unitid 166957 · Gardner, MA · public 2-year · suburb (midsize)
Mount Wachusett Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 3,915
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
3,059
62nd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
44%
undergrads on Pell grants
86th pctl among public 2-years
completion
24%
finish within 150% time
11th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,487
56th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$7,931
after aid, aided students
52nd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,118
after entry, Title IV students
67th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,252
49th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $5,899 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k36%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+12%
- Median family income
- $27,199
- First-generation students
- 48%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,160
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 74 | $79,212 | $22,175 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 67 | $37,114 | $11,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 44 | $46,801 | $11,079 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 37 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 36 | $49,487 | $14,650 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 31 | $53,518 | $9,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 28 | — | — |
| Human Services, General. | 27 | $35,243 | $6,550 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 23 | $46,055 | $11,000 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 21 | $71,531 | $14,435 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. | 19 | — | — |
| Legal Support Services. | 18 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.