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Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Monroe Community College is a public two-year institution in Rochester, New York. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 8,641 students in fall 2024. It is part of State University of New York System.

Monroe Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 106 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,383 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
8,641
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
1,383
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
106
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 106

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 4
Health Professions 15
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Engineering Technologies 11
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 10
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Engineering 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Precision Production 3
Communication and Journalism 1
Communications Technologies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Legal Professions and Studies 3
English Language and Literature 2
Physical Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Education 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Science Technologies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2

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
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,209
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
174

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,641
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,641
Full-time, fall 2024
53%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
20,221
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
52%
Men
48%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
23%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
State University of New York System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, 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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