Career Programs at Merced

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Merced College is $8,154 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Merced College offers the alternative tuition plans .

83% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,475 (exclude student loans).

Merced 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$8,154
Average Financial Amount	$4,475

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Merced College offers 55 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 2,930 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Merced College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	2	0	4
Less than 1 Year Certificate	15	2	218
2 Years Certificate	37	7	1,028
4 Years Certificate	1	0	13
Total	55	9	2,930

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

4 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
218 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
1,028 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
13 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
1,667 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	4	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	0	-
	Total	4

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	✕	7	-
Crop Production	✕	1	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biomedical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	0	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	4	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	12	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	67	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	64 completers	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✔	31	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	33	-
Business [+]	✔	55 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	45	-
Real Estate	✕	10	-
	Total	218

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	6	-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	✕	34	-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	✕	0	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	1	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	3	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Family and Community Services	✕	0	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✔	15	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	845 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	845	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Corrections	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	1	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Electrician	✕	27	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✔ (1 completers)	38 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✔	0	-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	1	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	29	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Drawing	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✔	0	-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	✕	0	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	0	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	54 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	1	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	5	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	47	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Real Estate	✕	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✔	0	-
	Total	1,028

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	13	-
	Total	13

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	35	-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	✕	13	-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	✕	5	-
Crop Production	✕	4	-
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	✕	0	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	2	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	24	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	3	-
Computer Science	✕	21	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	5	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Biomedical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	1	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	10	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
German Language and Literature	✕	0	-
French Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	82 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	6	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✔	76	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	21	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	69	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	21	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	30	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	1	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	26	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	2	-
Physics	✕	21	-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	378 completers	-
Psychology	✔	378	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	107 completers	-
Corrections	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	103	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	359 completers	-
Social Sciences	✔	239	-
Anthropology	✕	2	-
Archeology	✕	0	-
Economics	✔	8	-
Geography	✕	2	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	1	-
Sociology	✔	107	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Electrician	✕	4	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✔	0	-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	1	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	9	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	1	-
Photography	✕	1	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	13	-
Music	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	171 completers	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✔	24	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	14	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	67	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	58	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✔ (5 completers)	170 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	16	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	107	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	0	-
Retail Management	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	16	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	28	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	2	-
Real Estate	✕	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✔	1	-
History [+]	✔	25 completers	-
History	✔	25	-
	Total	1,667

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 10,214 students are attending at Merced College. There are 191 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 316 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 25 to 1 (4.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 476 (full-time) and 355 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Merced College is 29% and transfer-out rate is 4%. The retention rate is 69% at the school.

Merced 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	10,214
Graduation Rate	29%
Number of Faculty	507
Student to Faculty Ratio	25 to 1

Student Population at Merced

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 9,282 students enrolled into Merced College. By gender, 3,603 male and 5,679 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Merced College.

Student Population By Gender
Merced College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,282	3,603	5,679
Full-time	3,779	1,524	2,255
Part-tme	5,503	2,079	3,424

There are 1,703 White (18.35%), 295 Black/African American (3.18%), 5,769 Hispanic (62.15%), 743 Asian (8.00%), and 6,517 students with other races attending Merced College. 42 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Merced College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,282	3,603	5,679
American Indian/Native American	46	14	32
Asian	743	339	404
Black/African American	295	116	179
Hispanic	5,769	2,144	3,625
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	12	12
White	1,703	673	1,030
Two More	294	123	171
Un-Known	366	150	216
Non-resident Alien	42	32	10

Merced College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

5,732 students (61.75% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,512 students (27.06% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Merced College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Merced College
	Number of Students
Total	9,282
Enrolled Online Exclusively	5,732
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,512
Not in Online Courses	1,038

By age range, at Merced College, 2,660 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.66% of total students), 3,888 students are aged below 20 (41.89%), 237 students are aged above 50 (4.57%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Merced College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,282	3,603	5,679
Under 18	1,196	440	756
Age 18-19	2,692	1,169	1,523
Age 20-21	1,551	680	871
Age 22-24	1,109	454	655
Age 25-29	970	323	647
Age 30-34	651	169	482
Age 35-39	421	114	307
Age 40-49	451	153	298
Age 50-64	212	83	129
Over 64	25	16	9
Age Un-Known	4	2	2

Directory and Accreditation Information

Merced College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1965 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Merced College.

3600 M St, Merced, CA

209-384-6000

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Directory and Accreditation Information

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