by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Prince George's Community College was awarded 8 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, PGCC is ranked #489 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when PGCC held the #737 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 35 colleges in Maryland, PGCC is ranked at #13.
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Since Prince George's Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
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 Prince George's Community College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Prince George's Community College is 38%. This is lower 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 Prince George's Community College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,357 undergraduates at PGCC with 3,504 being full-time and 7,853 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,871 | $14,092 | $15,428 | $17,994 | $19,511 |
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 PGCC, 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 PGCC, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $5,038 a year. That adds up to $20,152 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for PGCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 301 Largo Rd, Largo, MD 20774-2199 |
| Phone: | 301-546-7422 |
| Website: | https://www.pgcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 771 | NA |
| Information Technology | 87 | NA |
| Nursing | 80 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 77 | NA |
| Management Information Systems | 61 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 59 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 46 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 39 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 35 | NA |
| Accounting | 32 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 8,181 students took at least one online class at Prince George's Community College. This is a decrease from the 8,737 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 8,181 | 5,124 |
| 2021-2022 | 8,737 | 5,636 |
| 2020-2021 | 11,003 | 10,769 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,487 | 1,009 |
Learn more about online learning at Prince George’s 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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