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?
- 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.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Montco has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#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?

Contact details for Montco are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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
Can I Afford Montgomery County Community College?
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

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

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Montco has changed over the last few years.

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.
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.
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.
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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