by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Muskegon Community College was awarded 18 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Muskegon Community College is ranked #1,691 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Muskegon Community College held the #1,829 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Muskegon Community College also holds the #48 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
Muskegon 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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Muskegon Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Muskegon Community College is 100%. 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 Muskegon Community College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,456 undergraduates at Muskegon Community College with 1,186 being full-time and 2,270 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,064 | $5,902 | $7,325 | $10,088 | $10,369 |
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 Muskegon Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Muskegon Community College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,195 a year. That adds up to $16,780 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Muskegon Community College is 10.8%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Muskegon Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 221 S Quarterline Rd, Muskegon, MI 49442-1432 |
| Phone: | 231-773-9131 |
| Website: | www.muskegoncc.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 3,179 students took at least one online class at Muskegon Community College. This is a decrease from the 3,220 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,179 | 1,721 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,220 | 2,379 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,644 | 406 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,545 | 406 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,552 | 401 |
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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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