Marion Technical College
Public Community College in Ocala, FL. Six-year graduation rate 80%. Median 10-year earnings $36,095.
Students who entered Marion Technical College reach a median of $36,095 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 80% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 80% — well above the national average
Academics
A 80% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Part-time students actually return at a higher rate, 82%, which is unusual and suggests the school is built for them. At 9:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 636 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $10,254 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $8,318 at $0–30k, $13,021 at $110k+. 82% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,189 — common but not automatic.
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 · 237 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 | $8,318 |
| $30–48k | $8,770 |
| $48–75k | $9,655 |
| $75–110k | $9,860 |
| $110k+ | $13,021 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Marion 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)