Important Academic Statistics

Total 6,394 students attended Mercer County Community College in the academic year 2024-2025. There are 106 full-time faculties (instructional/teaching staffs) and 307 part-time faculties working for the school. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1. The number of non-teaching staffs is 366 (full-time) and 570 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Mercer County Community College is 25% and transfer-out rate is 17%. The retention rate is 67% at the school.
Key Academic Statistics
Student Population6,394
Graduation Rate25%
Number of Faculty413
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1

2025 Costs of Attendance

The 2025 tuition & fees of Mercer County Community College is $9,174 . The amount is for the largest program and the tuition of other programs may differ from it.
39% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,967 (exclude student loans).
2025Tuition, Books & Supplies, and Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$9,174
Average Financial Amount$4,967

Offered Certificate Programs

Mercer County Community College offers 39 career programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate, 2 Years Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered program and online availability along with number of completers by certificate programs. Last year, 54 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs and Online Availability
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1-Year Certificate16054
2 Years Certificate2300
Total39054

Vocational Programs and Completers

The vocational programs at Mercer County Community College are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Total 54 students have completed their vocational/technical programs last year.
  • 54 students have earned/completed Less than 1-Year Certificate program.
Less than 1-Year Certificate1-2 Years Certificate
Less than 1-Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture ✕ 0 completers
Ornamental Horticulture✕0
Personal and Culinary Services ✕ 29 completers
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science✕27
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕0
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕1
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant✕1
Engineering ✕ 1 completers
Engineering Science✕1
Manufacturing Engineering✕0
Engineering Technology ✕ 0 completers
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕0
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0
Legal Studies ✕ 4 completers
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕4
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 1 completers
Visual and Performing Arts✕1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 8 completers
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕8
Business ✕ 4 completers
Auditing✕0
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕2
Management Information Systems and Services (other)✕2
Total54
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture ✕ 0 completers
Ornamental Horticulture✕0
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 0 completers
Computer and Information Sciences✕0
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0
Personal and Culinary Services ✕ 0 completers
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science✕0
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕0
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕0
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant✕0
Engineering ✕ 0 completers
Engineering Science✕0
Engineering Technology ✕ 0 completers
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕0
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕0
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕0
Solar Energy Technology/Technician✕0
Legal Studies ✕ 0 completers
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕0
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 0 completers
Visual and Performing Arts✕0
Commercial and Advertising Art✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 0 completers
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕0
Business ✕ 0 completers
Business/Commerce✕0
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0
Tourism and Travel Services Management✕0
Management Information Systems✕0
Management Information Systems and Services (other)✕0
Total0

Enrollment Statistics

For academic year 2023-2024, total 6,394 students have enrolled into Mercer County Community College. By gender, 2,926 male and 3,468 female students are attending the school.
There are 1,821 White (28.48%), 1,228 Black/African American (19.21%), 1,766 Hispanic (27.62%), 419 Asian (6.55%), and 2,921 students with other races. 482 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,3942,9263,468
American Indian/Native American862
Asian419204215
Black/African American1,228474754
Hispanic1,7667471,019
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander523
White1,821963858
Two More1828696
Un-Known483238245
Non-resident Alien482206276

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