McLennan Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

McLennan Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Waco, Texas.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,200 for Texas residents and $5,910 for other students on average. It offers 112 degree programs through 56 Certificate, 56 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 27 programs (14 Certificate, 13 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	1400 College Dr, Waco, TX
Phone	254-299-8622
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$4,200 Out-of-State$5,910
Student Population »	6,942 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	32%
Transfer-out Rate	18%
Retention Rate	65% (Full-time) 55% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,405
Students to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,400

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $4,200 for Texas residents and $5,910 for out-of-state students at McLennan Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($7,199) over public community colleges in Texas.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at McLennan Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Texas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$4,200	$5,910
Books & Supplies	$1,380
Off-Campus Living Costs	$12,663
Average Financial Aid	$4,405
Cost of Attendance	$18,243	$19,953
After Financial Aid	$13,838	$15,548
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,400

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State Students
McLennan Community College	$4,200	$5,910
Public Community Colleges in Texas	$4,332	$7,199
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,992	$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

McLennan Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 27 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 14 Certificate, 13 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	14	13	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	56	56	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Agricultural Business and Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	51 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	44 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Engineering	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Child Development	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	628 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	67 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Corrections	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	50 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Music	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	10 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	78 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	18 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	13 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	44 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 6,942 students at McLennan Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,341 male students and 4,996 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	7,337	2,134	5,203
Male Students	2,341	735	1,606
Female Students	4,996	1,399	3,597

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At McLennan Community College, there are 6,942 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,567 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,110 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,457 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	6,942
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,110
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,457
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,375