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Monterey Peninsula College

Monterey Peninsula College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Monterey, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $9,924 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 6,514 and it offers 62 programs.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Monterey Peninsula College is $9,924 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.
Monterey Peninsula College offers the alternative tuition plans .
42% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,896 (exclude student loans).
Monterey Peninsula 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$9,924
Average Financial Amount$3,896

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Monterey Peninsula College offers 62 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,400 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Monterey Peninsula College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate410348
2 Years Certificate210178
Total6201,400

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 348 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 178 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 874 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Science✕1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕3-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕6-
Education [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕13-
Engineering [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕1-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Linguistics✕5-
Spanish Language and Literature✕6-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕3-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕4-
Apparel and Textiles✕1-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 12 completers-
English Language and Literature✕5-
Creative Writing✕7-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕1-
Library Science [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Library Science (other)✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕1-
Physical Fitness Technician✕3-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 175 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕141-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕34-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕0-
Photography✕1-
Art/Art Studies✕1-
Drawing✕0-
Sculpture✕0-
Metal and Jewelry Arts✕4-
Music✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 88 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕23$22,900
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕1-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕62-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕1-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕5-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕3-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕2-
Small Business Administration/Management✕1-
Total348
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Linguistics✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕15-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0 completers-
English Language and Literature✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 151 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕151-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕0-
Interior Design✕0-
Graphic Design✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕0-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕0-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕8-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Total178
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕0-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Area Studies (other)✕1-
Ethnic Studies✕2-
Women's Studies✕6-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕16-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Information Technology✕3-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Computer Science✕2-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕5-
Engineering [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕8-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕2-
Linguistics✕6-
Spanish Language and Literature✕4-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕1-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕25-
Apparel and Textiles✕1-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 11 completers-
English Language and Literature✕11-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 220 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕188-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕32-
Library Science [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Library Science (other)✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 40 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕40-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Mathematics✕16-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 64 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕64-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕18-
Physical Fitness Technician✕2-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Philosophy✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 46 completers-
Astronomy✕15-
Chemistry✕15-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕0-
Physics✕16-
Psychology [+] ✕ 74 completers-
Psychology✕74-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕32-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕6-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 58 completers-
Anthropology✕3-
Economics✕23-
Political Science and Government✕7-
Sociology✕25-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕6-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕1-
Dance✕0-
Design and Visual Communications✕1-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕0-
Interior Design✕0-
Graphic Design✕7-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕1-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕0-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕0-
Photography✕1-
Art/Art Studies✕0-
Drawing✕0-
Sculpture✕1-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕0-
Metal and Jewelry Arts✕1-
Music✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts (other)✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 53 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕5-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕6-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕5-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕7-
Occupational Therapist Assistant✕0-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕0-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕30-
Business [+] ✕ 98 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕90-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕4-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕0-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕3-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕0-
Real Estate✕1-
History [+] ✕ 11 completers-
History✕11-
Total874

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 6,514 students are attending at Monterey Peninsula College. There are 125 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 206 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 277 (full-time) and 254 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Monterey Peninsula College is 26% and transfer-out rate is 11%. The retention rate is 67% at the school.
Monterey Peninsula 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population6,514
Graduation Rate26%
Number of Faculty331
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1

Student Population at Monterey Peninsula

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 6,828 students enrolled into Monterey Peninsula College. By gender, 2,987 male and 3,841 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Monterey Peninsula College.
Student Population By Gender
Monterey Peninsula College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,8282,9873,841
Full-time1,9018621,039
Part-tme4,9272,1252,802
There are 2,213 White (32.41%), 202 Black/African American (2.96%), 3,226 Hispanic (47.25%), 455 Asian (6.66%), and 3,904 students with other races attending Monterey Peninsula College. 25 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Monterey Peninsula College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,8282,9873,841
American Indian/Native American1688
Asian455201254
Black/African American20210597
Hispanic3,2261,2381,988
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander542430
White2,2131,1241,089
Two More444193251
Un-Known19383110
Non-resident Alien251114
Monterey Peninsula College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
3,099 students (45.39% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,803 students (26.41% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Monterey Peninsula College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Monterey Peninsula College
Number of Students
Total6,828
Enrolled Online Exclusively3,099
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,803
Not in Online Courses1,926
By age range, at Monterey Peninsula College, 1,648 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.14% of total students), 2,189 students are aged below 20 (32.06%), 504 students are aged above 50 (9.90%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Monterey Peninsula College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,8282,9873,841
Under 18862337525
Age 18-191,327630697
Age 20-21870405465
Age 22-24778327451
Age 25-29943374569
Age 30-34638272366
Age 35-39418202216
Age 40-49488237251
Age 50-64338141197
Over 6416662104

Directory and Accreditation Information

Monterey Peninsula College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Monterey Peninsula College.
980 Fremont St, Monterey, CA
831-646-4000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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