C+
Overall Niche Grade
How are grades calculated?
  1. Professors
    B-
  2. Value
    C-
  3. Diversity
    B+
  4. Safety
    B
  5. Student Life
    B+
  6. Location
    A-
Monterey Peninsula College is ...
Public
Athletic Division
CCCAA
Athletic Conference
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Address
980 Fremont St
Monterey, CA 93940
Website
mpc.edu
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Admissions

Acceptance Rate
100%
SAT Range
—
ACT Range
—
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
—
High School GPA
—

Cost

Net Price
$7,980/ year
National
$15,403
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Net Price by Household Income
  • <$30k
    $4,998/ year
  • $30-48k
    $5,631/ year
  • $49-75k
    $7,256/ year
  • $76-110k
    $8,215/ year
  • $110k+
    $11,819/ year

Academics

Professors
B-
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
25:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
84%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.57 responses
59%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.51 responses
66%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.50 responses

Majors

Most Popular Majors
  • Liberal Arts and Humanities
    70 Graduates
  • Business Administration and Management
    50 Graduates
  • Psychology
    43 Graduates
  • Nursing
    30 Graduates
  • Police and Criminal Science
    29 Graduates
  • Child Care Provider
    26 Graduates
  • Health Service Preparatory Studies
    24 Graduates
  • Communications
    22 Graduates
  • Mathematics & Statistics
    19 Graduates
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
    18 Graduates

Students

Full-Time Enrollment
2,508Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
21%
Pell Grant
41%
Varsity Athletes
8%
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After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$34,100/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
32%
National
48%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
75%
National
83%

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Monterey peninsula college has the great environment for students to focus on their academic life since professors are so helpful and inspirational. The professors are very knowledgable about their fields! Classes are always filled with learning, and I've never felt unfullfilled in a class. They are moderately sized as well, which helps with participation.
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Although I've only been here for two full semesters, I can say that the experience here is pretty relaxed. The school has well train staff members, the teachers are really kind and helpful, and the classes are easy to follow so long as students are present for the classes.

There have been a few problems on campus with students getting violent or there being theft on campus but they handle that pretty well from what I've noticed. Students can get alerts on their phones if something happens on campus as well as emails. For some of the alerts, they will issue updates such as if they apprehended a suspect to a crime.

They have plenty of opportunities for students and they send a weekly program through the student emails, telling them what is happening that week. It lists school events, clubs, theatre play times/dates, and sporting events.
Great atmosphere on campus and amazing professors. However there is limited parking on campus and the library is closed by 8pm which is extremely early to other colleges, even for a community college!