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Merritt College
Oakland, CA · Public · 5,288 students · mostly certificate degrees
166th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,021
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$21,424
Graduation rate
26%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$44,392
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
—
Pell grant recipients
11%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
63 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$138,291Child Development · Associate's Degree45 grads/yr$51,037Survey Research/Methodology · Associate's Degree76 grads/yr$50,001Child Development · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma201 grads/yr$47,306
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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