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Garrett Community College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
If you are worried about getting into Garrett College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Garrett Community College is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Garrett College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Garrett College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 624 undergraduates at Garrett Community College with 338 being full-time and 286 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,952 | $7,016 | $8,593 | $8,617 | $10,624 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Garrett Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Garrett Community College, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $5,117 a year. That adds up to $20,468 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Garrett Community College is 17.8%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
Get more details about the location of Garrett College.
Contact details for Garrett Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 687 Mosser Road, McHenry, MD 21541 |
| Phone: | 301-387-3000 |
| Website: | www.garrettcollege.edu/index.php |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 447 students took at least one online class at Garrett College. This is a decrease from the 533 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 447 | 119 |
| 2019-2020 | 533 | 187 |
| 2018-2019 | 342 | 55 |
| 2017-2018 | 314 | 34 |
| 2016-2017 | 212 | 14 |
Footnotes
*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.
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