MTI College
For-profit Community College in Sacramento, CA. Six-year graduation rate 77%. Median 10-year earnings $45,328.
Ten years after entry, the median MTI College student earns $45,328 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate of 77% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $8,836.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.19 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 77% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 63% puts MTI College on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 1,704 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. A 41% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion runs to 77% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. 77% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention drops to 52% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. At 30:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,158 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $21,740 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $21,622 at $0–30k, $23,120 at $75–110k. About 53% get grants averaging $3,795, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 30% 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 · 776 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 | $21,622 |
| $30–48k | $21,129 |
| $48–75k | $22,715 |
| $75–110k | $23,120 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 639 of these 2,158 students, totalling $2,619,622 — an average of $4,100 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sacramento 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)