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Merced College
Merced, CA · Public · 10,001 students · mostly certificate degrees
37th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$5,040
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$14,485
Graduation rate
36%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$37,815
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
—
Pell grant recipients
38%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
106 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree54 grads/yr$118,723Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma41 grads/yr$90,335Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Associate's Degree31 grads/yr$59,178Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma98 grads/yr$57,587Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree102 grads/yr$49,768Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree72 grads/yr$45,151Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma141 grads/yr$44,926Sociology, General · Associate's Degree92 grads/yr$41,486Survey Research/Methodology · Associate's Degree188 grads/yr$41,246General Studies · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma700 grads/yr$39,525Psychology, General · Associate's Degree328 grads/yr$37,188
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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