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Merced College Overview

Merced College is a public institution located in Merced, California. The city atmosphere of Merced makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Merced College Known For?

3,121 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the undergraduate certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Merced Community College District.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 36% of the faculty were full-time.

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Merced College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Merced Community College District has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#74 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Merced Community College District.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#30 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#42 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#110 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Merced Community College District has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#29 Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Schools College Factual
#31 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools College Factual
#110 Best Registered Nursing Schools College Factual
#128 Best Nursing Schools College Factual
#169 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search
#362 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is Merced College?

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Contact details for Merced Community College District are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3600 M St, Merced, CA 95348-2898
Phone: 209-384-6000

How Do I Get Into Merced Community College District?

You can apply to Merced Community College District online at: www.mccd.edu/getstarted/apply.html

As long as you submit the requested materials to Merced College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Merced College?

Merced College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,333 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,645 undergraduate students at Merced Community College District, with 4,333 being full-time and 6,312 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,333 full-time undergraduates at Merced Community College District, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Merced College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 316
Black or African American 114
Hispanic or Latino 2,617
White 655
International Students 45
Other Races/Ethnicities 586

Over 20 countries are represented at Merced Community College District. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Merced College

9,484 Took All Classes Online
10,326 Took At Least One Class Online
276.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 10,326 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Merced Community College District has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 61st most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Merced Community College District

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Merced College was 276.5%. This is the #231 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Merced Community College District regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Merced College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 56 911 967
General Psychology 0 310 0 310
General Social Sciences 0 237 0 237
Business Administration & Management 51 135 1 187
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 66 27 34 127
Business Support & Assistant Services 37 28 46 111
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 101 3 104
Sociology 0 98 0 98
Human Development & Family Studies 0 69 12 81
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 27 7 40 74
Agricultural Mechanization 10 10 48 68
Allied Health Professions 24 14 25 63
Health Sciences & Services 0 59 0 59
Precision Metal Working 55 2 0 57
Nursing 0 55 0 55
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 46 6 52
Health & Medical Administrative Services 24 16 1 41
History 0 34 0 34
Mathematics 0 31 0 31
Fine & Studio Arts 0 30 0 30
Health & Physical Education 0 29 0 29
General Business/Commerce 0 23 2 25
Communication & Media Studies 0 24 0 24
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 2 21 23
Accounting 0 18 3 21
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 0 8 10 18
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 9 4 4 17
Physics 0 16 0 16
Computer Science 0 15 0 15
Agricultural Production 0 11 2 13
General English Literature 0 13 0 13
Culinary Arts 6 4 0 10
Human Services 0 7 3 10
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 6 3 0 9
Chemistry 0 9 0 9
General Biology 0 8 0 8
Real Estate 7 0 0 7
General Sales & Marketing 0 5 2 7
Economics 0 7 0 7
Fire Protection 0 5 1 6
Romance Languages 0 5 0 5
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 2 2 4
Mental & Social Health Services 0 2 2 4
Philosophy 0 4 0 4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 4 0 4
Computer Information Systems 0 3 0 3
General Engineering 0 3 0 3
Drama & Theater Arts 0 3 0 3
Horticulture 0 2 0 2
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 1 0 1 2
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 2 0 2
Geography & Cartography 0 2 0 2
International Relations & National Security 0 2 0 2
Audiovisual Communications 1 0 0 1
Graphic Communications 0 1 0 1
Environmental Control Technology 0 0 1 1
General Engineering Technology 0 1 0 1
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 0 1 1
General Physical Sciences 0 1 0 1
Anthropology 0 1 0 1
Music 0 1 0 1
General Agriculture 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
Legal Support Services 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0
Physical Science Technicians 0 0 0 0
Archeology 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 324 1,615 1,182 3,121

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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