Montgomery Community College
Public Community College in Troy, NC. Six-year graduation rate 84%. Median 10-year earnings $32,742.
Students who entered Montgomery Community College reach a median of $32,742 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate of 84% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 84% — well above the national average
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 84% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. 50% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Part-time students actually return at a higher rate, 63%, which is unusual and suggests the school is built for them. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 930 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,380 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($12,034 versus $17,339), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Only 41% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price.
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 · 88 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 | $12,034 |
| $30–48k | $14,634 |
| $48–75k | $15,251 |
| $75–110k | $17,339 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Montgomery 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)