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Montgomery County Community College Overview

Montgomery County Community College is a public institution located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Blue Bell is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Montgomery County Community College Known For?

1,375 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Montco.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 30% of the faculty were full-time.

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Montgomery County Community 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.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Montco.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Computer Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Education Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#62 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#66 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#68 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#68 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#137 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Montco has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager Schools College Factual
#1 Best Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#1 Best Value Colleges for Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager College Factual
#4 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#26 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#75 Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools Healthcare Degree Search

Where Is Montgomery County Community College?

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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

How Do I Get Into Montco?

You can apply to Montco online at: https://www.mc3.edu/admissions/applying-to-mccc/apply-now

Montgomery County Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Montgomery County Community College?

34% Take Out Loans
10.7% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Montco, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $4,768 a year. That adds up to $19,072 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%.

Montgomery County Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,946 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,827 undergraduate students at Montco, with 2,946 being full-time and 6,881 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,946 full-time undergraduates at Montco, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Montgomery County Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 205
Black or African American 363
Hispanic or Latino 273
White 1,766
International Students 52
Other Races/Ethnicities 287

Over 31 countries are represented at Montco. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Montgomery County Community College

8,178 Took All Classes Online
8,920 Took At Least One Class Online
97.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 8,920 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Montco has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Montco

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Montgomery County Community College was 97.7%. This is the #430 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Montco regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Montco majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 11%
Computer & Information Sciences 17%
Computer Engineering Technology 21%
Computer Information Systems 42%
Criminal Justice & Corrections 12%
Engineering Technologies 19%
General Business/Commerce 16%
Health & Medical Administrative Services 21%
Health Professions 17%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 2%
Marketing 50%
Mental & Social Health Services 14%
Psychology 25%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Montco ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Montco.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Computer Engineering Technology #3
Natural Resources Conservation #19
Computer Engineering #19
Natural Resources & Conservation #28
Marketing #29
Mental & Social Health Services #32
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #35
Engineering #52
Business Support & Assistant Services #53
Engineering Technologies #55
Information Technology #63
Psychology #79
General Business/Commerce #79
Teacher Education Grade Specific #88
Computer Information Systems #89
Health & Medical Administrative Services #115
Accounting #118
Criminal Justice & Corrections #118
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #149
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #179
Liberal Arts General Studies #179
Computer & Information Sciences #180
Education #229
Health Professions #274
Business, Management & Marketing #409

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%.

Montgomery County Community 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 0 312 0 312
General Business/Commerce 0 167 0 167
Health & Medical Administrative Services 113 23 0 136
Nursing 0 70 0 70
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 62 0 62
Computer Science 0 58 0 58
Criminal Justice & Corrections 1 41 0 42
Business Administration & Management 2 34 2 38
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 13 23 36
Mental & Social Health Services 0 29 6 35
Computer Information Systems 0 33 0 33
Culinary Arts 0 10 23 33
Accounting 2 21 7 30
Communication & Media Studies 0 30 0 30
Accounting & Computer Science 28 0 0 28
Dental Support Services 0 26 0 26
Fine & Studio Arts 0 26 0 26
Allied Health Professions 0 25 0 25
Health & Physical Education 0 18 7 25
Computer Engineering Technology 0 19 5 24
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 12 5 0 17
Audiovisual Communications 0 15 0 15
Mechanical Engineering 0 15 0 15
Electrical Engineering 0 13 0 13
Drama & Theater Arts 0 10 0 10
Public Health 0 9 0 9
Computer Engineering 0 0 8 8
General Social Sciences 0 8 0 8
Hospitality Management 0 7 0 7
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 6 0 0 6
General Physical Sciences 0 5 0 5
Biotechnology 0 4 0 4
Mathematics 0 4 0 4
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 3 0 3
Natural Resources Conservation 0 3 0 3
Fire Protection 0 3 0 3
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 2 2
Marketing 0 0 2 2
Computer Software & Applications 0 1 0 1
Information Technology 0 0 1 1
Engineering Science 0 1 0 1
Dance 0 1 0 1
Design & Applied Arts 0 1 0 1
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 0
Homeland Security 0 0 0 0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 164 1,125 86 1,375

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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