by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Marshalltown Community College was awarded 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Marshalltown Community College is ranked #1,019 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Marshalltown Community College held the #1,472 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 37 colleges in Iowa, Marshalltown Community College is ranked at #20.
Marshalltown Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Marshalltown Community College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Marshalltown Community College is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Marshalltown Community College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,836 undergraduates at Marshalltown Community College with 678 being full-time and 1,158 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,696 | $4,866 | $7,196 | $9,756 | $8,634 |
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 Marshalltown Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Marshalltown Community College, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $4,745 a year. That adds up to $18,980 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Marshalltown Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3700 S Center St, Marshalltown, IA 50158 |
| Phone: | 641-752-7106 |
| Website: | https://mcc.iavalley.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 152 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 93 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 71 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 24 | NA |
| Nursing | 22 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 21 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 9 | NA |
| Precision Systems Maintenance | 8 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 7 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 6 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,206 students took at least one online class at Marshalltown Community College. This is an increase from the 1,169 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,206 | 510 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,169 | 459 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,179 | 453 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,278 | 345 |
Learn more about online learning at Marshalltown Community College.
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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