Monroe County
Community College
Public Community College in Monroe, MI. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $41,646.
Students who entered Monroe County Community College reach a median of $41,646 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 34% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $12,296 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.30 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 65% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. 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. Transfer-out runs to 18% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. The part-time picture is harder: 48% return, against 65% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,484 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $4,825 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($2,974 versus $9,040), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 64% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,017 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 24% of students.
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 · 155 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 | $2,974 |
| $30–48k | $2,530 |
| $48–75k | $4,254 |
| $75–110k | $6,763 |
| $110k+ | $9,040 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 349 of these 1,484 students, totalling $1,870,274 — an average of $5,359 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Monroe 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)