Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, Nebraska · Website
$38,773
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,773
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Metropolitan Community College Area is a public 2-year college in Omaha, Nebraska with 8,775 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,982 a year (tuition and fees $3,375 in-state, $4,950 out-of-state). 29% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $38,773 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,217 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,982
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$3,375
Out-of-state $4,950
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
29%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,217
About $87 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,773
Rank 2,891 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,982
- Tuition in-state
- $3,375
- Tuition out-of-state
- $4,950
- Cost of attendance
- $11,667
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.9%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,151
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,894
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,150
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,504
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $9,477
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,745 in 2015-16 to $3,375 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 8,775
- Part-time students
- 64%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 29%
- Retention rate
- 60%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 89
- Endowment
- $10.0M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,891 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,982 | $16,590 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,375 | $9,310 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 79% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 29% | 55% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 60% | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,217 | $19,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,437 | $40,857 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,773 | $48,110 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 42% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 60% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
89 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 501 | $6,615 | $33,011 | $46,703 | $44,125 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 151 | Withheld | $52,060 | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 134 | $9,903 | $48,719 | $68,711 | $54,246 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 82 | $8,628 | $64,751 | $90,225 | $70,808 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 80 | $7,487 | $43,956 | $54,202 | $48,733 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 64 | $8,831 | $29,902 | $42,343 | $38,127 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 64 | $7,646 | $68,874 | $79,473 | $80,813 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,984 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,017 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 41 | Withheld | $47,839 | $56,833 | $58,424 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 37 | Withheld | $44,112 | $45,781 | $37,073 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,199 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,605 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | $39,877 | Withheld | $33,186 |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,754 | $56,451 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | $7,604 | $34,392 | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Construction ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,180 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | $56,569 | $64,913 | $65,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,895 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Omaha and Nebraska on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Metropolitan Community College Area cost?
$4,982 a year is the average net price at Metropolitan Community College Area after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,375 for in-state students and $4,950 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,667. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,151 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Metropolitan Community College Area?
Metropolitan Community College Area has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Metropolitan Community College Area graduates earn?
$38,773 a year is the median pay of former Metropolitan Community College Area students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,437 after 6 years). That ranks 2,891 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $68,874.
How much student debt do Metropolitan Community College Area graduates have?
$8,217 is the median federal student loan debt of Metropolitan Community College Area graduates, about $87 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.9% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Metropolitan Community College Area?
29% of first-time, full-time students at Metropolitan Community College Area finish within 3 years. 60% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Metropolitan Community College Area?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (501 associate's graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (151 certificate graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (134 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 89 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.