unitid 226578 · Waco, TX · public 2-year · city (midsize)
McLennan Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 10,886
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
5,668
80th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
38%
undergrads on Pell grants
75th pctl among public 2-years
completion
39%
finish within 150% time
54th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$12,920
24th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$5,051
after aid, aided students
22nd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$39,163
after entry, Title IV students
55th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,500
53rd 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 $5,053 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
- 0-30k46%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k10%
- 110k+5%
- Median family income
- $23,435
- First-generation students
- 47%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,660
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.7× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 695 | $45,496 | $12,843 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 78 | $78,498 | $17,864 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 75 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 68 | $22,492 | $5,776 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 58 | $29,788 | $14,073 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 53 | $46,309 | $12,606 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 52 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 52 | $60,328 | $12,858 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 47 | $42,614 | — |
| Real Estate. | 45 | — | $7,496 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 44 | $39,454 | — |
| Fire Protection. | 39 | $61,609 | $5,500 |
— 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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Compare with peers
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.