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Monterey Peninsula College is a public institution situated in Monterey, California. The suburban atmosphere of Monterey makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Monterey Peninsula College?

Contact details for Monterey Peninsula College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	980 Fremont St, Monterey, CA 93940-4799
Phone:	831-646-4000
Website:	www.mpc.edu

Can I Afford Monterey Peninsula College?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Monterey Peninsula College students paid $46 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $345 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,104	$8,280
Fees	$84	$84
Books and Supplies	$1,152	$1,152

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Monterey Peninsula College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $8,084 a year. That adds up to $32,336 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Monterey Peninsula College is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Monterey Peninsula College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,828 undergraduate students at Monterey Peninsula College, with 1,901 being full-time and 4,927 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,901 full-time undergraduates at Monterey Peninsula College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Monterey Peninsula College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	105
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	998
White	518
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	211

Over 22 countries are represented at Monterey Peninsula College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and Japan.

Online Learning at Monterey Peninsula College

In 2020-2021, 4,902 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Monterey Peninsula College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Monterey Peninsula College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Monterey Peninsula College was 151.7%. This is the #262 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Monterey Peninsula College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.