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Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York · Public community college

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27%completion rate · New York avg 64%
$9,750median debt of graduates
$34,495median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$40,174median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | Middle States Commission on Higher Education | New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Nu (Accredited)
Address: 1000 E Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14623 · Phone: (585) 292-2000 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Monroe Community Coll… Monroe Community Coll…: 26.7% 26.7% New York average New York average: 64% 64% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Dental assistants$36,410$48,110$58,630
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$35,470$54,120$73,320
Dental hygienists$77,680$106,130$121,740
Radiologic technologists and technicians$67,540$98,470$110,950
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$48,560$74,430$88,130
Emergency medical technicians$39,890$48,400$63,870
Surgical technologists$53,680$79,550$98,140
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$43,840$59,140$71,960
Chefs and head cooks$46,260$70,670$93,240

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 31 $33,537 $33,993 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 26 $37,508 $36,041 $8,876
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 24 $51,231 $46,833 $13,501
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 20 $45,562 $50,320 $13,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 15 $45,562 $50,320 $13,500
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate degree 10 $36,738 not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 9 $45,562 $50,320 $13,500
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 8 not reported $38,721 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 5 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 3 $35,568 $28,236 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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