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Madera Community College

Madera Community College

Madera, CA · Rural · 4,808 students
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$4,179
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
34%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
—
Earnings 10 years on
Open admission
Acceptance rate
Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
About

As one of the newest independent campuses in the California Community Colleges system, Madera Community College is best known for delivering affordable transfer pathways and targeted career training to California's San Joaquin Valley. The college boasts standout programs in nursing, plant science, manufacturing technology, and business, offering seamless degree transfer agreements to four-year institutions like Fresno State. Its campus culture is close-knit and deeply supportive, serving a predominantly first-generation and Hispanic student body with accessible evening courses, active student clubs, and personalized academic advising. Distinctively, the college features a state-of-the-art Center for Advanced Manufacturing, equipping students with hands-on technical skills tailored directly to the region's agricultural and industrial workforce needs.

Wikipedia:Madera Community College is a community college in Madera, California, operated by the State Center Community College District. It opened at its current site in 1996 as the Madera Community College Center. It remained a center of Reedley College until 2020, when it became a separate campus of the district and was renamed Madera Community College.

Location
Madera, CA, 93638-8321 · Rural campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
SJC · San Jose
111 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$1,378$8,638
Books & supplies$1,980$1,980
Cost of attendance$25,450$22,899 est.
Average net price$4,179Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,638
In-state: $1,378
Books & supplies$1,980
Cost of attendance$22,899 est.
In-state: $25,450
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $4,179
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.maderacollege.edu
How it’s made up · in-state, 2026-27
Madera Community College’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$1,348
Books & supplies$1,314
Personal expenses$5,706
Transportation$5,562
Total published by the school$25,450
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$4,071
$30–48k
$2,876
$48–75k
$4,991
$75–110k
$10,470
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
34%
Entered 2017–18
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 34%Women 66%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
27 : 1
Pell grant
20%
Part-time
84%
Race & ethnicity
White
15%
Hispanic
70%
Black
3%
Asian
8%
Two or more
2%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports
CCCAA · EADA 2024-25
  • Cross Country
    Men's · Women's
  • Soccer
    Women's
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$206,742
Full-time faculty
37%
Faculty salary
$11,791/mo
Teaching spend
$6,040
per student
Federal loans
0%

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