Monroe Community College
Rochester, New York · Public
Of 31 assessed programs, 27 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 78 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $3,737 |
| $30k to $48k | $5,081 |
| $48k to $75k | $8,810 |
| $75k to $110k | $11,432 |
| $110k and up | $13,933 |
| All families (average) | $6,353 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
31 of 109 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $42,755 | +$7,009 | clears the bar | $9,399 | 1.3 yrs | 358 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | $52,396 | +$16,650 | clears the bar | $9,000 | 0.5 yrs | 118 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $86,729 | +$50,983 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.3 yrs | 96 |
| Psychology | Associate's Degree | $38,612 | +$2,866 | clears the bar | $7,899 | 2.8 yrs | 95 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $63,616 | +$27,870 | clears the bar | $13,500 | 0.5 yrs | 71 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | $45,814 | +$10,068 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 1.1 yrs | 59 |
| Human Services | Associate's Degree | $43,110 | +$7,364 | clears the bar | $14,920 | 2.0 yrs | 54 |
| Design | Associate's Degree | $39,328 | +$3,582 | clears the bar | $8,000 | 2.2 yrs | 34 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $113,262 | +$77,516 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 31 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $67,046 | +$31,300 | clears the bar | $13,250 | 0.4 yrs | 30 |
| Computer and Information Science | Associate's Degree | $57,829 | +$22,083 | clears the bar | $7,969 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Auto Repair Technology | Associate's Degree | $57,250 | +$21,504 | clears the bar | $8,876 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Associate's Degree | $67,757 | +$32,011 | clears the bar | $13,501 | 0.4 yrs | 26 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $43,828 | +$8,082 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Biology | Associate's Degree | $44,319 | +$8,573 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,602 | +$12,856 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Healthcare Administration | Associate's Degree | $43,634 | +$7,888 | clears the bar | $8,875 | 1.1 yrs | 16 |
| Hospitality Management | Associate's Degree | $35,311 | -$435 | falls short | $11,500 | insufficient data | 16 |
| Precision Metalworking | Associate's Degree | $40,155 1-year earnings | +$4,409 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $73,931 | +$38,185 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Accounting | Associate's Degree | $48,438 | +$12,692 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | $80,039 | +$44,293 | clears the bar | $8,250 | 0.2 yrs | 13 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Associate's Degree | $47,320 | +$11,574 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| HVAC Technology | Associate's Degree | $57,305 | +$21,559 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Communications and Media | Associate's Degree | $36,389 | +$643 | clears the bar | $9,375 | 14.6 yrs | 12 |
| Precision Metalworking | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,330 | +$11,584 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Fine Arts | Associate's Degree | $30,473 | -$5,273 | falls short | $8,875 | insufficient data | 10 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $34,473 | -$1,273 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,273 | +$2,527 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Associate's Degree | $31,038 1-year earnings | -$4,708 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Associate's Degree | $45,167 | +$9,421 | clears the bar | $11,250 | 1.2 yrs | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 51 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 31 |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $9,500 | insufficient data | 23 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Fire Protection | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Mathematics | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| HVAC Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Information Science | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Theatre | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Chemistry | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Culinary Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Homeland Security | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Film and Photography | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Music | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| International Business | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| English | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Sustainability Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Culinary Arts | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Physics | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Auto Repair Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Medical Assisting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Journalism | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Second Language Learning | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mathematics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Counseling Psychology | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Homeland Security | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Human Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Massage Therapy and Bodywork | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.