Metropolitan Community College Area offers 137 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 16 major programs - 10 Certificate and 6 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $3,285 for Nebraska residents and $4,815 for out-of-state students.

Total 3,384 students out of total 14,541 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 725 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Metropolitan Community College Area is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameMetropolitan Community College Area
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address30 & Fort Street, Omaha, NE
Online Students3,384 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,781 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$3,285
Out-of-State$4,815
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total16 Programs
Certificate10 Programs
Associates6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Metropolitan Community College Area. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Nebraska residents, the tuition & fees are $3,285 and $4,815 for non-Nebraska residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $68 for Nebraska residents and $102 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$3,105$3,195$3,195$3,285$3,285
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$4,545$4,680$4,680$4,815$4,815
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$69$66$66$68$68
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$101$99$99$102$102

Online Programs By Area of Study

Metropolitan Community College Area offers 137 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 16 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Certificates, 6 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs106NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs7958NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Language Interpretation and Translation6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)2 171 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician2 31 NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/CoderNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/Commerce12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management1 80 NOT OFFERED
AccountingONLY IN CLASSROOM 15 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Receptionist2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real Estate6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Metropolitan Community College Area, there are 14,541 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,165 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,384 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,781 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment14,541
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,384
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,781
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses9,376

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,384 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,125 Nebraska Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 199 students living in the U.S. States other than Nebraska, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,384
Nebraska Resident3,125
Other State In U.S.199
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses3,384
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,201
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking1,183

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