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MCC

Metropolitan Community College Area

Omaha, Nebraska Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Omaha, Nebraska, Metropolitan Community College Area is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 16,642 students in fall 2024.

Metropolitan Community College Area offers certificates and associate degrees across 85 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 3,042 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
16,642
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
3,042
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
85
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 85

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 12
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 10
Health Professions 12
Construction Trades 8
Precision Production 2
Visual and Performing Arts 10
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Engineering Technologies 6
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Education 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
1,713
Certificates under 1 year
884
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
445

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
16,642
Undergraduates, fall 2024
16,642
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
25,365
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
53%
Men
47%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
14%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
23%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Randy Schmailzl
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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