McLennan Community College

McLennan Community College is a two-year community college located in Waco, TX. It has a noncompetitive admissions process of 100%. It has a small student body with 3,306 full-time students in attendance. McLennan has 51 majors across eight academic disciplines. The most common picks are Liberal Arts and Humanities, Nursing, and Business, which when pooled are selected by 54% of the student body. It has an impressive cosmetology program, ranking 10th in America and first in Texas. Furthermore, McLennan places 4th in Texas for best colleges with high acceptance rates and best colleges with rolling admissions. For Texas-based applicants, sticker price tuition runs $3,790 per year. Out-of-state applicants, however, must dish out $4,189 per year. Before you decide against applying due to cost constraints, be conscious that 86% of McLennan students secure at least some grant or scholarship funding. 33% of McLennan Community College undergraduates graduate college, green and prepared to join the job market. The median graduate earns $26,000 two years after receiving their diplomas. After an additional four years of experience, the alumni's median yearly wage increases 15.4% to $30,000; however, that is still 25.2% short of the national median wage for individuals. Applicants might also want to hear that McLennan doesn't have early decision. Secondly, it offers a teacher certification program, and undergrads are able to take a semester abroad. With regard to your personal finances, be aware that students awarded Pell grants receive $5,306 in financial aid on average and the average amount of aid awarded through federal grants is $5,901. With regard for demographics, students not from Texas make up 3% of the student body and international undergrads make up 4% of the student body at McLennan. With respect to life on campus, McLennan offers a collection of clubs and activities. Finally, 13% of McLennan's graduates do not have a job two years after completing their studies and on average, McLennan students graduate with $3,493 per year of debts.