Community colleges

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, PA Β· Public Β· 7,301 undergrads Β· website β†—

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

Not published

This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown β€” not zero. Ask them directly.

Completed after transferring
1.5%

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
6.6%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$7,881
$30,000 – $48,000$9,250
$48,000 – $75,000$11,837
$75,000 – $110,000$14,073
Over $110,000$16,169
All incomes (average)$11,124

Sticker tuition and fees: $6,690 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Montgomery County Community College's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$14,994
Books and supplies$1,300
Other expenses, off campus$5,471

Outcomes

Completion rate
28%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
29%
Earnings @ 10yr
$46,108

after entering

Median debt
$12,349

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Open admission

Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
19 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
34%

fall 2024

What students study

Health & Nursing26%
Business18%
Computer Science7%
Education5%
Psychology4%
Visual & Performing Arts4%
Communications & Media2%
Engineering2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (18)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Business/Commerce, General195$47,177$60,598national $49,927$11,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities182$38,375$44,541national $44,125$12,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing128$87,924$93,494national $80,813$15,716
Psychology, General57$34,850β€”national $39,288$12,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods55$35,005$37,654national $37,656$11,710
Computer Science48$51,224$64,047national $62,283$14,547
Health and Medical Administrative Services38$42,798$40,920national $37,073$18,312
Fine and Studio Arts35β€”$37,769national $31,650$10,929
Criminal Justice and Corrections32$48,565$56,410national $46,706$12,000
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions27$74,473$71,874national $61,982$18,820
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians25$51,335β€”national $55,195β€”
Communication and Media Studies23$30,203$39,366national $43,243$12,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General23$43,436$44,292national $54,246$13,166
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions23$41,881β€”national $40,734$20,375
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions18$60,496$60,357national $65,389β€”
Culinary Arts and Related Services16β€”$47,552national $39,605β€”
Business Administration, Management and Operations15$39,649$50,464national $48,733β€”
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services10$56,518β€”national $42,269β€”
Undergraduate certificates (6)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services76$38,657$39,369national $35,447$10,154
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services27$39,975$44,954national $34,272$10,253
Accounting and Computer Science19$48,352β€”β€”
Culinary Arts and Related Services15$41,067β€”national $30,572β€”
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions14β€”$37,077national $38,675β€”
Criminal Justice and Corrections0$67,481$106,032national $57,702β€”

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 47 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

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Contact and accreditation

Address
340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422-0796
Phone
(215) 641-6300
Institutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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