Madera Community College
Public Community College in Madera, CA. Six-year graduation rate 35%.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 35% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 35% graduate within six years. First-year retention is 67% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 37% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The 27:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,852 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $7,155 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $4,071 at $0–30k against $10,470 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 76% of students at an average of $3,216.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 246 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $4,071 |
| $30–48k | $2,876 |
| $48–75k | $4,991 |
| $75–110k | $10,470 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 14 of these 3,852 students, totalling $66,459 — an average of $4,747 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Madera County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)