by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Prince George’s Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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.
Prince George’s Community College was awarded 18 badges in the 2026 rankings.
Prince George’s Community College is ranked #1,146 out of 3,449 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.
Prince George’s Community College is also ranked #24 on the Best Colleges in Maryland list.
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The student to faculty ratio at Prince George’s Community College is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Prince George’s Community College is 37%. This is lower 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 Prince George’s Community College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 25% for first-time, full-time students at Prince George’s Community College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Prince George’s Community College.
In the current academic year, there are 8,049 undergraduates at Prince George’s Community College.
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The typical net cost at Prince George’s Community College is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Prince George’s Community College
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,565 | $10,276 | $11,764 | $13,421 | $14,456 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Prince George’s 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 Prince George’s Community College, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $5,942 a year. That adds up to $23,768 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 9.2%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%. Get more details about paying for Prince George’s Community College.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Prince George’s Community College make about $47,548 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.
See which majors at Prince George’s Community College make the most money.
Prince George’s Community College is an public institution located in Largo, Maryland. Prince George’s Community College is located in a safe and convenient suburb. Get more details about the location of Prince George’s Community College.
Contact details for Prince George’s Community College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 301 Largo Rd, Largo, MD 20774-2199 |
| Phone: | 3015467422 |
| Website: | www.pgcc.edu |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 22 majors graduated from Prince George’s Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 1,594 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 454 | $30,674 |
| Information Technology | 108 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 107 | NA |
| Business & Commerce | 69 | NA |
| Management Information Systems | 69 | NA |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 69 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 66 | $56,876 |
| Nursing | 66 | $67,287 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 45 | $51,721 |
Online courses are 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.
8,638 students took at least one online class at Prince George’s Community College.
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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