-income (Pell)
7%
First-generation
7%

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
$25
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
145 (77 men · 68 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (6)

Soccer54
Baseball31
Basketball30
Volleyball15
Softball12
Track and Field (Outdoor)3

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
14

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (18,835 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

6.7reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year4.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
3.0
Burglary
1.7
Aggravated assault
1.3
Fondling
0.3
Rape
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$6,932
$30–48k
$7,163
$48–75k
$8,558
$75–110k
$10,862
$110k+
$14,146

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.

62%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,693
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 62% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,693. 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 1,552 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)
$50,159
Typical debt at graduation
$10,415
Debt vs. one year's pay
21%
Out-earn a HS grad
55%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 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
$47,615
Men
$54,063

Men out-earn women by $6,448 (14%) 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
87°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
41.3″
Annual snow
5.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.04.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rockville 1 NE, MD US station (0.6 mi from campus).

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.