Merced College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - Very BadSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - GoodCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Oustanding

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Merced College is a large two-year, public school with 10,215 students enrolled. This college was founded in 1962 and is one of the 4 schools located in Merced, California.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate, associate's degree, and 2-year certificate are offered at Merced College.

Majors
Offered
86
Merced College follows a semester-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 86 majors. The most popular concentrations are General Studies, Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, and Business. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are typically a positive sign. However, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Merced College student retention rate is relatively low at 69% (below California average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
69%
Bad
The graduation rate at Merced College is very low - 28%. Nearly 13% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Merced College is reasonable, 25:1. Read more details regarding faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition prices are low - $7,800 per year. The additional fees at Merced College not covered by tuition are around $100; this makes it a total of $7,900 annually.

Read the details about Merced College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
Merced College will consider accepting your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at Merced College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (209) 384-6000 or check Merced College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
B-
Dicey
Merced College provides a distance education program and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a solid option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Merced College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
At the present moment, there is no on-campus housing at Merced College.

Based on the college crime information, Merced College seems to be a generally safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Merced College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Merced College
3600 M St
Merced, California
95348-2806, USA
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